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New online tool for child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services

Research Highlights

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems.

Welcome Prof Shelley McKeown Jones

Research Highlights Strategic Developments

Fellow and Tutor in Experimental Psychology with Lady Margaret Hall joining us from Bristol

Virtual Reality technology to treat agoraphobia approved

Research Highlights

For the first time a virtual reality treatment (VR) has been recommended for use in NHS mental health services.

Launch of innovative new study to tackle mental health inequalities

Research Highlights Strategic Developments

An innovative new study working with diverse people living with psychosis and other long-term physical health conditions.

New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others

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A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed that a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people.

“Looking back on my childhood, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t feel negative."

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A data scientist who was able to return to work after taking medication for severe depression as part of an Oxford research trial has urged others to consider taking part in studies.

Brain and mental health innovation at Oxford

Research Highlights Strategic Developments

Mental Health and Dementia are a global healthcare crisis, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Of those, over 400 million people are on the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with one person diagnosed every three seconds, and the figure expected to rise as the global population of those over 60 is set to double by 2050.

Psychological Adaptiveness to Critical Events: an introduction to the PACE study

Research Highlights

Clinical psychologist and Visiting Fellow Omid V. Ebrahimi discusses his work here in Oxford and the study he co-leads in Norway – one of the largest of its kind globally.

Researchers discover why multisensory learning is beneficial for memory

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New research published in Nature, led by researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.

The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research

Public Engagement Research Highlights

New research has found that the consequences of anxiety disorders in young people can include mental health issues in adulthood, lower grades at school and lower earnings.

Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Research Highlights

A new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long trips at sea. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.

Viewing self-harm images on the internet and in social media usually causes harm, according to new review

Research Highlights

Clinical researchers have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media.

Viewing self-harm images on the internet and in social media usually causes harm, according to new review

Research Highlights

Clinical researchers have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media.

Can humans hibernate?

Public Engagement Research Highlights

Illuminating new TEDx Talk from Professor of Sleep Physiology Vladyslav Vyazovskiy

European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases launches repository of cohorts for researchers

Research Highlights

The new Cohort Catalogue will facilitate discovery of over 60 neurodegeneration research cohorts from 17 countries across Europe

New insights into chemogenetic designer drugs to enhance our study of behaviour

Research Highlights

A collaborative team of researchers in DPAG and Pharmacology led by Dr Lukas Krone have uncovered striking new data demonstrating that two widely used designer drugs used to turn populations of neurons on and off in the brain cause unexpected effects on sleep. These results demonstrate a critical need to improve chemogenetic approaches in behavioural studies.

Researchers win UK Dementia Research Institute Grand Challenge Award to identify early signs of Alzheimer's

Awards and Honours Research Highlights

The MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has received funding for a multi-year research partnership designed to advance the understanding of early changes to the operations of brain circuits in Alzheimer's disease.

Ensuring LGBTQI+ people are treated fairly in mental health data

Research Highlights Strategic Developments

Andrey Kormilitzin outlines a new participatory study aimed at improving AI to take account of LGBTQI+ people so that their needs are better met by mental health services.

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