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Patients, carers, and researchers discuss a rare form of motor neuron disease
Clinical Neurology Event Integrative Neuroimaging
13 November 2015
On Friday 23 October, patients, carers, researchers and healthcare professionals gathered together at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel for the first ever UK day dedicated to primary lateral sclerosis.
Brain structure may be root of apathy
Research
13 November 2015
Can't be bothered to read on? It might be due looser connections in your brain
Why sleep could be the key to tackling mental illness
Ophthalmology
10 November 2015
Professor Russell Foster writes about circadian rhythm and health on the online news platform 'The Conversation'
£23 million boost for Oxford spinout company
Ophthalmology
9 November 2015
More money comes in to further work on gene therapy for choroideremia
What makes you tick?
Ophthalmology
9 November 2015
Find out a bit about our research into circadian rhythms
Martin Turner receives Graham Bull Prize
Award Clinical Neurology
2 November 2015
Professor Martin Turner has received the prestigious Graham Bull Prize for Clinical Science from the Royal College of Physicians.
New Fellow to develop treatment for retinal disorder
Ophthalmology
26 October 2015
Harry Orlans will work with Robert MacLaren to develop a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa.
New insight into light detection in vertebrates
Ophthalmology Publication Research
19 October 2015
Research carried out in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences is paving the way for a better understanding of how light detection works in vertebrates.
New evidence on how deep brain stimulation works
Clinical Neurology Research
15 October 2015
Deep brain stimulation is known to treat the symptoms of stiffness, slow movement, and tremor in people with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are now a step closer to understanding exactly how this electrical stimulation of specific areas in the brain works.
£50,000 dementia drug discovery project gets underway
Award Clinical Neurology Research
7 October 2015
Researchers in our Department are embarking on a £50,000 study to develop treatments for dementia. The funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK will kick off new drug discovery efforts that specifically target dementia with Lewy bodies.
New £1.3m research consortium for spinal muscular atrophy
Clinical Neurology Research
2 October 2015
Researchers in our Department will lead a new collaborative initiative for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) research in the UK over the next three years. The programme is funded by the SMA Trust.
Athena SWAN Silver Award
Award
2 October 2015
Our Department has received an Athena SWAN Silver Award. This recognises that we are a thriving community, not only undertaking groundbreaking research, but also nurturing our staff and promoting women in science.
Particular brain connections linked to positive human traits
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
28 September 2015
There is a strong correspondence between a particular set of connections in the brain and positive lifestyle and behaviour traits, according to a new study by Oxford University researchers.
Registration now open for MRI-based neuroimaging in research courses
Integrative Neuroimaging
23 September 2015
We are pleased to announce that the FMRIB Graduate Programme for the 2015/2016 academic year is now open for registration.
Our researchers test health technology on zero gravity flights with NASA
Anaesthetics Research
22 September 2015
A team of doctors and scientists from the University of Oxford have tested a tissue oxygen monitor in microgravity for the first time.
Anaesthetist Jaideep Pandit wins British Medical Association Award
Anaesthetics Award
22 September 2015
Pedalling like a professional is a losing strategy for most cyclists
Research
21 September 2015
Pedalling like Chris Froome or Alberto Contador might seem appealing, but researchers from our Department have found that for most of us it’s likely to reduce rather than improve our performance.