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FUTURE GB Trial opens to recruitment!
18 December 2020
The FUTURE GB Trial has received OCTRU Green Light approval and is now open to recruitment!
Living reviews launched by Oxford and Cardiff in the wake of COVID-19 research
18 December 2020
In a combined effort to help COVID-19 researchers the University of Oxford and Cardiff University have launched a series of “living reviews” in Oxford University Press’s new open access journal “Oxford Open Immunology”.
Oxford University awarded £2.4 million to fund DPhil research in inflammation, immunology and musculoskeletal disease
18 December 2020
Oxford University has today been awarded a £2.4 million grant, as part of the Kennedy Trust MB PhD scheme, to fund undergraduate medical students to undertake DPhil research in the areas of inflammation, immunology and musculoskeletal disease.
Plastic surgeons recommend a review of cancer excision guidelines after finding variations in effectiveness
15 December 2020
A systematic review finds Incomplete excision rates for basal cell carcinoma range from 4.7% to 20.4% against recommended guidelines of 5%.
3D imaging reveals the role of blood vessels in hormone production
11 December 2020
New research from the Kusumbe Group at the Kennedy Institute has shown a direct correlation between age-related decline in capillary and artery numbers and hormone production in the endocrine system.
£3M invested to drive forward early translation through five new Oxford-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowships
10 December 2020
Five new Oxford-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowships representing an investment of £3M have been announced. The fellowships (formerly Oxford-Celgene) will support postdoctoral researchers and clinicians across five departments within the Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, providing an opportunity for them to gain exposure to the field of commercial drug discovery and development.
ARCADIAN trial opens to recruitment!
7 December 2020
The ARCADIAN trial has received OCTRU Green Light approval and has now begun to open sites to recruitment!
NDORMS researcher receives an MRC Career Development Award
4 December 2020
Adam Cribbs has been awarded a prestigious MRC Career Development Award to further his research to identify therapeutic targets for multiple myeloma.
Researchers call for an urgent return to skin cancer surgery
27 November 2020
In a research letter to the British Journal of Surgery (BJS) a team of plastic surgeons reveal the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on skin cancer surgery in the UK.
New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
25 November 2020
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) could soon benefit from a new drug treatment that not only suppresses inflammation but also significantly reduces patient reported pain scores. Otilimab is a monoclonal antibody, biologic drug, which targets and suppresses the inflammatory cytokine GM-CSF.
NDORMS researchers make Highly Cited Researchers list
19 November 2020
Professor Gary Collins, Professor Cyrus Cooper, Professor Fiona Powrie and the late Professor Doug Altman have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™️ 2020 list from Clarivate.
Professor Katja Simon awarded Wellcome Trust Investigator Award
13 November 2020
Professor Simon has been successful in her Wellcome Trust Investigator Award entitled: “Proteostasis and Autophagy in Immune Senescence.”
HOPE-e study resumes recruitment of women with painful osteoarthritis in the hand
10 November 2020
Researchers in Oxford are looking to recruit women who have painful osteoarthritis in joints of their hands, after resuming a study that was paused due to the COVID crisis.
NDORMS staff recognised for excellence in teaching and research
5 November 2020
Three NDORMS researchers have been awarded new titles in the University of Oxford's 2020 Recognition of Distinction exercise.
European Centre of Excellence at NDORMS
3 November 2020
NDORMS has been designated a EULAR Centre of Excellence 2020-2025, in recognition of our continued high-quality research publications in rheumatology.
Size does matter
2 November 2020
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Nottingham and Zhejiang have found that the precise measurement of joint lining inflammation corresponds well with osteoarthritic knee pain. It's even better when size of the joint is taken into consideration and this should be considered when examining treatment effects in clinical trials.
An unexpected repair function for neutrophils
30 October 2020
In a collaboration with scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Kennedy researchers have contributed to the discovery that neutrophils have many more functions in the body than previously thought. This finding suggests that neutrophil tissue-specific plasticity could be exploited in designing new treatments for neutrophil driven diseases, including cancer.
HUSH trial opens to recruitment!
29 October 2020
The HUSH trial has received OCTRU Green Light approval and is now open to recruitment!
Ethnic representation within the Tendon Human Cell Atlas to be improved with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding
29 October 2020
NDORMS researchers have been awarded funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to ensure that tendon samples from understudied ethnic groups are included in the Tendon Human Cell Atlas.
Knee OA guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined
28 October 2020
Researchers review the similarities and differences between OARSI and ESCEO 2019 guidelines for the management of knee OA and provide a narrative to help steer health-care providers through the complexities of non-surgical management of the disease.