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Oxford study aims to find anti-depressants that work faster for patients
A new method to find anti-depressant treatments that work for individual patients is about to be tested at GP surgeries across Europe. Researchers at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and... -
Oxford key to network of ultra-powerful MRI scanners
Researchers at Oxford University are playing a key role in expanding the UK's network of ultra-powerful MRI machines. Oxford and Nottingham Universities have been pioneering research using so... -
Record £16.9m for Oxford spinout designing stem cell drugs to treat age-related disease
One of the most ambitious Oxford spinouts to date is en route to becoming a powerhouse in age-related regenerative medicine, developing drugs which can treat cancer, neurodegenerative diseases,... -
Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?
A review by the respected Cochran organisation, and led by Oxford University Professor of Psychiatry Keith Hawton, has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as 'talking... -
Universal flu vaccine under development by Oxford spinout Vaccitech
Oxford spin out company Vaccitech has launched today with £10m seed investment to develop a universal flu vaccine already showing promise in clinical trials. The company is also developing and... -
Oxford spinout raises £10m for precision system to treat disease
Oxford spinout EvOx Therapeutics will harness the body's own precision communications system to deliver drugs to specific parts of the body, with the aim of treating conditions which are currently... -
Oxford Nanoimaging to provide desktop super-resolution microscopes
Oxford Nanoimaging (ONI) – a University of Oxford spinout – will commence sales of an elegant desktop optical microscope capable of zooming in on objects as tiny as structures inside living cells.... -
Oxford study finds virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia
Virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia by allowing people to face situations that they fear, an Oxford University study with patients from the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has found.... -
Oxfordshire Green Paper outlines vision for region as 'innovation engine'
Key leaders from across Oxfordshire have joined together to set out a vision for the future prosperity of the region. -
Statin treatment before heart surgery does not prevent heart damage or atrial fibrillation
Giving daily doses of statins for a few days before and after heart surgery does not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international...