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Simon Lovestone knighted in Queen’s Birthday honours

Professor Simon Lovestone, MRCPsych, Professor of Translational Neuroscience, is knighted for services to neuroscience research.

Treatments for Eating Disorders developed at Oxford are recommended by NICE

A treatment developed in the Department of Psychiatry is recommended for all forms of eating disorder seen in adults.

Oxford Dementia Research Day

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and ARUK Oxford Local Network are jointly hosting the annual Oxford Dementia Research Day.

Even moderate drinking linked to a decline in brain health, finds study

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of adverse brain outcomes and steeper decline in cognitive skills, finds a study led by Dr Anya Topiwala at the Department of Psychiatry, and published by The BMJ.

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