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Gene therapy shows promise in tackling common cause of childhood blindness
Ophthalmology Research
27 February 2020
The results of a first-in-human clinical trial of gene therapy to treat a common cause of genetic blindness have shown partial reversal of sight loss in some patients.
Gift boosts research into UK’s biggest cause of sight loss
Ophthalmology Research
18 February 2020
£277,000 from the estate of Jean Williams will support cutting-edge studies into macular disease, which affects nearly 1.5 million people.
Improving epilepsy treatment in Africa
Clinical Neurology
11 February 2020
The NIHR Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) programme has awarded £4.9 million to help fund a project investigating epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Our researchers test ‘Viagra’ drug to prevent recurrent strokes
Research Stroke & Dementia
17 January 2020
Researchers in our Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia have begun a clinical trial to assess whether the drug sildenafil could improve blood flow to the brain.
Testing epilepsy drug on people with Alzheimer's disease
Clinical Neurology Research
17 January 2020
Dr Arjune Sen is leading a new six-month trial funded by the MRC Confidence in Concept scheme. The study is known as IliAD (Investigation of Levetiracetam in Alzheimer's Disease).
Timothy Behrens recognised in prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Award Integrative Neuroimaging
15 January 2020
Professor Timothy Behrens has been recognised for ground-breaking contributions to translational research.
Parkinson's research group receive data sharing award
Award Clinical Neurology
18 December 2019
The Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre received the award for their contribution to the Critical Path for Parkinson’s initiative
Angela Vincent honoured for excellence in epilepsy research
Award Clinical Neurology
17 December 2019
Emeritus Professor Angela Vincent received the Research Recognition Award, clinical science, at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.
Highly Cited Researchers
Publication
27 November 2019
Eight NDCN academics have been named in the 2019 list from Web of Science
Ground-breaking study for Huntington’s disease under way
Clinical Neurology Research
11 November 2019
NDCN’s Associate Professor Andrea Nemeth is leading the Oxford part of a clinical trial for Hungtinton’s disease.
Sarosh Irani wins Graham Bull Prize
Award Clinical Neurology
8 November 2019
The Graham Bull Prize in Clinical Science / Goulstonian Lectureship is a prestigious annual prize awarded by the Royal College of Physicians
NDCN staff win teaching awards
Award Teaching
28 October 2019
The 2019 MSD Teaching Excellence Awards were celebrated in a ceremony at Merton College on Wednesday 23 October.
Oxford is joint top recruiter to drug-resitant epilepsy study
Clinical Neurology
20 October 2019
The Oxford Epilepsy Research Group is at the forefront of some potentially ground-breaking work with patients who have drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy affects over 50 million people worldwide and nearly one in three people with epilepsy are resistant to current drugs.
Advances made in understanding how eye movements are affected by medication in Parkinson's
Clinical Neurology Publication Research
14 October 2019
Our Neurometrology Group has published findings from its OxQUIP study looking at how eye movements are affected by medication in Parkinson's.
Prize for work on gene therapy for retinal diseases
Award Ophthalmology
10 October 2019
Dr Kanmin Xue has won the Ruskell Medal from the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
Masonic Charitable Foundation Fund Studentship at Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia
Stroke & Dementia Teaching
13 September 2019
The charity has provided £126K of funding for one 3-year clinical research fellowship starting in January 2020.
Heart rate rise and blood pressure drops during pregnancy are not as dramatic as previously thought
Anaesthetics Research
12 September 2019
New analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as traditionally taught. However, blood pressures do appear to be increasing year on year.
High-profile doctors visit the Patient Safety Academy
Anaesthetics
5 September 2019
The Patient Safety Academy (PSA) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences was honoured to host two high profile British doctors and an international research leader yesterday.
Researchers identify genetic regions associated with left-handedness and link them with brain architecture in language regions
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
5 September 2019
A new study has for the first time identified regions of the genome associated with left-handedness in the general population and linked their effects with brain architecture. The study linked these genetic differences with the connections between areas of the brain related to language.
Engaging young people with our work over the summer
Public engagement
4 September 2019
The summer of 2019 saw many of our researchers getting involved in initiatives to engage young people with our work.