The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) has launched the MSc in Pain Neurosciences, designed to equip researchers and clinicians with a rigorous understanding of pain mechanisms…
Repetitive negative thoughts will be investigated using a range of cutting-edge brain science techniques as part of a new study led by the University of Oxford and funded by Wellcome….
A new study has shed light on how advertisements for alcoholic, alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks affect what people choose to buy. The research, funded by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre…
We’re a few days away from launching Count Me In, Oxford Health’s pioneering approach to make research participation easier, fairer and more inclusive. Research helps us improve care, develop new…
Recently, PhD student Kiranpreet Gill, an Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre researcher in the Depression Therapeutics Theme based at Birmingham University, undertook training in Zurich, using a £3,000 pump priming…
A new study led by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC: Oxford Health) Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme offers new insights into how we measure quality of life for adults…
An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Oxford’s Professor Zameel Cader is part of a major new initiative which aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of…
It found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the relationship between hairpulling and anxiety. Hairpulling, also known as trichotillomania, is a body-focused repetitive…
Researchers from the University of Liverpool, supported by BRC: Oxford Health have found that making front-of-pack nutrition labelling mandatory could significantly reduce obesity rates and save thousands of lives across…
Recently, the Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) held its annual awards ceremony to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science in the field of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH). Several research colleagues from BRC: Oxford Health’s Mental Health in…
Traditionally, the definition of relapse in schizophrenia has been confusing and inconsistent, causing significant issues for both research and clinical practice. This lack of standardisation has made it difficult to…
Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) Data Science Theme researchers are involved in a new project, providing evidence needed to create safe and effective ways to reduce reliance…
Do you have or work with children under 5 years?Are you a professional or researcher interested in child development? Your voice is needed to help shape the future of research…
As we mark 25 years since the first clinical trial demonstrating ketamine’s antidepressant effects in people with major depressive disorder, researchers from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) have…
Two Oxford researchers have contributed to the recent major update of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Real-World Evidence Framework, which helps deliver the use of real-world…
New Oxford-led research reveals that underweight children require as much NHS support as those with severe obesity, challenging assumptions about childhood health priorities and highlighting the need for services across…
The University of Oxford is to lead a new six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which aims to develop a new generation…
Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of…
An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America,…
Is participation enough? A new paper challenges the growing assumption that involving young people in mental health research is inherently beneficial to the scientific process, the people involved and public health….
