Clinical trials have come a long way since their initial conception many centuries ago. Patients and the general public are becoming increasingly involved in clinical trials and research in general. PPI Manager Claire Murray writes about how Patient and Public Involvement can inform clinical trials on International Clinical Trials Day 2020.

Keeping grief hidden can be a survival strategy after suffering a bereavement. However new research shows that the social disconnection caused by concealing feelings of loss can increase psychological distress.

New research funded by the NIHR Oxford Health BRC and published in Molecular Psychiatry, sheds light on the role of genetics in mental illness, suggesting that genes influence the way children’s brains are ‘wired up’. This difference in nerve connections within the brain serves as a ‘vulnerability network’ for later developing mental illness.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Oxford Health BRC Senior Research Fellows – Susannah Murphy and Jennifer Wild. The competitive selection process was a coordinated effort…

Involvement opportunity for parents with experience of mental health difficulties Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking to speak with parents of school-aged children who have experienced their own…

Lack of comparative data on new therapeutic agents poses a challenge to health care systems and important ethical issues for patients and clinicians – Lancet Series calls for increased research…

The Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit (OBHCTU) is a new unit established to support the delivery of trials in psychiatry and cognitive sciences and is the UK’s only dedicated…

On International Women’s Day researchers from Oxford Health BRC joined with Oxford’s Asian Cultural Association and M&A Social Enterprise to create an event focussed on women’s wellbeing and mental health.

Professor Andrea Cipriani has been appointed as director of the Oxford cognitive health Clinical Research Facility (CRF). He takes over from Professor John Geddes who has stood down after 10…