New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online program that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems, while substantially reducing the amount of therapist time required and making support more […]
General practice patients say that they are not sufficiently warned about the possibility of developing dependence or withdrawal symptoms from some prescribed drugs, according to a recent study. Oxford Brookes University expert Dr Jennifer Seddon, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, led a two-year study that explored how to improve the experience of patients who are prescribed […]
Women giving birth at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) in 2023 have had their say on the care they received. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Maternity Survey, published on Wednesday 31 January, reported that OUH’s results were ‘much better’ or ‘better’ than most trusts on four questions. No results were ranked ‘much worse’, […]
This World Cancer Day, (Sunday 4 February) we heard from four Group Leaders at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine about their work and how their groups are helping in the fight against cancer. Professor KJ Patel is the Chief Scientist of Cancer Research UK, as well as the Director of both the MRC WIMM and the MRC […]
A team at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) has developed a new approach to significantly improve the accuracy of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing. They pinpoint the primary source of inaccurate quantification in both short and long-read RNA sequencing, and have introduced the concept of “majority vote” error correction leading to a […]
IHTM has launched the first two episodes in an exciting new podcast series looking at emerging and recurrent themes in global health. A photo of Proochista Ariana and Caesar Atuire in the podcast recording room, recording the IHTM podcast series. The series is called: Unpacking the Fundamentals of Global Health: Towards a New Generation of […]
More people with dementia across the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces £49.9 million of new funding into a coordinated network of dementia trials sites across the country. Improving diagnosis and treatment for dementia and neurodegenerative conditions is a top […]
Saturday 3rd February 2024, 11:30am – 4pm The Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar will be back on Saturday 3rd February 2024. Join us at our Headington Campus for mind-bogglingly spectacular science fun! This event is open to all. Fun for all the family and most suitable for 5-16 years. Visit us to meet our staff, students, […]
A new renal dialysis unit in Milton Keynes run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has officially opened, providing specialist services for kidney patients closer to home. The 16-bed facility is based at the state-of-the-art Whitehouse Health Centre and opened its doors to some of its first patients in December 2023 ahead of […]
Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the National Health Service breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population, finds a University of Oxford study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) This […]