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Oxford Health at BRC Open Day
News published on April 25, 2016
Oxford Health and Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry researchers presented their work to the public at the BRC Public Open Day on Thursday 21st April. Visitors to our stall got to try out the new mood-tracking app used in the COMET study, which explores changes in mood and cognitive function in those with and without … Read more
Volunteers wanted for brain imaging study
News published on April 18, 2016
Healthy volunteers wanted for brain imaging study investigating mood using iPad The COMET (“Cognition and Mood Evolution across Time”) study is an exciting new research project which aims to explore mood instability and cognitive function in healthy individuals. We explore mood instability and cognitive function using daily app-based games presented on an iPad, as well … Read more
Trust R&D Head wins award for bipolar disorder research
News published on April 8, 2016
Our Research and Development Director, Professor John Geddes, has won a major European award that recognises distinguished research which has the potential to change treatments of disorders involving the brain.
Open Day on medical research by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
News published on March 30, 2016
A public open day to showcase groundbreaking medical research that is taking place in Oxford across a range of conditions such as cancer and diabetes will be held at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) next month. Talks, a tour of clinical facilities, stalls and a debate about the opportunities and challenges of sharing patient data … Read more
What are the Top 10 depression research priorities?
News published on February 3, 2016
The Depression: ARQ project has identified the most important research priorities according to people affected by depression, their friends and family, and health care professionals.
Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?
News published on February 3, 2016
A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering from depression respond to mental health apps. Researchers and drug companies are paying close attention.
BBC Radio 4: Rethinking Anorexia
News published on February 3, 2016
This programme, recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, discovers the role that thoughts and emotions play in the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, and how these are being examined by scientists who are increasingly turning to the brain to look for answers.
Applications now being accepted for the Oxford Sleep and Chronobiology Summer School
News published on January 27, 2016
The Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi) at the University of Oxford will host a sleep medicine and chronobiology (primarily circadian clock) summer school in 2016.
Research Open Day at the Warneford Hospital
News published on January 27, 2016
Warneford Hospital hosted an exciting day of talks – ‘What research can do for you’ – offering insights into the world of research on 16 December 2015.
Anti-inflammatory drugs ‘could fight depression’
News published on December 1, 2015
‘Scientists at seven UK universities are to set up a research consortium aimed at exploiting a newly discovered link between immune disorders and mental illness.
The connection raises hopes that anti-inflammatory drugs can be adapted to treat patients with depression or senile dementia.’