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\n \n\n \n27 March 2024
\n \n \n \nWho has been awarded a prestigious fellowship.
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\n \n\n \n15 March 2024
\n \n \n \nFriday the 15th March marked World Sleep Day. To celebrate, a team led by Luca Ratti put on a fascinating, interactive public engagement event.
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\n \n\n \n11 March 2024
\n \n \n \nInvesting in women and championing gender equality turbocharges a future where everyone in society can thrive, creating a world of boundless opportunity and empowerment for all.
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\n \n\n \n19 February 2024
\n \n \n \nDr Henrietta Hughes, the Patient Safety Commissioner for England, visited the Oxford Simulation, Teaching and Research Centre (OxSTaR) at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Friday 16 February.
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\n \n\n \n12 February 2024
\n \n \n \nAn in-depth economic analysis by a multi-national research group has concluded that the productivity gained by using Anaesthesia Associates in operating theatres are very modest and do not justify the salaries currently being paid.
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\n \n\n \n7 February 2024
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Alexandra Knighton and Louisa Webb for their success in this year's competition.
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\n \n\n \n5 February 2024
\n \n \n \nThe Cognitive Neurology Research Group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences has shown that remote digital cognitive testing can detect subtle cognitive impairments in chronic autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE) patients.
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\n \n\n \n18 January 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions. Focusing on cocaine experience, the researchers demonstrate how the collective activity of many nerve cells distributed across the brain underlies the persistence of such memories, providing new insights into why drug-seeking behaviours could lead to addiction.
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\n \n\n \n11 January 2024
\n \n \n \nResearch led by scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Copenhagen, Bristol and California (Berkeley) reveals the evolutionary origins of multiple sclerosis (MS). This new insight into the genetic architecture of this disease changes scientists\u2019 view of its causes and has implications for its treatment, as well as paving the way for further investigations into other diseases.
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\n \n\n \n8 January 2024
\n \n \n \nWe're delighted to introduce our new cohort of engagement ambassadors for 2024.
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\n \n\n \n3 January 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University's Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning.
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\n \n\n \n18 December 2023
\n \n \n \nOur researchers have shown for the first time non-invasively in humans a differential, clinically meaningful impact of Huntington\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s diseases on the sensorimotor functional connection of the subthalamic nucleus and sensorimotor cortex.
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\n \n\n \n6 December 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging has been awarded the Silver Engage Watermark in recognition of their outstanding commitment to supporting public and community engagement.
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\n \n\n \n5 December 2023
\n \n \n \nWinners of the Medical Research Foundation's second Festive Science Image Competition, run in partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC), have been announced today.
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\n \n\n \n5 December 2023
\n \n \n \nResearch carried out at the University of Oxford has led to the development of a new blood-based test to identify the pathology that triggers Parkinson\u2019s disease before the main symptoms occur. This could allow clinicians to screen for those individuals at high risk of developing the disease and facilitate the timely introduction of precision therapies that are currently at clinical trial stage.
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\n \n\n \n7 November 2023
\n \n \n \nNDCN hosted a networking event with a delegation from the Finnish embassy and a group of University of Oxford students from Finland.
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\n \n\n \n30 October 2023
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\n \n\n \n9 October 2023
\n \n \n \nA team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to track the progression of Parkinson\u2019s Disease accurately using specially trained machine learning algorithms to analyse data derived from sensor devices worn by patients.
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\n \n\n \n5 October 2023
\n \n \n \nOur researchers have shown the potential of a new gene therapy approach to silence human sensory neurons as a means of treating persistent pain. Many current drugs for chronic pain are highly addictive, which makes it important to discover new alternatives.
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\n \n\n \n29 September 2023
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