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\n \n 17 November 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\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 \n 16 November 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Awards\n \n \n \n \n Integrated care\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Jane Walker is the first person from outside the US to win the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Research Professor Award.
\n \n\n\n \n 21 October 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Christopher Fairburn has been awarded the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 October 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to our MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience, Class of 2021/22 for successfully completing the course.
\n \n\n\n \n 14 October 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 30 September 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 30 September 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Depression\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 30 September 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 21 September 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\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 \n 30 August 2022\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA new study investigates immune mechanisms that underlie a brain disease called NMDAR-antibody encephalitis, an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are produced, and subsequently disrupt brain NMDA receptors, crucial in maintaining normal brain function.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 August 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 9 August 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n COVID-19\n \n \n \n \n Events\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n \n \n Public involvement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 9 August 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 8 August 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Freeman is one of seven academics from the University of Oxford who have been elected as 2022 Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their distinguished contribution to research.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 July 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 26 July 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Miriam Klein-Flugge has been conferred the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to research.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 July 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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 \n 15 July 2022\n \n
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\n \n\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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\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Alzheimer's disease\n \n \n \n \n Dementia\n \n \n \n \n Integrative-neuroimaging\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nConsumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-related cognitive decline.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people\u2019s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school culture and reduce teachers\u2019 burn out, a research team led by the University of Oxford has found.
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