Healthy heart may help prevent dementia, Oxford study claims
“Dementia devastates lives, and with the number of people with dementia set to rise to 1 million by 2025 and more families affected than ever before, reducing our risk has never been more important"
Overview: Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine progress
Clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine were resumed following the death of a participant; the vaccine’s genetic programming was validated by the University of...
Oxford archaeologists help achieve access to satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories
Two Oxford archaeologists have contributed to the declassification of satellite images of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with "huge implications" for visual access...
Tracing apps effective at reducing deaths even with low uptake, Oxford researchers find
Epidemiologists have suggested that contact tracing apps could reduce the transmission of infections, even with low levels of app uptake. Modelling by Google Research...
Oxford study finds immune memory of coronavirus in patient T cells
Oxford University researchers have found that infection with coronavirus leads to a significant T cell response. This includes T cell ‘memory’ to "potentially fight...
Gender gap persists in lockdown, Oxford study finds
Oxford University’s Department of Sociology has released a report showing that gender inequality in the UK has remained throughout lockdown.
The report, published on 9th...
Oxford scientists urge government not to ease lockdown
Oxford University academics are among over 100 scientists who have signed an open letter to the government, asking them to avoid easing lockdown prematurely.
The...
Oxford researchers lead drug trial into alternative COVID-19 treatments
Researchers at the University of Oxford are working
alongside NHS associates as part of a team to carry out a new clinical drug
trial to aid...
30m doses of Oxford’s vaccine may be available in UK by September
The UK Government has announced that 30 million doses of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine could be made available in Britain as early as September. On...
Oxford Big Data Institute developing mobile app for coronavirus instant contact tracing
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute provided evidence for the potential efficacy of a mobile app for instant...