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« Back to NewsNew Research Highlights Importance of Early Years Development on Future Wellbeing
25 November 2021
Oxford researchers involved nearly 4,000 children across the UK in three specially developed science lessons to educate pupils about brain development during early childhood. The SEEN (Secondary Education around Early Neurodevelopment) project was commissioned and funded by KindredSquared and is part of a wider drive to increase public understanding of how early experiences can shape the adults we become.
Evaluating risk to people with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic - study wins international prize
19 November 2021
Awards and Honours Research Highlights
In May 2020 our researchers initiated a global project to investigate how COVID-19 has affected people with epilepsy, their carers and health care workers.
Oxfordshire Young People Involved in Childline Research Project
4 November 2021
New research conducted by the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society group and NeurOX Young People’s Advisory Group in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, and the NSPCC, has looked at how Childline’s message boards help support young people.
New European initiative to accelerate the discovery and validation of biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases
3 November 2021
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
Members of the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (EPND) will establish a collaborative platform for efficient sample and data sharing, linking existing European research infrastructures to accelerate the discovery of biomarkers, new diagnostics and treatments for the benefit of people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
PTSD in healthcare workers during pandemic could be exacerbated by past trauma
29 October 2021
While some of the high rates of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) seen in healthcare workers during the pandemic are specifically COVID-19-related, a more significant number of cases were linked to trauma that occurred earlier in their lives, researchers at the University of Oxford have found.
Major research network to investigate body clock and stroke
27 October 2021
Major Funding Awards Research Highlights Strategic Developments
The University of Oxford is part of a new international research network to investigate the interactions between the biology of the body's internal clock and the disordered physiological processes associated with stroke.
What is the Role of Science in Mental Health?
26 October 2021
A new summary report, What science has shown can help young people with anxiety and depression - Identifying and reviewing the 'active ingredients' of effective interventions, from Wellcome has been published. It includes new research from Oxford University, which investigates the knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment (antidepressant drugs) in young people with depression and anxiety.
New Policy Briefing Addresses Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic on Young People
26 October 2021
In the Briefing, a team of researchers at King’s College London and Oxford University highlight the multiple effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and young people in the UK in their education and daily life, including challenges around social isolation, academic pressures, adjusting to online learning and coping with reopening of schools.
How our dreams changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
26 October 2021
This study explored associations between COVID-19 and dream recall frequency, and related social, health, and mental health factors.
New 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.