Longer-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients
25 September 2023
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A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five months after infection, some of which have been shown through previous work to be evidence of tissue damage.
Clinical trial investigating potential investigational treatment for relief of fatigue in people with long COVID reports results
14 April 2023
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Research led by Associate Professor Betty Raman finds positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue.
Study develops radiotranscriptomic AI analysis to enable virtual heart biopsies
5 September 2022
RDM researchers tested the method in COVID-19 patients, to find that the results predicted in-hospital mortality.
Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus threats
6 July 2022
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Up to $30 million in funding has been announced by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to bring a new nanoparticle vaccine offering protection against a range of coronaviruses to clinical trial.
Building on the pandemic experience
24 May 2022
Dr Susie Shapiro on her experience of working through the pandemic, and how she is building on it.
Strong cytotoxic T cell responses to an internal viral component are associated with mild COVID-19 disease
1 December 2021
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Study from the Dong Group reveals key differences in the adaptive immune responses of patients with mild vs. severe COVID-19, highlighting a potential new vaccine target.
COVID-19 patients continue to experience symptoms six months after infection
21 October 2021
Study investigating the long-term impact of moderate to severe COVID-19 finds that a large proportion of COVID-19 patients previously admitted to hospital continue to experience intrusive symptoms six months following infection.
COVID-19 recovery project nominated for HSJ award
15 September 2021
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Updated: the project, involving Oxford University Hospitals, Defence Medical Services (DMS), and the Radcliffe Department of Medicine was 'highly commended' at the Health Service Journal Awards 2021.
DNA breakthrough could help identify why some people are more affected by Covid-19
10 June 2021
COVID-19 research MRC MHU MRC WIMM
Scientists from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed a method that allows them to see, with far greater accuracy, how DNA forms large scale structures within a cell nucleus.