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AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks

AMIIC CVM Department General Publication Research

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that can predict 10-year risk of deadly heart attacks, could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to British Heart Foundation (BHF)-funded research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia.

Heart attack risk decreased in new mothers by self-monitoring blood pressure at home

CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research

Self-monitoring blood pressure after giving birth could help to cut new mothers’ risk of future heart disease and strokes, according to new research by Oxford researchers.

Synthetic peptides mimic anti-inflammatory properties of tick saliva chemicals

CVM Department General Publication Research

Short peptides derived from anti-inflammatory ‘evasins’ released by ticks could be used to develop new treatments for anti-inflammatory disease.

Clinical trial investigating potential investigational treatment for relief of fatigue in people with long COVID reports results

COVID-19 research CVM Department General Publication Research

Research led by Associate Professor Betty Raman finds positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue.

Exercise in young adults with high blood pressure alters blood vessel structure in the brain

CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research

Exercise changes internal carotid artery size, even when blood pressure is not lowered.

New study reveals role of lymphatic system in bone healing

Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM Publication Research

Bones were thought to lack lymphatic vessels, but new research from the Kusumbe Group published in Cell not only locates them within bone tissue, but demonstrates their role in bone and blood cell regeneration and reveals changes associated with aging.

Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus threats

COVID-19 research HIU COVID-19 research MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM Publication Research

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.

Researchers find genetic ‘fingerprints’ of ancient migrations in modern-day United Arab Emirates

CVM Department General Publication Research

A team of geneticists and archaeologists have analysed the fine-scale genetic structure and ancestry of nearly 1200 people from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and found genetic traces of population mixing spanning thousands of years.

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