Oxford University

Study shows how we spend our time

Research into how we spend our time – in this country and other countries around the world – is the focus of an international conference, hosted this week by the University of Oxford and sponsored ...

Aug 01, 2011
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Height clue to cancer risk

(Medical Xpress) -- Taller people are at increased risk of a wide range of cancers, according to new research led by Oxford University.

Jul 22, 2011
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Sound, vision & hearing loss

(Medical Xpress) -- The mechanisms used by the brain to distinguish contrasting sounds may be similar to those used to visually pick out a face in the crowd.

Jun 24, 2011
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Unpicking the grammar of genes

(Medical Xpress) -- The MHC on the short arm of chromosome 6 is the most gene-dense region of our DNA with around 230 genes all crammed into this stretch of our genome.

Jun 17, 2011
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Heart drug 'safe for kidney patients'

(Medical Xpress) -- The full results of a trial show that people with chronic kidney disease can reduce their heart risk by taking a combination drug that lowers levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol.

Jun 13, 2011
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Pancreas betrayed by 'double agent'

(Medical Xpress) -- Stellate cells, a type of cell in the pancreas which normally helps the body respond to damage or disease of the pancreas, can act as a double agent when it comes to cancer.

May 30, 2011
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Medical devices under scrutiny

‘When Suzanne Ludgate of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the government regulator of medical devices in the UK, says she was "appalled at how many devices are brought to ...

May 18, 2011
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