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Parental mental health worsens under new national COVID-19 restrictions
Parental stress, depression, and anxiety have again increased since new national restrictions have been introduced according to the latest report from the NIHR ARC OxTV supported and Oxford University-led COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics (Co-SPACE) study, based on data from over 6000 UK parents.
New free resources launched to support healthcare professionals to help patients to cut down on salt and saturated fat
NIHR ARC OxTV and the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences launch materials to support healthcare professionals in providing evidence-based recommendations to reduce the intake of saturated fat to help lower LDL cholesterol and salt to reduce blood pressure.
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Three out of four people with heart failure could be diagnosed sooner, potentially improving quality of life and reducing costs to the healthcare system
30 November 2021
General In the news NIHR Publication
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported that only 1 in 4 people diagnosed with heart failure received a simple, recommended blood test that could have resulted in an earlier diagnosis at a more treatable stage.
Arm and shoulder disability and pain after breast cancer surgery reduced by exercise
15 November 2021
In the news Partner Publication Research
The debilitating arm and shoulder disability and pain that some women who have had breast cancer surgery experience as a side effect of their surgery can be reduced by following a physiotherapy-led exercise programme after their operation, a new study has found.
Supporting spread and adoption of innovation in a complex system
9 November 2021
Professor Gary Ford, Implementation lead of the ARC OxTV, Chair of the AHSN Network, and Chief Executive of Oxford AHSN, blogs on the role of the AHSNs work regionally and nationally to support the health and care system discover, develop and deploy high value innovation in the health and care system.
Willingness of Children and Adolescents to have COVID-19 Vaccination
4 October 2021
COVID-19 General In the news Research
The OxWell School Survey 2021 highlights that younger children and adolescents are the least willing to have the COVID-19 vaccination. These young people come from the most socioeconomically deprived backgrounds, feel less belonging to their school community and think they have probably had COVID-19 already.
Cancer-risk research featured in special edition of PLOS Medicine focussed on advances in early cancer detection
6 September 2021
General Partner Publication Research
The research is highlighted in a special collection of studies that focus on early cancer detection, hailed by the Editors as “cutting edge, and potentially scalable, innovations that have the potential to inform research, policy, and clinical cancer management.”
The legacy of the CLAHRCs 2014-19 – 5 years of NIHR-funded applied health research
28 July 2021
This publication compiles key research projects from the NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs).
New Senior Research Fellows named
5 July 2021
The NIHR ARC OxTV and the NIHR Oxford BRC have announced the appointment of its latest group of Senior Research Fellows.
NIHR ARC OxTV supported PRINCIPLE trial 'highly commended' for innovative use of health data
5 July 2021
COVID-19 General Partner Research
The PRINCIPLE trial, which the NIHR ARC OxTV was a fundamental part of setting up in the early days of the pandemic, has been highly commended at the Health Data Research UK Awards for the way in which patient data is utilised so participants are contacted about the trial soon after receiving a positive test result.
Future-Proofing Mental Health
10 May 2021
General In the news NIHR Partner
ARC OxTV Mental Health across the Lifecourse theme lead, Professor Cathy Creswell is among a number of UK academics calling, in Journal of Mental Health, for targets for mental health research in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade.
Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health: One Year On
5 May 2021
COVID-19 NIHR Partner Research
The ARC OxTV supported 'COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemic (CO-SPACE) study, reports that behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties in children changed considerably throughout the past year, increasing in times of national lockdown and decreasing as restrictions eased and schools reopened.
New study shows potential link between bodyweight and risk of severe COVID-19, especially for younger adults
29 April 2021
COVID-19 In the news Publication
The first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body mass index (BMI) is published today in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal.
New clinical prediction tools for myeloma
9 April 2021
Continuing impact Publication Research
New research, that further develops findings from CLAHRC Oxford supported research, has led to the development of new clinical prediction models for myeloma that incorporate both symptoms and blood test results.
ARC OxTV theme lead, Professor John Powell appointed NIHR Senior Investigator
3 March 2021
ARC OxTV Digital Health theme lead, Professor John Powell joins the NIHR college of senior research leaders.
Children’s Mental Health Worse in the New Lockdown
1 March 2021
The proportion of secondary school aged girls with emotional problems in January 2021 was at the highest level reported since March 2020, highlights latest report from the ARC OxTV supported Co-SPACE study. It also shows parent and carer reported behavioural, emotional, and restless/attentional difficulties in their offspring have increased again since the latest national lockdown was introduced.
Interactive map launches to support mental health researchers at all career stages
15 February 2021
The NIHR Incubator for Mental Health Research, led by Professor Cathy Creswell, ARC OxTV Mental Health Across the Lifecourse theme lead, recently launched a new interactive map to support mental health researchers, at all career stages, across the nation to connect and collaborate with others.
No link between blood pressure drugs and falls, finds study
10 February 2021
General In the news Publication Research
While treatment for high blood pressure is not associated with falls, there is some evidence to suggest patients who take blood pressure lowering medications may be more likely to faint or suffer kidney problems which lead to hospital admission, finds a study from ARC OxTV supported researchers.
Ben Goldacre to lead national review into use of health data for research and analysis
9 February 2021
General In the news Partner Research
A new review, launched by the Department for Health and Social Care and Led by NIHR ARC OxTV supported Dr Ben Goldacre, will focus on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector.
New free resources launched to support healthcare professionals to help patients to cut down on salt and saturated fat
25 January 2021
NIHR ARC OxTV and the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences launch materials to support healthcare professionals in providing evidence-based recommendations to reduce the intake of saturated fat to help lower LDL cholesterol and salt to reduce blood pressure.
Parental mental health worsens under new national COVID-19 restrictions
20 January 2021
Parental stress, depression, and anxiety have again increased since new national restrictions have been introduced according to the latest report from the NIHR ARC OxTV supported and Oxford University-led COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics (Co-SPACE) study, based on data from over 6000 UK parents.