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Researchers at the University of Oxford, in collaboration with 25 teams across the world, have published the largest study to date of the genetic basis of endometriosis.Their study included DNA from 60,600 women with endometriosis and…

Up to 25% of public sector employees in the UK do some form of night work. Similar numbers in other countries engage in shift work. But increasing evidence shows night work and persistent circadian rhythm disruption is a serious risk…

A new study involving University of Oxford researchers has found that artificial intelligence could accelerate the search for extraterrestrial life by showing the most promising places to look. The findings have been published in Nature…

Clinical researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in…

A survey of over 2000 British adults has found that public trust in science, particularly genetics, increased significantly during the pandemic. However, those with extremely negative attitudes towards science tend to have high…

Mrs Tribich had been a child captive and is one of the shrinking number of witnesses and survivors of the atrocities committed during Holocaust. Speaking at Magdalen College alongside Lord (Eric) Pickles, the UK’s special envoy for…

According to the paper, A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘The pooled effect…implies that students lost out on about 35% of a normal school year's worth of learning...This…

Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in the UK. One of the most common ways in which that manifests is through heart attacks. Clinicians treat around 100,000 patients with very large heart attacks using an emergency procedure…

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years. Until now, it had been unclear how the burden of deaths from COVID-19 compared…

The study – the largest of its kind - also found having just one moderate-to-severe concussion, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), can have a long-term impact on brain function, including memory.Led by teams at the University of Oxford and…