UK universities brace for impact of sanctions against Russia
Most academics back research boycott but ‘there is a case for maintaining ties’, says Oxford professorRussia-Ukraine war: live newsResearchers at UK universities are bracing themselves for sanctions affecting science partnerships with Russia, including in climate science and space research, as the government seeks to isolate Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine.Simon Marginson, a professor of higher education at the University of Oxford, said most academics would support a research boycott with heavy hearts and concerns for Russian colleagues.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Anna Fazackerley Tags: Universities Education Higher education Research Science Ukraine Europe Russia World news Research funding Science funding crisis Foreign policy Politics Science policy UK news Source Type: news
Weight-loss techniques can halve meat consumption, Oxford trial finds
Researchers tap into self-regulatory methods such as setting goals and keeping a diarySetting daily meat reduction goals and keeping an online diary of intake helped frequent meat eaters to halve their consumption in just over nine weeks, a trial has found.The trial, by researchers at the University of Oxford ’s Livestock, Environment and People (Leap) programme, also found the routine was popular with participants, who felt it supported them to change their diet.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Meat Food Environment Science University of Oxford Higher education Research Health Society Source Type: news
Arthritis Drug Cuts Covid Deaths 13% Among Severe Cases, Study Finds
The drug baricitinib can treat arthritis inflammation —and reduce the risk of death by Covid, according to a University of Oxford study. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Science /science Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Arthritis drug cuts risk of severely-ill Covid patients dying by 12%, major trial reveals
University of Oxford scientists trialled baricitinib on 4,000 patients. They found it reduced the risk of death by up to a fifth for those severely ill from Covid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Right Chemistry, 1935
Percy Lavon Julian, a young, Black scientist working in Jim Crow America, gained international recognition after beating chemists at the University of Oxford in the race to synthesize the alkaloid... (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 1, 2022 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Foundations Source Type: news
Cutting out meat on weekends cuts your risk of cancer, study claims
Researchers at the University of Oxford found limiting meat to five or less days per week can reduce the risk of bowel cancer by nine per cent, and vegetarianism cuts the risk by 22 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vegetarians have 14% lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, study finds
Oxford University research also finds pescatarians have 10% reduced risk compared with those who eat meat regularlyVegetarians have a 14% lower chance of developing cancer than carnivores, according to a large study that links meat-eating to a heightened risk of the disease.A team of researchers from Oxford University analysed data on more than 470,000 Britons and found that pescatarians had a 10% reduced risk. Compared with people who eat meat regularly – defined as more than five times a week – those who consumed small amounts had a 2% lower risk of developing cancer, the study found.Low meat-eaters – who consume m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tags: Vegetarianism Cancer Meat Health Medical research Food Source Type: news
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey: UK: 18 February 2022, ONS
This study is jointly led by the 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) - February 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO grants prequalification of Actemra/RoActemra for patients with severe or critical COVID-19
WHO ’s prequalification adds to several mechanisms already in place to improve access to Actemra/RoActemra for people with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countriesSince the beginning of the pandemic, more than one million patients with severe COVID-19 have been treated with Actemra/RoActemra, as recommended in global treatment guidelinesTwelfth Roche medicine or test to be prequalified Basel, 11 February 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that Actemra ®/RoActemra® (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) has been granted World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification. Prequalification is a confi...
Source: Roche Media News - February 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Did you solve it? An Oxford university admissions question
The answer to today ’s logical teaserEarlier today I set you the following puzzle about a game show, which has been used during Oxford university admissions interviews for joint philosophy courses. The puzzle has three versions and I will discuss the solutions to all of them below, as well as how they relate to basic issues in computer science.1. The standard versionContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Education Science Source Type: news
Can you solve it? An Oxford University admissions question
Hands on buzzersToday ’s puzzle concerns contestants in a fictitious game show trying to win £1m. It was also once given to a different sort of contestant competing for a different sort of prize: candidates applying to study joint philosophy degrees at Oxford university.The teenagers were hoping to study PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), Maths and Philosophy, and Computer Science and Philosophy. They were set the puzzle in their admissions interviews, as part of a back-and-forth discussion in which the interviewer may have given hints and asked probing questions. The interviewer was focussed on how the candidate...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Logic puzzles Philosophy Education Science Computer science and IT Source Type: news
Eating plenty of veg will NOT help ward off heart disease, researchers say
A major long-term Oxford University study has claimed that eating more vegetables will not help to ward off heart disease and major issues such as heart attacks and strokes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long COVID a Global Issue for Patients and Healthcare Systems Long COVID a Global Issue for Patients and Healthcare Systems
British researchers led by Oxford University said on Friday that the current understanding of long COVID and options to treat it is emerging as a major long-term issue for global healthcare systems after reviewing the illness ' effects on patients.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
WHO grants prequalification of Actemra/RoActemra for patients with severe or critical COVID-19
WHO ’s prequalification adds to several mechanisms already in place to improve access to Actemra/RoActemra for people with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countriesSince the beginning of the pandemic, more than one million patients with severe COVID-19 have been treated with Actemra/RoActemra, as recommended in global treatment guidelinesTwelfth Roche medicine or test to be prequalified Basel, 11 February 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that Actemra ®/RoActemra® (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) has been granted World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification. Prequalification is a confi...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
