Surgery
First human test of robotic eye surgery a success
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery.
Jun 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AstraZeneca agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe
Drugmaker AstraZeneca struck a deal Saturday to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, the latest in a series of agreements as scientists, governments and pharmaceutical ...
Jun 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
Oxford University researchers have found that natural infection with COVID-19 produces a robust T cell response, including inducing T cell 'memory' to potentially fight future infections.
Sep 7, 2020
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Genetics
Portable DNA sequencer helps identify severity of Lassa outbreak in Nigeria
An international team of researchers has found that it is possible to use portable DNA sequencers to learn more about a viral outbreak as the outbreak is occurring. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Increased risk of some neurological and psychiatric disorders remains two years after COVID-19 infection
A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre investigated neurological and psychiatric ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AstraZeneca vaccine effective against UK variant: Oxford University
Britain's Oxford University said on Friday its researchers behind the joint AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine had found it to be effective against the UK virus variant now dominant across the country.
Feb 5, 2021
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Vaccination
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine submitted for UK approval
The University of Oxford and drug manufacturer AstraZeneca have applied to the UK health regulator for permission to roll out their COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Matt Hancock said Wednesday.
Dec 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study confirms longer-term lung damage after COVID-19
A study by Sheffield and Oxford researchers using a cutting-edge method of imaging has identified persistent damage to the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from hospital, and for ...
May 26, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Gene therapy shows promise for reversing blindness
Most causes of untreatable blindness occur due to loss of the millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line the retina, similar to the pixels in a digital camera.
Oct 2, 2017
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Neuroscience
Tiny mesh tube devices to treat brain aneurysms
An Oxford spin-out is developing advanced tiny metallic mesh tube devices invented by engineers and clinicians at the University to treat patients suffering from brain aneurysms.
Jan 6, 2016
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