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« Back to NewsNew insights into the effect of exposure to dim light in the evening on the biology of the sleep-wake cycle
24 September 2021
A new study has revealed more about how exposure to dim light in the evening affects circadian health. The findings emphasise the need to optimise our artificial light exposure if we are to avoid shifting our biological clocks.
Blood lipoprotein levels linked to future risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
24 September 2021
Greater understanding of the role of lipoproteins could support screening and efforts to develop treatments.
Improved Risk Estimation of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Adolescent Offspring of Bipolar Parents
10 September 2021
This new study using Canadian and Swiss data showed that the risk calculator used to predict the likelihood of developing a major mood disorder was correct approximately 70% of the time. The study results suggest this may be a useful clinical tool in routine practice for improved individualised risk estimation of bipolar spectrum disorders among the adolescent offspring of a parent with a bipolar disorder.
New study on link between autoimmunity and pain
10 September 2021
Patients with autoantibodies which target neuronal proteins can have pain as an under-recognised clinical manifestation.
Understanding the mechanisms involved in Alzheimer's disease
9 September 2021
A new study from the Department of Pharmacology sheds light on the link between the two major Alzheimer's disease pathologies.
Continued ethical animal research needed to advance treatment of brain disease, researchers argue
5 August 2021
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
More research is needed to improve the treatment of brain diseases such as depression, Alzheimer’s or ADHD. A widely held view within the scientific community is that this cannot be done without ethically conducted animal research.
Ground-breaking Treatment Offers New Hope for Patients with Persecutory Delusions
28 July 2021
Feeling Safe is a new treatment programme for persecutory delusions, which promises a step change in the treatment of severe mental health problems.
The brain’s one-sided teaching signals
16 July 2021
A new study by the Lak group reveals a novel facet of dopamine signalling during visual decision making.
£36 Million Boost for AI Technologies to Revolutionise NHS Care
24 June 2021
Major Funding Awards Research Highlights Strategic Developments
An Oxford project using artificial intelligence to develop digital triage tools for mental health clinicians (CHRONOS) is one of 38 projects support by the second wave of the NHS AI Lab's AI in Health and Care Award.
Newborn brain scans clarify how some diseases develop
24 June 2021
Newborn brain scans from the Developing Human Connectome Project are now available online in large-scale open-source project, clarifying how some diseases develop.
New Head of the Department of Psychiatry – Professor Belinda Lennox
11 June 2021
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
Professor Belinda Lennox has been welcomed to the role of Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and will take over leadership in October 2021.
Sustainable funding needed to provide nursery places
26 May 2021
Extra funding should be made available for early years care in the wake of the pandemic, researchers say.
Living and Dying with COVID-19: An Ethical Perspective is Vital
26 May 2021
World-leading researchers from the UK Pandemic Ethics Accelerator Collaborative consider - how we should evaluate decisions made during the covid-19 pandemic and the future response to pandemic threats.
Childhood Abdominal Pain May Be Linked to Disordered Eating in Teenagers
26 May 2021
New research shows that people who suffer from recurrent abdominal pain in childhood may be more likely to have disordered eating as teenagers.
Being "in the zone": how waking activity controls sleep need
23 April 2021
A new study from the Vyazovskiy group suggests that how and where we spend our time while awake impacts how much we need to sleep - it does not only depend on how long we are awake.