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\n \n 22 September 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis week DPAG marked World Alzheimer's Day, which took place on Wednesday 21 September 2022, with an inside look into the Wade-Martins Laboratory.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Zolt\u00e1n Moln\u00e1r delivers the first Keynote Lecture at the 116th Annual Meeting of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, which this year is held as a Joint Meeting with the Anatomical Society for the first time.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study finds that engaging with arts and culture online can improve mental health in young people.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Professor Gero Miesenb\u00f6ck, who is to be awarded the 2022 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, together with Professors Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann, for research that laid the foundation for the field of optogenetics.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study investigates immune mechanisms that underlie a brain disease called NMDAR-antibody encephalitis, an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are produced, and subsequently disrupt brain NMDA receptors, crucial in maintaining normal brain function.
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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to four members of our Oxford Neuroscience Community who have been awarded the title of Professor in the recent Recognition of Distinction round.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew study from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre investigated neurological and psychiatric diagnoses in over 1.25 million people following diagnosed COVID-19 infection, using data from the US-based TriNetX electronic health record network.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA drug typically used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has shown promise as a potential new therapy for motor neuron disease (MND), according to a new study.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nClinical researchers from Oxford University\u2019s Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, together with colleagues from elsewhere, have developed guidance to help clinicians identify and treat patients at risk of suicide.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Freeman is one of seven academics from the University of Oxford who have been elected as 2022 Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their distinguished contribution to research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Chrystalina Antoniades explains how the COVID pandemic accelerated an innovation in one research project into Parkinson's Disease.
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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe short-term effects of excessive drinking are well known, but to date it has been less certain whether alcohol also accelerates the aging process.
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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nDr Miriam Klein-Flugge has been conferred the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Dr Mootaz Salman, who has received the prestigious Young Scientist Lectureship Award by the International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) in recognition for his eminent research achievements in cellular neuroscience.
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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSeven academics from the University of Oxford have been elected as 2022 Fellows of the British Academy, including Professor Daniel Freeman in Department of Psychiatry.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA celebration for the opening of the Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) led by Paul Riley took place on Tuesday 12 July 2022, attended by many DPAG members who have recently relocated to this fantastic new Institute.
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