The development of antibiotics was one of the greatest medical advances of the 20th century. But few know the story of what was involved... Read more »
Cancer
The new Institute of Cancer Medicine houses key teams in clinical
pharmacology, cell biology and radiation oncology and biology, and
provides the nucleus for a network embracing researchers across the
University with an interest in cancer. ... Read more »
Breakthrough in drug safety testing thanks to computer simulation
More than 40 per cent of drug compounds fail to make it to market because of their side effects on the heart... Read more »
At the sharp end
In 2007 Dr Helen McShane of Oxford’s Centre for Clinical Vaccinology
and Tropical Medicine (CCVTM) began field trials in South Africa with a
new vaccine she has developed, the first to reach this stage since BCG. ... Read more »
Fat is a genetic issue
In 2007 a team of Oxford scientists, working with colleagues at the
Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, discovered the strongest genetic
link yet to overweight and obesity, and hence to consequences of
obesity such as type 2 diabetes. ... Read more »
Mending broken hearts
Professor Kieran Clarke’s Cardiac Metabolism Research Group is
dedicated to studying the changes that take place in heart muscle and
other organs during heart failure. ... Read more »
The development of antibiotics was one of the greatest medical advances of the 20th century. But few know the story of what was involved... 
The new Institute of Cancer Medicine houses key teams in clinical
pharmacology, cell biology and radiation oncology and biology, and
provides the nucleus for a network embracing researchers across the
University with an interest in cancer. ... 
More than 40 per cent of drug compounds fail to make it to market because of their side effects on the heart... 
In 2007 Dr Helen McShane of Oxford’s Centre for Clinical Vaccinology
and Tropical Medicine (CCVTM) began field trials in South Africa with a
new vaccine she has developed, the first to reach this stage since BCG. ... 
In 2007 a team of Oxford scientists, working with colleagues at the
Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, discovered the strongest genetic
link yet to overweight and obesity, and hence to consequences of
obesity such as type 2 diabetes. ... 
Professor Kieran Clarke’s Cardiac Metabolism Research Group is
dedicated to studying the changes that take place in heart muscle and
other organs during heart failure. ... 
