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« Back to NewsNew Analysis Challenges Guidelines on Treating Anorexia Nervosa
24 February 2021
A new analysis, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has shown a lack of strong evidence to support current guidance on psychological therapies for treating anorexia nervosa over expert treatment as usual.
Capturing immune cells that colonise the brain to prevent disease progression in multiple sclerosis
23 February 2021
Researchers have revealed a disease-causing population of immune cells, which travel to the brain in patients with multiple sclerosis. They demonstrate how to trap these cells in the blood, which means they can be targeted to prevent disease progression.
How the brain reorganises old memories when new ones are made
23 February 2021
Researchers have discovered that the arrangement of existing memories in the brain is altered when we embed new memories
Improving Experiences of People with Serious Mental Health Problems
28 January 2021
A project led by Professor Kam Bhui and Dr Roisin Mooney, University of Oxford, will focus on reducing the number of people admitted or readmitted to compulsory care under the Mental Health Act. This is one of four new research projects funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) with the aim to improve patient experiences and outcomes under the Mental Health Act.
Potential New Target to Prevent or Delay Dementia
28 January 2021
New study shows targeting arterial stiffening earlier in a person’s lifespan could provide cognitive benefits in older age and may help to delay the onset of dementia.
Investigating New Treatment for Schizophrenia
28 January 2021
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
A partnership between University of Oxford, the Earlham Institute, and the global pharmaceutical companies Biogen Inc and Boehringer Ingelheim has been announced to investigate a new drug target for the treatment of schizophrenia.
How a similar brain causes sexually dimorphic behaviours
28 January 2021
A new paper from the Goodwin group based in DPAG's Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour has shown how males and females are programmed differently in terms of sex.
Collaborating with Youth is Key to Studying Mental Health Management
26 November 2020
The Global Mental Health Databank, a feasibility study, hopes to enable youth from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and India to work directly with mental health researchers to better understand how young people can manage their own mental health.
SSRI Treatment in Young People with Depression and Anxiety
25 November 2020
Results from an insight review commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, highlights what is currently known about the benefits and risks of using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of depression and anxiety in young people.
The brain understands relationships in the same way as it understands how to move in space
25 November 2020
Researchers led by a team at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University of Oxford have developed a new framework that binds together the way the brain forms maps of space to the way the brain understands relationships of any kind – general mental maps.
Researchers reveal surprising simplicity behind our ability to hear
26 October 2020
A computational modelling study from the King Group demonstrates that the way sounds are transformed from the ear to the brain’s auditory cortex may be simpler than expected. These findings not only highlight the value of computational modelling for determining the principles underlying neural processing, but could also be useful for improving treatments for patients with hearing loss.
Junk’ DNA could be rewiring our brains
20 October 2020
A new study by Waddell Group Neuroscientists at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour shows that mobile genetic elements that were active in the genomes of our ancestors could be closely linked to important functions in our brain and might help diversify our behaviour, cognition and emotions.
The transient blueprint of the brain
16 October 2020
Transient neurones match the spontaneous and sensory driven activities to shape cortical circuits: a landmark collaborative review published in Science from Professor Zoltán Molnár, Professor Patrick Kanold and Professor Heiko Luhmann.
Tiny brain “tweezers” could hold the key to treat Parkinson’s
2 October 2020
A collaborative study led by the OPDC's Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory has shown that compounds known as molecular tweezers could become a promising disease modifying therapy for Parkinson’s.
First of its kind digital therapeutic research identifies poor sleep as target for improving depressive symptoms
18 September 2020
The effects of the digital therapeutic Sleepio (a digital sleep programme) may extend to depressive symptoms, according to new research published in the Journal of Sleep Research.
Impact of returning to school on adolescent mental health the subject of a new study Public Engagement Research
18 September 2020
Researchers from Department of Experimental Psychology have found that, during lockdown, teenagers mental health is struggling compared to their parents.