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« Back to NewsAI analysis of routine heart scans can predict risk of a developing heart problems ten years in advance, new research finds
30 May 2024
AMIIC CVM General Publication Research
A research team led by scientists at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology which can accurately predict the risk of a heart attack, heart failure or cardiac death from routine cardiac CT scans, up to ten years in advance.
AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks
14 November 2023
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
13 November 2023
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
19 September 2023
CVM Department General Publication Research
Short peptides derived from anti-inflammatory ‘evasins’ released by ticks could be used to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases.
Clinical trial investigating potential investigational treatment for relief of fatigue in people with long COVID reports results
14 April 2023
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
10 February 2023
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
19 January 2023
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
6 July 2022
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
28 February 2022
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.