14 March 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor Kam Bhui appointed to MQ\u2019s Science Council, a group of global experts who guide MQ\u2019s research.
\n \n\n \n \n28 February 2023
\n \n \n \nAndrey Kormilitzin outlines a new participatory study aimed at improving AI to take account of LGBTQI+ people so that their needs are better met by mental health services.
\n \n\n \n \n9 February 2023
\n \n \n \nTanya Manchanda's new paper investigates the role of friendship on the mental health outcomes of adolescents
\n \n\n \n \n7 February 2023
\n \n \n \nResearchers at Oxford are encouraging schools and colleges in four areas of the country to sign up to be part of the OxWell Student Survey.
\n \n\n \n \n1 February 2023
\n \n \n \nTo solve the greatest challenges in brain and mental health, we need to explore the most complex object in the known universe.
\n \n\n \n \n22 December 2022
\n \n \n \nNew research shows that although patient\u2019s family details were often recorded, this information was not routinely used to help patients share their diagnosis with children.
\n \n\n \n \n25 November 2022
\n \n \n \nA new wave of treatments that stimulate the brain with electricity are showing promise on patients and in clinical trials.
\n \n\n \n \n18 November 2022
\n \n \n \nUniversity of Oxford researchers found that although many school-age adolescents are spending considerable time gaming, it is not having a negative impact on their wellbeing.
\n \n\n \n \n17 November 2022
\n \n \n \nDespite enthusiasm for digital technology in addressing young people\u2019s mental health, few effective apps have been successfully rolled out.
\n \n\n \n \n14 October 2022
\n \n \n \nHealth and care research in Oxford is to receive \u00a3122 million in government funding over the next five years to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for NHS patients.
\n \n\n \n \n30 September 2022
\n \n \n \nAn important new trial will test the effects of oral semaglutide on the build-up of a protein in the brain that characterises Alzheimer's disease.
\n \n\n \n \n30 September 2022
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\n \n \n \nIn the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers at the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust found a substantially higher rate of fractures in people with intellectual disability compared with people of the same age and gender without an intellectual disability
\n \n\n \n \n21 September 2022
\n \n \n \nA new study finds that engaging with arts and culture online can improve mental health in young people.
\n \n\n \n \n18 August 2022
\n \n \n \nNew study from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre investigated neurological and psychiatric diagnoses in over 1.25 million people following diagnosed COVID-19 infection, using data from the US-based TriNetX electronic health record network.
\n \n\n \n \n9 August 2022
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\n \n \n \nClinical researchers from Oxford University\u2019s Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, together with colleagues from elsewhere, have developed guidance to help clinicians identify and treat patients at risk of suicide.
\n \n\n \n \n26 July 2022
\n \n \n \nThe short-term effects of excessive drinking are well known, but to date it has been less certain whether alcohol also accelerates the aging process.
\n \n\n \n \n18 July 2022
\n \n \n \nThis new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assesses the effects of statins given alone, without concomitant antidepressant treatment, in people with depressive symptoms, but who do not have a formal diagnosis of a depressive disorder.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2022
\n \n \n \nTwo drugs, eszopiclone and lemborexant \u2013 both not currently licenced for the treatment of insomnia in the UK \u2013 were shown to perform better than others, both in the acute and long-term treatment of insomnia in adults, according to a new Oxford study exploring the pharmacological management of insomnia.
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