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New guidelines to improve reporting standards of studies that investigate causal mechanisms
21 September 2021
Researchers at NDORMS have developed a new set of guidelines for reporting mediation analyses in health research.
New Associate Professors announced at NDORMS
17 September 2021
The Medical Sciences Division has awarded the title of Associate Professor to five senior researchers at NDORMS.
COVID-19 vaccines shown to reduce infection by 90% in nursing homes
18 August 2021
A new collaborative study between the Catalan Institute of Health, the Public Health Secreatariat of Catalonia, and the Centre for Statistics in Medicine, NDORMS, at the University of Oxford have confirmed that COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduce infections, hospitalisations and mortality for up to 6 months.
The Kennedy Institute completes its roof extension
17 August 2021
Building work at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has finished, providing a new third floor that houses additional meeting and collaboration space for data science and offices for the management of clinical trials.
Unlocking the secrets of the microbiome
16 August 2021
Jethro Johnson, Deputy Director of the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Research explains how the centre is building a research community to understand the microbiome and harness its power to promote health and prevent disease.
Into the future: watching biology unfold
6 August 2021
As part of the University of Oxford’s mission to provide its researchers with the newest state-of-the-art optical imaging equipment and as part of a strategic partnership with the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (KIR), the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), and Carl Zeiss AG (ZEISS), ZEISS has installed a ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 microscope at the KIR.
New Botnar Research Institute Director starts today
2 August 2021
Professor Jonathan Rees begins his new role as Director of the Botnar Research Institute today, taking over from Professor Andrew Carr.
Guiding the next generation: virtual work experience is a hit
29 July 2021
After the success of last year's virtual work experience, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) again hosted an online work experience week for students interested in pursuing a career in science and medicine.
Patient and public involvement in Rheumatology research – embracing the wave of change
28 July 2021
On launching the new OPEN ARMS PPI group in Oxford, Dr. Laura Coates explored the patient and public involvement (PPI) models of three academic centres in the UK to show how it benefits researchers, clinicians, and patients alike.
Neutrophil molecular wiring revealed: transcriptional blueprint of short-lived cells
26 July 2021
Researchers publish the first blueprint of transcriptional factors that control neutrophil-driven inflammation in Nature Immunology.
NDORMS joins research partnership to understand links between overlapping long-term conditions
23 July 2021
The links between different long-term health conditions will be explored in new research funded with a £2.5million grant from the Medical Research Council.
NDORMS researchers awarded grant for study on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on long COVID
19 July 2021
A team of NDORMS researchers including Doctor Annika Jödicke and Doctor Victoria Strauss have been awarded NIHR funding to carry out a study into the effects of different COVID-19 vaccines on long COVID.
New therapeutic targets identified in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis
16 July 2021
Researchers identify two inflammatory-driving proteins, osteopontin and CCL2, highly expressed in psoriatic arthritis joints.
Researchers show the role of cilia in cartilage health
15 July 2021
New research shows that disrupting primary cilia in juvenile, adolescent and early adulthood in cartilage stops it maturing correctly, making it more prone to thinning and the potential for osteoarthritis (OA) in later life.
SCIENCE spreads across the world
14 July 2021
Oxford Trauma are pleased to open their first overseas site for the SCIENCE study.
Treatment choice for rotator cuff disorders could create efficiency and savings for the NHS
14 July 2021
A trial that evaluated the clinical and cost effectiveness of physiotherapy treatments for rotator cuff disorders suggests cost savings can be made while maintaining positive patient outcomes.
PRoCuRe opens to recruitment
12 July 2021
The Partial Rotator Cuff Tear Repair Trial (PRoCuRe) is open to recruitment at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after achieving OCTRU Green Light approval!
New research could improve quality of life for Psoriatic Arthritis patients
2 July 2021
Professors Laura Coates and Dani Prieto-Alhambra will take major roles in a new European Commission project to develop innovative personalised treatment options for people affected by psoriatic arthritis.
Exploring the link between joint injury and osteoarthritis
25 June 2021
A new study published in The Lancet Rheumatology shows potential ways to predict how likely someone is to develop osteoarthritis after a knee injury.