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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.
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.
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.
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.
The effects of working the night shift
Ophthalmology Research
29 July 2015
BBC Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, with input from Professor Russell Foster, investigates how working when most people are sleeping affects our bodies.
Gene therapy gives long-term protection to photoreceptor cells in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
Ophthalmology Research
15 July 2015
A collaboration between scientists in the UK and the USA has shown that gene therapy can give life-long protection to the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells responsible for colour vision in a mouse model of the most common inherited eye disorder.
Pioneering eye research to feature on One Show
Ophthalmology Research
6 July 2015
Pioneering Oxford research to tackle vision loss is set to feature on the BBC’s One Show this week.
Sleep deprivation could reduce intrusive memories of traumatic scenes
Ophthalmology Research
2 July 2015
A good night’s sleep has long been recommended to those who have experienced a traumatic event. But a study led by our Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute provides preliminary experimental work suggesting it could actually be the wrong thing to do.
Research shows possible way to prevent degenerative eye condition
Ophthalmology Research
23 June 2015
An Oxford University study has found that reducing the tendency of vitamin A to form toxic clumps could slow down a condition that leads to blindness in children and young adults.
Aviation study shows lower air pressure leads to higher blood pressure in lungs
Anaesthetics Research
2 June 2015
A study in our Department has found that the lower-pressure environment experienced when flying increases blood pressure in the lungs. With an unknown but significant number of flights diverted each year for medical emergencies, the results could be used to improve health screening before flight as well as care for patients being moved by air.
Babies and adults show similar patterns of pain-related brain activity
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
21 April 2015
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults.
'Ouch zone' in the brain identified
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
10 March 2015
Our researchers find that activity in a brain area known as the dorsal posterior insula is directly related to the intensity of pain.
Study shows how human brain learns to handle disability
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
9 January 2015
People born without one hand, who are still able to use both limbs well in otherwise two-handed tasks, are likely to show brain activity which resembles that of people with two hands.
REF 2014: Oxford Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience excels
Research
18 December 2014
Today’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) results highlight the University of Oxford’s world-leading position in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
Linking development, ageing, and disease processes in the brain
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
25 November 2014
Gwenaëlle Douaud and colleagues reveal new evidence that shows how development, ageing, and disease processes are related in the brain.
Significant industry funding for pain research
Research
4 November 2014
San Diego based Abide Therapeutics is collaborating with the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust to explore the therapeutic potential of serine hydrolases, a validated but under-explored class of drug targets.
Tom Okell wins Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
Award Research
28 July 2014
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded seven fellowships to engineering researchers whose projects have the potential to bring radical innovation to their fields. Dr Tom Okell is the recipient of one of the fellowships. He will benefit from financial support and mentoring for five years for his research into novel imaging techniques to visualise blood flow in the brain.