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\n \n\n \n2 August 2022
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professor Chris Lavy, who has been appointed to the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) technical advisory group for integrated clinical care for a period of two years.
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\n \n\n \n27 July 2022
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Oxford have been awarded a grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to investigate whether anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy can reduce or prevent post operative delirium/cognitive deficit.
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\n \n\n \n22 July 2022
\n \n \n \nA new NDORMS study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, has found a genetic variant that increases the risk of both carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, and opens the door for new therapies that involve blocking the IGF-1 pathway.
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\n \n\n \n21 July 2022
\n \n \n \nSince 2013 the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has been running a Career Development Programme, a scheme to help early career researchers launch their own independent laboratories, and more recently the Innovator Investigator Programme to bring new technologies to core research themes.
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\n \n\n \n21 July 2022
\n \n \n \nWorking with researchers across multiple universities, the Oxford Clinical Trials Unit (OCTRU) played a key role in delivering results of the national VROOM trial (Vaccine Response On Off Methotrexate).
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\n \n\n \n12 July 2022
\n \n \n \nThe Kennedy Trust has announced Dr Stephen Simpson as its new Chief Executive Officer from 1 July 2022.
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\n \n\n \n6 July 2022
\n \n \n \nNew research from the University of Oxford has shown that doctors can simplify treatment for the most common fracture in children, reducing NHS costs.
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\n \n\n \n5 July 2022
\n \n \n \nA new \u00a31.5M grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to the Powrie Group at the Kennedy Institute will help define different pathotypes of inflammatory bowel diseases that could lead to better and more focused treatments for patients.
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\n \n\n \n30 June 2022
\n \n \n \nYoshi Itoh, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator Cell Migration Group at the Kennedy Institute has been awarded the International Dupuytren Award 2022.
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\n \n\n \n29 June 2022
\n \n \n \nThe Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) at NDORMS played a key role in the VROOM study which found that pausing immune-suppressing medicines such as methotrexate can increase the response to COVID-19 booster jabs.
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\n \n\n \n24 June 2022
\n \n \n \n2022 marks ten years since the first Athena Swan Bronze applications from the Medical Sciences Division. Ten years later, and all 16 departments in the Division have achieved a Silver Award. We look at NDORMS\u2019 Athena Swan journey.
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\n \n\n \n22 June 2022
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has awarded the title of Associate Professor to Adam Cribbs and Luke Jostins.
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\n \n\n \n17 June 2022
\n \n \n \nA new international study by Oxford researchers published in Nature Communications, establishes for the first time a critical genetic risk score to predict the likelihood of patients suffering with varicose veins to require surgery, as well as pointing the way towards potential new therapies.
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\n \n\n \n13 June 2022
\n \n \n \nIn 2021 Professor Andrew Price was appointed Clinical Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. After 9 months in post, we find out what the challenges are and what he\u2019s been able to bring to the role.
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\n \n\n \n8 June 2022
\n \n \n \nA humanoid robot is being used at NDORMS in an attempt to grow tendon tissue for repairing shoulder injuries.
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\n \n\n \n6 June 2022
\n \n \n \nProfessor Fiona Powrie was honoured in the 2022 Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours List, published as Her Majesty celebrates her Platinum Jubilee.
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\n \n\n \n16 May 2022
\n \n \n \nMatthew Costa, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at NDORMS, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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\n \n\n \n14 May 2022
\n \n \n \nA recent study of patient health records found that around 1 in 100 people with COVID-19 had a venal or arterial thrombosis, with rates higher still among males, and particularly for those hospitalised.
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\n \n\n \n12 May 2022
\n \n \n \nToday the UK Funding Bodies have published the outcomes of the recent national research assessment exercise, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
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\n \n\n \n12 May 2022
\n \n \n \nToday marks Nurses' Day 2022. This year's theme is #BestofNursing, so we chatted to some of our amazing Research Nurses about what the Best of Nursing means to them.
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