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\n \n 1 February 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDamage 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.
\n \n\n\n \n 31 January 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Integrative Neuroimaging\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nTwo distinct parts of the human brain - the neocortex and the hippocampus (a part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions) - have been shown to help protect our memories from interfering with one another.
\n \n\n\n \n 28 January 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nPriya Maharaj has won the Archibald Jackson Prize from Somerville College for achieving a Distinction in the MSc in Sleep Medicine.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 January 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nTim Behrens is among the laureates and finalists of the 2019 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom, announced today by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences.
\n \n\n\n \n 7 January 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Integrative Neuroimaging\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 19 December 2018\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Clinical Neurology\n \n \n \n \n Public engagement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nPatients, carers, clinicians and scientists get together to talk about this condition
\n \n\n\n \n 18 December 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe British Neuroscience Association (BNA) has awarded Irene Tracey, head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) the 2018 Outstanding Contribution to British Neuroscience Award.
\n \n\n\n \n 10 December 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOur Head of Department, and Fellow of Pembroke College, Professor Irene Tracey, has negotiated along with Pembroke College an exciting and innovative clinical neurosciences fellowship scheme in partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), funded by the Lee Hysan Foundation.
\n \n\n\n \n 7 December 2018\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anaesthetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new suite is a joint venture between Oxford Simulation, Training and Research (OxSTaR), which is part of our Department, and the Horton Education Centre.
\n \n\n\n \n 29 November 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 23 November 2018\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anaesthetics\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 19 November 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nBertil Damato will oversee the provision of clinical care to patients with an ocular tumour and develop a research group to focus on ocular melanoma and other eye tumours.
\n \n\n\n \n 10 October 2018\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Integrative Neuroimaging\n \n \n \n \n Research\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford scientists report exciting new insights into the structure and function of the brain using genetic information and detailed brain images from UK Biobank
\n \n\n\n \n 8 October 2018\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 \nThe positive results of the world\u2019s first gene therapy trial for a genetic cause of blindness known as choroideremia have been reported in this week\u2019s edition of Nature Medicine.
\n \n\n\n \n 5 October 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nMany of our scientists are getting out and about in Oxford from 12-22 October, talking about and demonstrating some of their cutting edge neuroscience research.
\n \n\n\n \n 30 September 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nMillions of people are to be given access to digital treatment for insomnia as an alternative to sleeping pills. Study by Colin Espie et al shows that Sleepio improves wellbeing in nearly three quarters of participants.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 September 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nTuesday 25 September saw the 'topping out' ceremony, with completion on course for next summer
\n \n\n\n \n 17 September 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe 2018 Z\u00fclch Prize honours research into autoimmunity in neurological diseases. Angela Vincent shares the award with Jerome Posner and Josep Dalmau.
\n \n\n\n \n 7 September 2018\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to all staff who have received new titles
\n \n\n\n \n 3 September 2018\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Public engagement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nFour students were placed in our department as part of the In2Science programme this summer.
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