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New COVID-19 simulation training for smartphones helps African healthcare workers save lives
Anaesthetics Coronavirus Research
6 July 2020
The University of Oxford's LIFE project has launched a new set of app-based training scenarios that help healthcare workers in Africa safely manage and treat cases of children with suspected COVID-19
Sleep disruption after brain injury is linked to slower recovery
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
23 June 2020
Our researchers discover new evidence that post-brain injury sleep problems can slow the pace of recovery.
Effects of COVID-19 on sleep: Oxford researchers lead international study
Coronavirus Ophthalmology Research SCNi
11 June 2020
An international group of researchers led by Professor Colin Espie is investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep and daily rhythms in adults.
Oxford leads part of major COVID-19 drugs trial
Anaesthetics Coronavirus Research
10 June 2020
As part of the UK NIHR multi-arm, multi-stage CATALYST Trial, researchers at the University of Oxford will investigate whether administering the anti-inflammatory drug infliximab to patients with COVID-19 can prevent progression to respiratory failure or death.
COVID-19 drug trial could lead to enhanced respiratory care for patients
Anaesthetics Coronavirus Research
29 May 2020
Researchers including Stuart McKechnie and Matthew Rowland from our Critical Care Research Group are carrying out a new drug trial aimed at treating COVID-19, funded by LifeArc.
Seminar Summary: What is the problem with diffusion MR data - and what do we do about it?
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
28 May 2020
Post-doctoral Researcher Michiel Cottaar summarises a departmental seminar by Associate Professor Jesper Andersson
Two professors honoured by Academy of Medical Sciences
Award Clinical Neurology Research
13 May 2020
The Academy of Medical Sciences has today announced the election of fifty new Fellows, including Professor David Bennett and Professor Peter Brown.
Using MRI to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the brain
Coronavirus Integrative Neuroimaging Research
1 May 2020
A team of our neuroimaging researchers will lead this study, which has received a grant from the University of Oxford's COVID-19 Research Response Fund.
Studying the impact of COVID-19 on epilepsy
Clinical Neurology Coronavirus Research
30 April 2020
NDCN researchers lead a global study based on analysing survey data
Sleep and stress - journal special issue
Ophthalmology Research SCNi
27 April 2020
Royal Society Publishing has recently brought out a special issue of 'Interface Focus' on sleep and stress, past and present
A new blood-based test to help predict Parkinson’s disease
Clinical Neurology Research
14 April 2020
Research carried out by George Tofaris and his team has led to the development of a new way to test for Parkinson’s disease before the main symptoms occur. This could allow clinicians to identify patients who would benefit from precision therapies that are currently at clinical trial stage.
BRC funds new COVID-19 research projects
Anaesthetics Coronavirus Research
7 April 2020
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has allocated funding to three COVID-19 research projects in an attempt to improve treatment, understand how the virus interacts with chronic diseases, and the longer-term effects of infection on organs.
Seminar Summary: Unravelling the inflammatory neuropathies
Clinical Neurology Event Research
6 April 2020
Dr Alexander Davies summarises a departmental seminar by Dr Simon Rinaldi
NHS staff across England get free access to wellbeing apps
Coronavirus Ophthalmology Research SCNi
6 April 2020
NHS England has announced a programme to provide NHS staff with evidence-based digital programmes to protect their mental health during the COVID-19 response. The apps are designed to help maintain healthy sleep, and reduce anxiety.
NDCN welcomes the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit
MRC BNDU Research
1 April 2020
We are pleased to announce that today the University of Oxford MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit joins the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) as a sixth division.
Wolfson Building housing stroke centre opens
Event Research
6 March 2020
Research into strokes and vascular dementia took a major step forward on Thursday 5 March with the official opening of our Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia (CPSD) based at the new Wolfson Building.
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.
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).