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Revolutionary investment in microscopy in Oxford gets Wellcome Trust support
News
Florida's homicide rates rise after 'Stand Your Ground' self-defence law
News
The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, led by the University of Oxford with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, looked at homicide rates before and after the enactment of State Bill 436, known as the Stand Your Ground law, whic
Health guidance leads to reduction of repeat hip fractures
News
Is schizophrenia written in our genes?
The Conversation
Is HRT safe to use for the menopause? What the science says
The Conversation
Could humans hibernate?
The Conversation
How to win the Euros – with a little help from neuroscience
The Conversation
Non-coding DNA could hold the key to an effective treatment for inflammatory diseases
News
Study shows direct manipulation of brain can reverse effects of depression
The Conversation
High-fat diet made Inuits healthier but shorter thanks to gene mutations, study finds
The Conversation
What’s the point of paracetamol?
The Conversation
What makes us scratch an itch? Scientists finally have the answer
The Conversation
Tetris … and other surprising ways to help emergency workers cope with trauma
The Conversation
UK Trebles Funding To Tackle Zika Virus
News
Adoptive Cell Therapy Project Gains EIT Gold Grant Award
News
An innovative adoptive cell therapy that may treat cancer has garnered Johannes Breuning from Marion H Brown’s group a gold grant award in the EIT health Doctoral Transition Innovation Fellowship competition in London on 8 September 20
Poorer patients less likely to get hip replacements
News
Improving rheumatological care in Oxford and beyond
Video
Professor Peter Taylor’s group brings unique insights into the causes of inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis with unrivalled expertise in obtaining information from human tissue leading to identification of potential new treatments for these conditions.
Everything you need to know about chickenpox and why more countries don’t use the vaccine
The Conversation
UK still using ineffective compulsory treatment for people with mental illness
The Conversation
Why Mark Zuckerberg was right to vaccinate his daughter
The Conversation
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