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\n \n 23 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOur researchers are tackling the devastating brain condition encephalitis.
\n \n\n\n \n 16 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA project led by Alex Hendry working with Oxford Brookes has engaged with parents and early years practitioners in a bid to help families spend more time playing with their children.
\n \n\n\n \n 16 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAnother milestone was reached this week with the topping out ceremony of the new Life and Mind Building.
\n \n\n\n \n 16 February 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Major Funding Awards\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe funding will support DPUK's work in bridging the gaps between discoveries in the lab, trials and new treatments for dementia.
\n \n\n\n \n 16 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nGlobal study involving three clinical trials will investigate the effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) in treating people with psychosis or psychotic symptoms, thanks to a multi-million pound grant to Oxford University.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nTanya Manchanda's new paper investigates the role of friendship on the mental health outcomes of adolescents
\n \n\n\n \n 8 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nTwo digital tools were recommended for use in the NHS to help children and young people with symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
\n \n\n\n \n 6 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nIt may not be quite time to throw out the psychiatrist\u2019s couch, but Oxford Professor of Psychiatry Andrea Cipriani is hoping his research might transform the traditional approach to mental health treatment.
\n \n\n\n \n 3 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their \u201csmart\u201d bioelectronic implants.
\n \n\n\n \n 25 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe Chief Scientist Office of the Government of Scotland has awarded a collaborative grant of \u00a3298,966 to Dr Mootaz Salman to seek new therapeutic avenues to treat stroke.
\n \n\n\n \n 20 January 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNMDAR-antibody encephalitis is an autoimmune brain condition caused by patient\u2019s own antibodies that bind to NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptors in the synapses between nerve cells.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Awards and Honours\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Dr Mootaz Salman, who has received the National Medal of Distinctive Scientific Achievement by the Government of Iraq.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 January 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearch by Sarah Bauermeister of Dementias Platform UK into hearing loss and its impacts on the progress of dementia in later life has featured in extensive media coverage of a Brain Health Check-In tool created by Alzheimer's Research UK.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n In Memoriam\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nGregory Stores, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychiatry at Oxford University, contributed greatly to the understanding of epilepsy and sleep disorders.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Awards and Honours\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe award is given by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for lifetime achievement in psychiatric research
\n \n\n\n \n 14 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n In Memoriam\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nAfter a long battle with cancer, we are deeply saddened that our friend and colleague, Mark Stokes, passed away on 13 January. Kia Nobre pays tribute to him.
\n \n\n\n \n 12 January 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor of Philosophy in the Department of Psychiatry has been appointed a MBE for services to Interdisciplinary Research.
\n \n\n\n \n 11 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Awards and Honours\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for the winners Katherine Brimblecombe and Anna Kordala, and also to J\u00e9ssica Luiz and Andia Redpath who were highly commended for their outreach and public engagement work.
\n \n\n\n \n 22 December 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nData comes from more than 2,600 individuals from four different countries and looks at links between factors like childhood stature, IQ and schooling.
\n \n\n\n \n 15 December 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFrom 2 January 2023, Professor Peter Magill will lead the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit (MRC BNDU) at the University of Oxford.
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