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31 October 2024
Clinical Neurology Publication Research
European researchers have mapped the most comprehensive phenotyping of neuropathic pain and identified genetic markers associated with this serious condition. The new findings could be especially important for diabetes patients.
Dr Bo Sun awarded Future Leaders Grant
14 October 2024
Award Clinical Neurology People
The three-year £225,000 grant from The Brain Tumour Charity will fund research into whether it's possible to use T-cells to track and detect gliomas.
Adventures of the Brain with Associate Professor Sanjay Manohar
3 October 2024
Clinical Neurology People Publication
Sanjay Manohar answers our burning questions about why he pursued neuroscience, his new book, and why it’s important to teach children about the brain.
Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre Open Day 2024
17 September 2024
Clinical Neurology Event Public engagement Research
This annual PPI event brings together researchers and clinicians at the forefront of Parkinson’s research alongside patients and families.
Glittering on your nerves
29 July 2024
Clinical Neurology Public engagement
Postdoctoral researchers performed ‘glitter-essence imaging’ with families at the Science Wonder Garden Party 2024.
Centre to address global epilepsy challenges launched at Oxford’s Wolfson College
22 July 2024
The University of Oxford is launching The Centre for Global Epilepsy to address the global burden of epilepsy, particularly in lower-income countries.
Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study
25 April 2024
Clinical Neurology Publication Research
Researchers from the NDCN have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia.
World Sleep Day
15 March 2024
Clinical Neurology Public engagement SCNi
Friday 15 March marked World Sleep Day. To celebrate, a team led by Luca Ratti put on a fascinating, interactive public engagement event.
Sir Roger Bannister Prize Winners 2024
7 February 2024
Award Clinical Neurology Teaching
Congratulations to Alexandra Knighton and Louisa Webb for their success in this year's competition.
New research shows that online testing is effective in detecting cognitive impairments in complex neurological diseases
5 February 2024
Clinical Neurology Publication Research
The Cognitive Neurology Research Group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences has shown that remote digital cognitive testing can detect subtle cognitive impairments in chronic autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE) patients.
Research into ancient DNA sheds new light on cause of Multiple Sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases
11 January 2024
Research led by scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Copenhagen, Bristol and California (Berkeley) reveals the evolutionary origins of multiple sclerosis (MS). This new insight into the genetic architecture of this disease changes scientists’ view of its causes and has implications for its treatment, as well as paving the way for further investigations into other diseases.
New research shows that the way the brain learns is different from and better than the way that artificial intelligence systems learn
3 January 2024
Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University's Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning.
New MRI research reveals more about the effects of two movement disorders on sensorimotor functional connection
18 December 2023
Clinical Neurology Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Our researchers have shown for the first time non-invasively in humans a differential, clinically meaningful impact of Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases on the sensorimotor functional connection of the subthalamic nucleus and sensorimotor cortex.
Festive Science Image Competition Winner
5 December 2023
Winners of the Medical Research Foundation's second Festive Science Image Competition, run in partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC), have been announced today.
Researchers develop a blood test to identify individuals at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
5 December 2023
Research carried out at the University of Oxford has led to the development of a new blood-based test to identify the pathology that triggers Parkinson’s disease before the main symptoms occur. This could allow clinicians to screen for those individuals at high risk of developing the disease and facilitate the timely introduction of precision therapies that are currently at clinical trial stage.
Finnish Ambassador visits our Department
7 November 2023
Clinical Neurology Research Teaching
NDCN hosted a networking event with a delegation from the Finnish embassy and a group of University of Oxford students from Finland.
Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson’s Disease
9 October 2023
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to track the progression of Parkinson’s Disease accurately using specially trained machine learning algorithms to analyse data derived from sensor devices worn by patients.