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New shuttle bus service to link Oxfordshire's key science campuses
News
Friends 'better than morphine'
News
She said: 'I was particularly interested in a chemical in the brain called endorphin. Endorphins are part of our pain and pleasure circuitry – they’re our body's natural painkillers and also give us feelings of pleasure. Previous studies have suggested that endorphins promote social bonding in
Intensive care delusions hamper recovery
Oxford Science Blog
People admitted to intensive care have experienced feelings of being trapped in metal tubes, alien abduction, and having a gun to their head, amongst other things.
The fast road out of poverty?
News
Revamps, such as surfacing roads and joining them to the city grid, dramatically push up prices of the adjoining land and properties, says the study to be published in the journal, The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Oxford mathematicians reveal secrets of chameleon's 'extreme' tongue
Oxford Science Blog
As reported by the BBC, scientists at Oxford University have built a mathematical model to explain the secrets of the chameleon's extraordinarily powerful tongue.
Partnership announces publication of positive phase 1 data for Ebola vaccine regimen
News
Fighting antibiotic resistance: how bacteria knit their 'sugar armour' at the single-molecule level
Oxford Science Blog
Previously, Science Blog has reported on the work of Dr Lingbing Kong in Oxford University's Department of Chemistry, who is exploring new methods of antibacterial
Clinical trial for experimental Ebola drug publishes results
News
A million-dollar baby?
News
According to an analysis of US Census data, women working in educational sectors (teachers, educators and librarians) target, and give birth, in the spring and summer.
The pull of the UK for EU migrants
News
Three crisis-hit Eurozone countries rank alongside eastern European accession countries as the EU member states whose UK-resident populations have grown the most between 2011 and 2015, the new commentary shows.
'Parents know best about effects of video games on children'
News
The research by the University of Oxford and Cardiff University looks at how the actual experience of playing video games may affect people’s attitudes on their benefits and potential harm.
Biomarker discovery offers hope for new TB vaccine
News
Effect of national minimum wage 'similar to prescribing antidepressants'
News
Through statistically modelling, researchers found a significant improvement in the overall level of mental health in those receiving the national minimum wage equivalent to the effect of taking antidepressants.
Oxford named among most innovative cities in Europe
News
Fresh fruit associated with lower risk of heart attack and stroke
News
The balance of the mind
Oxford Science Blog
If you're seeking to understand mental ill health, it helps to understand mental health first. This is particularly true of neuropsychiatric conditions – when problems with the structure or function of the brain underlie diagnosis.
Renewables and nuclear no substitute for carbon dioxide disposal, argues leading climate physicist
News
Professor Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science in Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment and Department of Physics, argues that there are only two things we can affect with policies today that will really matter for peak warming: reducing the cost of large-scale capture and disposal of
Public missing out on a night’s worth of sleep every week
News
Dr Michael Plant
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Going green with the commercial lease
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