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\n \n\n \n \n \nTwo papers by early career researchers in our Oxford Epilepsy Research Group have been highlighted recently.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study has shown the need for more widespread screening for frailty in unplanned admissions to hospitals to better inform the care received by patients.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nIf you think back to 1998, you might remember it as the year that Google came into existence, or the year that construction began on the International Space Station, or perhaps even the year that the UK won the Eurovision Song Contest. But it was also a very significant year for medical sciences: the year that the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) officially opened.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAnd the certainty of evidence supporting its use is low, say researchers
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia, on his appointment as the next Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A) and its companion journal, A&A Practice. Professor Pandit is the first A&A Editor-in-Chief based outside the United States to lead this prestigious journal.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new Cohort Catalogue will facilitate discovery of over 60 neurodegeneration research cohorts from 17 countries across Europe
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe British Neuroscience Association Scholars Programme was launched in 2021 with a view to improving equality, diversity and inclusion in neuroscience.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has received funding for a multi-year research partnership designed to advance the understanding of early changes to the operations of brain circuits in Alzheimer's disease.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOn 21 February, Robert MacLaren organised a one-day ophthalmology conference in Kyiv together with Dr Andrii Ruban, President of the Ukrainian Vitreoretinal Society.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOur researchers are tackling the devastating brain condition encephalitis.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their 'smart' bioelectronic implants.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWe're delighted to introduce our new cohort of public engagement ambassadors for 2023.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNMDAR-antibody encephalitis is an autoimmune brain condition caused by patient\u2019s own antibodies that bind to NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptors in the synapses between nerve cells.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFrom 2 January 2023, Professor Peter Magill will lead the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit (MRC BNDU) at the University of Oxford.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nScientists in our Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit have been working with Oxford Sparks to produce this engaging video about their research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia and consultant anaesthetist, who has received the rarely awarded prestigious Gold Medal of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Professor Pandit was a student and research fellow at DPAG and is now an Academic Visitor in the department; he is also a Fellow and Tutor in Medicine at St John's College.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew research from the University of Oxford has shown an increased risk of severe illness and death from both COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections, such as influenza and pneumonia, among people with a pre-existing mental health condition.
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