Com-COV vaccine study to analyse 3rd dose booster options for 12 to 15 year-olds, NIHR
Researchers running the University of Oxford-led 2 External 0 0 0Com-COV programme false https://comcovstudy.org.uk/home false false%> have launched a new study of COVID-19 vaccine schedules in young people aged 12 to 15 – with a focus on assessing different options for a third dose booster vaccination.
The Com-COV 3 study has been commissioned through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and aims to recruit 380 volunteers across nine NIHR-supported sites. All participants will have rece ived two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least three months before joining. Researchers will delive...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children breastfed past the six-month mark are better thinkers as teenagers, study finds
An Oxford University study of over 7,800 British children found those who were breasted for until they were at least one-year-old performed better in vocabulary and thinking tests by age 14. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: antibody and vaccination data, 18 May 2022, ONS
This study is jointly led by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) working with the University of Oxford and Lighthouse Laboratory to collect and test samples. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to trick your brain into better eating habits
Ditching the cutlery, scoffing a big first bite and discussing the carrots can help rewire our brains and make us more mindful of our mealsBefore diving in at a dinner party, my friend Lizzie always makes a point of asking the host to describe each dish they ’ve made. It’s a way of acknowledging their efforts – but, according to food psychology, she could also be helping herself and her fellow diners eat better by making them more mindful of their meal.Charles Spence is a professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University, who researches the factors that influence what we choose to eat and what we think about ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Clare Finney Tags: Psychology Food Health & wellbeing Food science Social trends Life and style Society Source Type: news
Ending England ’s Covid restrictions was divisive – but the data shows we were right | Raghib Ali
Despite Omicron worries, England has fared no worse than other nations that kept restrictions in placeRaghib Ali is a clinical epidemiologistIt is now five months since the Omicron variant was first detected in the UK – and although its impact wasless severe than many initially feared, it ’s estimated thatmore than 30 million people in England have been infected, with200,000 hospitalised and even moresuffering with long Covid across the UK, andover 20,000 deaths.Behind these headline figures lies a more complicated reality, yielding important lessons about the impact of government-mandated restrictions that could help ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Raghib Ali Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science UK news England Source Type: news
Covid is not more likely to cause depression than other respiratory infections, study claims
Oxford University researchers found the risks between developing psychiatric disorders in the long-term were 'similar' between people with Covid and other severe acute respiratory illnesses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: characteristics of people testing positive for COVID-19, ONS (published 11th May 2022)
This study is jointly led by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) working with the University of Oxford and Lighthouse Laboratory to collect and test samples. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine to stop Covid transmission should now be top priority, says leading UK scientist
Oxford University ’s Sir John Bell says sharp fall in death rate due to existing vaccines allows for a change in prioritiesIt is questionable how much longer current Covid-19 vaccines will be used as they have largely done their job in preventing mass deaths, and scientists should focus on developing a vaccine that stops transmission of the virus, according to leading scientist Sir John Bell.The huge success of Covid vaccines in countries able to get them has led tosharp declines in deaths and severe disease from the virus, even though the latest Covid variant, Omicron, has spread rapidly.Continue reading... (Source: Gua...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julia Kollewe Tags: Pharmaceuticals industry Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Health Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science UK news Business Source Type: news
Anxiety can be good for you
It ’s never going to be fun, but it can be healthy – and facing up to it is always better than hidingDr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary was a professor of psychology, immersed in research – evaluating which mental health treatments worked and why – when she first became aware of an uptick in anxiety. This was some 15 years ago in New York City. ‘I work closely with practising clinicians and I remember one of them saying, ‘I’m seeing all these parents and kids coming in and they’re talking about anxiety the way we used to talk about stress,’’ she says. ‘Everything is about anxiety.’Back then, Dennis-Tiwary belie...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Kate Smith Tags: Anxiety Life and style Society Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news
Bringing Seeds of Hope to Farmers
By Paul Teng and Genevieve Donnellon-MaySINGAPORE, May 2 2022 (IPS) Amidst a backdrop of rising food insecurity worldwide and a global food supply chain crisis, many countries are attempting to increase the level of food self-production. One improved input for farming which is receiving renewed attention is improved seed. The two most populous countries in the world, China and India, have recently made ground-breaking moves to improve their competitive position by developing new seeds which will improve their food production and increase resilience to climate change. So far, in 2022, new regulations on using biotechnology ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paul Teng and Genevieve Donnellon-May Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COVID-19 Economy & Trade Europe Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Global Geopolitics Headlines TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Source Type: news
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey technical article: cumulative incidence of the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19, ONS
Analysis of the number of people in the UK who have tested positive for COVID-19 using the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey. This survey is being delivered in partnership with University of Oxford, University of Manchester, UK Health Security Agency and Wellcome Trust. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Godfrey Fowler obituary
My friend Godfrey Fowler, who has died aged 90, was a leading and reforming family doctor for 30 years; he was warm, modest and convivial. For much of his career he also headed a department of medical general practice at Oxford University, training students and undertaking research into preventive medicine.Godfrey was founding clinical reader in the new department from 1978, having been persuaded to take this role bySir Richard Doll, then regius professor of medicine. The department became what is now the large and successful Nuffield department of primary care sciences. Godfrey took the role part-time, so he could continu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jake Piper Tags: Medicine Education Higher education GPs Medical research Doctors University of Oxford Health Science NHS Source Type: news
TikTok like a 'candy store' of 'immediate pleasure' for child users, says Oxford University ethicist
James Williams, who was also an advertising strategist at Google, said: 'It's like we've made kids live in a candy store and then we tell them to ignore all that candy and eat a plate of vegetables.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Image quality assessment of three cone beam computed tomography scanners-an analysis of the visibility of anatomical landmarks
Conclusions: CBCT scans performed for orthodontic purposes using a large FoV with reduced parameters (400 µm, 2 to 4 mA and low dose protocols) are acceptable for visualization of large anatomical structures. Further lowering these parameters will not be sufficient to view small anatomical structures. Orthodontic indications will have to define specific anatomical structures to choose adequate scanning protocols to reduce dose and ensure reliable diagnostic visibility.© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Orthodontic Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - April 11, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Dementia: Scientists at Oxford University discover ‘neurotoxic’ chemical triggers dementia
DEMENTIA is one of an umbrella of neurodegenerative conditions that results in thousands of deaths every year. The race to find new treatments for the disease is on. Scientists at the University of Oxford believe they may have made a breakthrough. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
