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Oxford Health BRC Newsletter Issue 09
Welcome to the October 2024 issue of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) newsletter which summarises all recently published news and updates in one place.
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The Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) web presence has been redeveloped and relaunched as a seperate website to better reflect the important work carried out.
Find them online: Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility website
Research in the news
OH CRF Director Prof Andrea Cipriani was part of a team that found triptans are the most effective medicine for adults who experienced acute migraines. He took part in a press conference at the Science Media Centre which saw coverage on BBC News, Daily Mail, iNews and several others.
Read more: OH BRC Web
New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference
The Conference in Oxford this September was supported by our Better Sleep, Data Science, Depression Therapeutics, Molecular Targets and Pain Themes and was sponsored by the Mental Health Mission (MHM).
Read more: OH BRC website
Could a new drug help people experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Read more: OH CRF website
Kings birthday honours list 2024
We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE, MBBS, FRCPsych, PhD on her recent achievement of receiving the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to Mental Health and Life Sciences Research in the Kings birthday honours list 2024.
Read more: OH BRC Website
Links between air pollution and mental health
In a paper published by the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, researchers led by Professor Kamaldeep Bhui, Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead at Oxford Health BRC and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, are calling for urgent global action to better understand the links between air pollution and mental health.
Read more: OH BRC Website
Mental health app could help prevent depression
A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to effectively prevent depression in young people who are at high risk - and could be implemented as a cost effective public mental health measure.
Read more on Dept of Psychiatry website.
Oxford Academic Health Partners announces new Board chair
Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery has been appointed as the new chair of the Board of the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP).
Sir Jonathan took up the post recently and succeeds Professor Sir John Bell.
Read more: OAHP website
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC OxTV ) showcase
A packed agenda welcomes attendees on Monday 4 November with a focus on Applied Health and Care Research across life stages. Email Gavin Hubbard for more information and register to attend online.
Read more: OH BRC website
Funding awarded for world’s first ovarian cancer prevention vaccine
Oxford researchers supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), will receive up to £600,000 from Cancer Research UK to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer.
Read more on the Oxford BRC website
