The largest ever trial to investigate whether ketamine-assisted therapy could help people with alcohol problems stop drinking is now recruiting participants. The first patients are being screened to see if…
In a new paper published today in BJPsych it is suggested that a specific anti constipation drug, prucalopride may reduce the risk of experiencing depression in individuals with no past…
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published today in Lancet Psychiatry….
Oxford University announces four new online therapies for anxiety and PTSD, now available on the NHS. The therapies target childhood anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders and were developed with support form…
The new recombinant shingles vaccine ‘Shingrix’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study published in Nature Medicine….
University of Oxford and OH BRC supported researchers are recruiting participants for the Oxford Semaglutide and Cognition (OxSENSE) Study. The study is investigating the effects of a single-dose of semaglutide…
Academia Meets Industry – Grand Challenges and New Horizons 16th September 2024, Mathematical Institute, Oxford The New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health conference will bring together industry, academic and…
New research from Oxford’s Department of Education has revealed the current picture of mental health and diversity support in schools in the Midlands. The research compiled feedback from 48 primary…
MQ Mental Health Research would like to hear form you if you have taken part in a mental health clinical trial that involved testing new medicines. They are putting together…
Staff from Oxford Health’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF) spent two engaging days at the UK CRF Network conference in Leicester from 4-5 July 2024. Although the event took place during…
Oxford Health BRC Researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Oxford, Reading and Surrey met in Guildford on 1 July to tour the sleep facilities and discuss sleep technologies. At the…
A study partnership involving University of Oxford researchers from the OH BRC’s Brain Technologies Theme, Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London and King’s College Hospital were recently involved in…
Professor Rachel Upthegrove, who joins the University of Oxfords Department of Psychiatry and our BRC as Director Designate in August, has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours…
Launched 21 May 2024: Funding for new sites to join the Mood Disorder Research Clinic Network This is open to all Trusts across the 4 Nations. Please contact Julie Bieles…
Our BRC Better Sleep (BS) Theme aims to create a UK collaborating network that integrates research infrastructure and clinical services to deliver innovation in mental, cognitive and brain health research…
The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team from the OH BRC Preventing Multiple Morbidities (PMM) Theme, recently collaborated on a project with Care Coordinators from the Oxford Health NHS Early…
Recently, Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published a case study about the Brain Health Centre. The Oxford Brain Heath Centre is an integrated research and clinical environment dedicated to preparing clinical…
The Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, led by Prof. Mark Woolrich, has been granted a cutting-edge piece of neuroimaging equipment – the Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs). This addition represents…
People with depression are being invited to be part of a clinical trial testing a new evidence-based AI treatment tool to personalise antidepressant treatment. The revolutionary digital tool, called PETRUSHKA,…
Trouble sleeping? Low mood or depression? At the University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, we are looking for volunteers, who have sleep problems and experience low mood to…
