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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.
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.
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.
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.
Six New Professors
Award Research
4 September 2019
We are delighted to announce that the University of Oxford has conferred the title of Full Professor on several members of our Department. This demonstrates the breadth and depth of our research.
Ruxandra Dafinca awarded Oxford-Celgene Fellowship
Award Clinical Neurology Research
1 August 2019
This is one of six new Oxford-Celgene Fellowships, which give postdoctoral researchers exposure to the field of commercial drug discovery and development.
New Head for Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: Professor Kevin Talbot
Research
1 August 2019
Today we formally welcome Professor Kevin Talbot to the Headship of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
Smartphone test predicts how symptoms develop in Parkinson’s
Clinical Neurology Research
31 July 2019
Our researchers have found that a simple test carried out on a smartphone can help to predict future change in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s.
Human brains reorganise experiences while resting to find new solutions
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
9 July 2019
Although computers are making impressive strides in learning, humans still learn orders of magnitude faster.
Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award for integrative imaging of brain structure and function
Award Integrative Neuroimaging Research
17 April 2019
A group of Prinicpal Investigators have been awarded a £4m Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to image brain structure and function
Link confirmed between white matter pathways and strength of communication between brain regions
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
16 April 2019
The degree to which functional connectivity between brain regions is affected by the properties of white matter pathways is a fundamental question in neuroscience.
Research leads to drug discovery programme for treating pain
Clinical Neurology Research
16 April 2019
LifeArc, one of the UK’s leading medical research charities, has signed a deal to license an ion channel drug discovery programme to Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited.
New insights into how we learn payoffs and costs of actions
Clinical Neurology Research
4 April 2019
How do we decide what to do in any given situation? We need to work out the payoffs and costs of actions – what we will gain and what it might cost us. But what is the exact nature of the mechanism in the brain which weighs up these payoffs and costs?
Senior pain researcher to move to Oxford
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
1 April 2019
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Ben Seymour to our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
Later school start time trialled in Teensleep Project
Ophthalmology Public engagement Research
21 March 2019
Researchers in our Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute are working with Havant & South Downs College on a teenage sleep study.
More insights gained into the sensory nervous system's response to harmful stimuli
Clinical Neurology Research
8 March 2019
NMDAR-Antibody Encephalitis: A new clinical way to identify patients
Clinical Neurology Research
21 February 2019
Paper published in Lancet Psychiatry may help with the accurate detection of this form of autoimmune encephalitis
World’s first gene therapy operation for common cause of sight loss carried out
Ophthalmology Research
19 February 2019
Researchers in Oxford have carried out the world’s first gene therapy operation to tackle the root cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the UK’s most common cause of sight loss.
New research to investigate role of blood-brain barrier in neurological conditions
Clinical Neurology Research
12 February 2019
A new consortium of 27 partners coordinated by our department will tackle the challenge of discovery and characterisation of blood-brain barrier targets and transport mechanisms for brain delivery of therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases.
Natural Killer cells used to treat chronic pain
Clinical Neurology Research
1 February 2019
Damage to nerves during surgery or after an injury can lead to long-term pain. Scientists have found that specialised cells help to remove damaged nerve fibres, allowing new healthy nerves to re-grow, ameliorating nerve pain.