Medical research
First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched
The University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.
Jan 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour examines the link between 414 early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in over 2.5 million individuals born in Finland and Sweden. The international research team was led ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Pediatrics
UK Report: Recommendations for reducing inequities, improving care for babies of Asian and Black mothers
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), has today ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers develop a blood test to identify individuals at risk of developing Parkinson's disease
Research carried out at Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences 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. ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Health
Clinicians, practices and patients all have a part to play in dealing with risks of remote GP consultations
While most remote GP consultations are safe, the "Remote by Default" study finds that GP consultations conducted remotely carry more risk for patients with some urgent conditions.
Nov 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No 'smoking gun' mental health harm from internet: Study
Links between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effects of internet technologies and platforms, according to a major international ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others
A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed worryingly high levels of mistrust in society, with a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people and a similar proportion keen for help to feel more ...
Nov 24, 2023
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Immunology
New discovery furthers understanding of how critical immune cells are controlled during an infection
A recent publication from Audrey Gérard's lab looks at how a specific protein, called IFNγ, can coordinate CD8+ T cell responses during a flu infection.
Nov 21, 2023
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Medical economics
How a novel model resolves the key pandemic policy debates
Were lockdowns an effective response to COVID-19 or would it have been better to limit intervention and let individuals spontaneously reduce their own risk of infection? Three years on from the public health emergency that ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Medical economics
Epidemic-economic model provides answers to key pandemic policy questions
Is lockdown an effective response to a pandemic, or would it be better to let individuals spontaneously reduce their risk of infection? Research published today suggests these two highly-debated options lead to similar outcomes.
Nov 16, 2023
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