The latest updates on our research and how it is improving people’s lives.
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive decline in people with dementia
16 May 2018
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive (mental) impairment in older people with dementia, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.
New research answers long-term question for treatment of shinbone fracture
15 May 2018
Researchers at NDORMS, University of Oxford and Warwick University have shown that intramedullary (IM) nail fixation following a fracture of the shinbone leads to faster recovery and lower costs.
NIHR Clinician Scientist Award to improve outcomes for Open Fracture Patients
14 May 2018
We would like to congratulate Associate Prof. Xavier Griffin on successfully gaining an NIHR Clinician Scientist Award, entitled ‘Improving outcomes in trauma patients with open fractures: proving the utility of a national audit dataset.’
African countries and NDORMS and NHS staff benefit from volunteering scheme
12 May 2018
A government-funded scheme whereby doctors from Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) and researchers at NDORMS volunteer to conduct training and research in a number of African countries benefits not only the health services in the countries concerned, but also the professional development of the volunteering staff, a study has found.
Advancing biomaterials research at NDORMS
3 May 2018
Professor Eleanor Stride joins NDORMS as the new Professor of Biomaterials, leading the department’s vision in this area of research.
Partial knee replacements better for many patients and cheaper for NHS
30 April 2018
Researchers at NDORMS have found that many more patients could be given a partial knee replacement instead of a total knee replacement, resulting in improvements in their quality of life and lower costs for the healthcare system.
Oxford scientists discover key factor that ‘alerts’ stem cells to accelerate healing of multiple tissues
27 April 2018
Kennedy Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Publication Research
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford have found that a single administration of a molecule accelerated healing of multiple tissues when administered after or even before injury.
NDORMS Apprentice is the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year 2018
25 April 2018
Awards CSM Department Immunity and microbiome
Congratulations to Katie Chegwin in the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM) for being awarded the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year and Higher Apprentice Awards in the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2018.
Target Oxbridge 2018
23 April 2018
This April, 23 school students visited NDORMS as part of the Target Oxbridge scheme, which aims at widening participation.
CSM statisticians recognised at WCO-IOF-ESCEO conference
23 April 2018
Three members of CSM were recognised for the excellence of their epidemiological research into osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal conditions at a conference this weekend.
‘Life support’ for livers may improve transplants
20 April 2018
Preserving livers at body temperature may improve transplant outcomes and increase viable donor liver numbers, thereby lowering waiting list mortality rates, reports a paper published online this week in Nature.
NDORMS organises first conference on tendon research
19 April 2018
The inaugural Tendon UK conference was hosted by NDORMS, University of Oxford at Worcester College this April 2018.
NDORMS at the Big Bang 2018
5 April 2018
This year NDORMS took part in the Big Bang Fair for the first time. Natalie Ford writes about her experience.
Study confirms close contact casting offers alternative to surgery in unstable ankle fractures in older people
27 March 2018
Botnar Publication Rehabilitation and self-management Research
A study has confirmed that a new form of casting offers an alternative to invasive surgery in older people who have unstable ankle fractures.
A workshop for curing arthritis sooner :: A-TAP
20 March 2018
Botnar Department Kennedy Research Translational medicine
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham joined forces with colleagues from seven NHS organisations at a workshop in Oxford to discuss an innovative new approach to inflammatory disease research.
NIHR Fellowship to Study Treatment Decisions in Hand Surgery
12 March 2018
Botnar Funding Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Research
Many congratulations to Jeremy Rodrigues who has been awarded an NIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship for a project entitled “Improving treatment decision making in hand surgery”. This aims to understand the variation in Dupuytren’s disease intervention in the NHS and to improve decision making in treatments.
Meet the Women in NDORMS
5 March 2018
On International Women's Day 2018, we are celebrating all NDORMS women and men who work together with these women towards gender equality. We invite you to meet a few of the women leading the way and ready to #PressforProgress on this 8 March.
Research challenges use of off-label drug to treat osteoarthritis
21 February 2018
An off-label drug prescribed to treat osteoarthritis of the hand when conventional medication has failed is ineffective, according to new research.
2018 NDORMS Imaging Symposium and Awards
9 February 2018
The inaugural NDORMS Imaging Competition saw a fantastic collection of submissions of microscopic things which have a great impact in our bodies. The winners were announced at an Imaging Symposium held at the Kennedy Institute.