Collaborate Disseminate
Current methods for repairing injured nerves can be hit-and-miss and are restricted to repair over short distances. For the first time, researchers have combined two kinds of silk to create a promising biocompatible method of regenerating injured nerve… Continue reading Spider, silkworm silk combined to create new nerve-repairing material
Scientists investigating new treatments for hand osteoarthritis (OA) have made promising new inroads through research on a drug originally developed for acne and psoriasis. In animal models, the team was able to show that the drug can prevent progressi… Continue reading Repurposed acne drug reverses hand osteoarthritis in animal models
Two new studies published in Nature Communications offer some of the strongest evidence to date for a relationship between depression and gut bacteria. The research does not claim bacteria in the gut directly causes depression, but does suggest a stron… Continue reading Two studies deliver strong evidence linking depression and gut bacteria
A new case study from researchers at Oxford University has tracked, for the first time, the movement of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from a patient’s gut microbiome to their lungs. The research presents the first direct evidence of this transmission p… Continue reading First evidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria moving from gut to lungs
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shed light on the mystery of exactly how high blood glucose leads to type 2 diabetes. The discovery reveals glucose metabolites can damage pancreatic beta cells leading to the progression of type … Continue reading Oxford scientists discover key cause of type 2 diabetes
New analysis of a volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga earlier this year has revealed the true extent of the massive explosion, and established its plume as the highest on record. It is also the first one to be seen stretching through lower layers … Continue reading Highest volcano plume ever recorded penetrates the mesosphere
Compelling new research from the University of Oxford has homed in on a specific genetic variant that seems to play a significant role in how well people generate an immune response to COVID-19 vaccines and their chances of experiencing a breakthrough … Continue reading Unique study links specific gene variant to COVID vaccine efficacy
Physicists at the University of Oxford have successfully linked two atomic clocks through quantum entanglement for the first time. The feat can help make these clocks so precise that they begin to approach the fundamental limit of precision set by quan… Continue reading Oxford physicists create network of quantum-entangled atomic clocks
A meta-analysis encompassing data from 23 randomized clinical trials and more than 150,000 participants has concluded muscle pain or weakness is not a common side effect from statin drug therapy. The important findings indicate most experiences of musc… Continue reading Muscle aches & pains not side effects of statin use, large study finds
New research published in The Lancet Psychiatry has offered the most comprehensive look at the long-term neurological effects of COVID-19 published to date, tracking more than one million people for up to two years. The findings revealed an increased risk of mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, following SARS-CoV-2 infection, returns to normal after a few months but increased rates of dementia are still being detected in older adults up to 24 months after the acute disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Virus, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological, Brain, University of Oxford
Continue reading Oxford study finds increased dementia risk 2 years after COVID infection