Sarah Marr

Congratulations to the project team for winning the HSJ Award for ‘Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS. The HSJ Award for the ‘Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS was described by the organisers as ‘improving accurate, early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease’. The partnership ... Read More

The ReTain study at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) is looking for volunteers aged 55-75 without a memory condition to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an immunotherapy treatment in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Participation ... Read More

Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) staff spent the evening together at the Voco Spires Hotel in Oxford to celebrate their hard work and success. The event started with an inspiring presentation from OH CRF ... Read More

Recently, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has begun researching a new potential drug treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression. A significant number of people with depression are not helped by at least two antidepressant medications. This is known as ... Read More

Recently, Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published a case study focusing on OH CRF's growing and diverse portfolio of studies and highly skilled staff, how we work across the National and Oxford research landscape and what our vision is for the future. The case study includes input and ... Read More

Recently Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee visited the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF). The MP and her team were onsite at Warneford Hospital discussing plans for the Warneford Park ... Read More

Dementia is widely recognised as one of the largest global public health challenges and the most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In 2022, dementia and Alzheimer's disease was the leading cause of death in the UK and with approximately 33% of the UK population aged fifty or ... Read More

Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BBRC) and Clinical Research Facility (BCRF) played host to the first Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Inclusion Conference at “The Exchange” in Birmingham on 17 October.   The event provided BRC and ... Read More

Recently, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has begun researching a new potential drug treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). A significant number of people with depression are not helped by at least two antidepressant medications. This is known as ... Read More