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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Irene Tracey FMedSci, MAE, Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience and Warden of Merton College, has been appointed CBE for services to medical research.
\n \n\n\n \n 17 December 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA proof-of-concept trial involving Oxford researchers has identified a drug that may benefit some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nScientists have observed the clumping of alpha-synuclein in the cerebrospinal fluid taken from people with Parkinson's. The findings offer hope that a pioneering new clinical test could be developed to diagnose Parkinson's correctly in its early stages.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 December 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to the following members of our Department who have been awarded the title of Professor in the recent Recognition of Distinction round.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 November 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nIn May 2020 our researchers initiated a global project to investigate how COVID-19 has affected people with epilepsy, their carers and health care workers.
\n \n\n\n \n 11 November 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 8 November 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOn the 8th November we celebrate World Radiography Day, but who are the people that work within radiography, and what do they do?
\n \n\n\n \n 3 November 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nMembers of the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (EPND) will establish a collaborative platform for efficient sample and data sharing, linking existing European research infrastructures to accelerate the discovery of biomarkers, new diagnostics and treatments for the benefit of people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
\n \n\n\n \n 27 October 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford is part of a new international research network to investigate the interactions between the biology of the body's internal clock and the disordered physiological processes associated with stroke.
\n \n\n\n \n 27 October 2021\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Clinical Neurology\n \n \n \n \n Coronavirus\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nResearch reveals risks of developing neurological complications following a positive COVID-19 PCR test, or a first dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 October 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA major new $9 million project funded by the Aligning Science Across Parkinson\u2019s (ASAP) initiative will map the original circuits vulnerable to Parkinson\u2019s on an unprecedented scale. The project is a collaboration between core investigators Stephanie Cragg, Richard Wade-Martins, and Peter Magill at Oxford, Mark Howe at Boston University and Dinos Meletis at the Karolinska Institutet, as well as collaborators Yulong Li at Peking University and Michael Lin at Stanford University.
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\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Ophthalmology\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nEye2Gene explores the use of AI to determine which genetic condition is causing a patient\u2019s inherited retinal disease, by examining eye scans.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 October 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nMapping brain network activity from structural connectivity using deep learning
\n \n\n\n \n 30 September 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at Oxford University have received a prestigious Wellcome Innovator Grant for investigating the role of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) \u2013 a brainstem nucleus \u2013 in human consciousness.
\n \n\n\n \n 29 September 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis study explored associations between COVID-19 and dream recall frequency, and related social, health, and mental health factors.
\n \n\n\n \n 21 September 2021\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Ophthalmology\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study has revealed more about how exposure to dim light in the evening affects circadian health. The findings emphasise the need to optimise our artificial light exposure if we are to avoid shifting our biological clocks.
\n \n\n\n \n 17 September 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nGreater understanding of the role of lipoproteins could support screening and efforts to develop treatments.
\n \n\n\n \n 10 September 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers are recommending public health interventions to reduce the long-term adverse outcomes associated with chronic insomnia and mental health problems.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 September 2021\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAlex is one of eight Oxford University academics who have been awarded significant financial funding from the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Scheme
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