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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

We are delighted to announce that Angela Conlan has joined us at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) as the new Public and Patient Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIE+P) Lead. Angela brings a wealth of experience and passion to this role, having worked with various teams ... Read More

The public is invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network. Professor Samuele Cortese and Dr Edoardo ... 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, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) Director of Research and Development, Professor Vanessa Raymont featured on the BBC discussing the new READ-OUT dementia study, which opens at the Trust this month. The READ-OUT study is a national multi-site study in collaboration ... Read More

Professor Andrea Cipriani, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and Director of the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF), has led on a study which analysed treatments for tardive dyskinesia (TD) in people with schizophrenia or mood disorders. TD is a ... Read More

Dr. Katherine Smith, Clinical Lead for the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF), recently gave a talk at the first annual symposium of the Society of Digital Psychiatry. The talk is titled "Challenges/Solutions in Digital Mental Health for Schizophrenia", and you can watch it below. ... 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

Recently, colleagues from the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) and Oxford Health Research & Development team attended the 29th International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The aim of the event was to share knowledge and best ... Read More

Triptans, a drug usually offered as an alternative to painkillers, have been found to be the most effective medicine for adults who experience acute migraines. Findings of a study, which recruited over 89,000 participants, compared 17 oral medications commonly used to treat migraines were ... Read More

Research staff at Oxford Health recently attended the Autumn Information Fayre at the Windmill Centre in Deddington to provide information on dementia and opportunities to take part in dementia research. Clinical Research Facilitators Zoe Collett and Ariana Cortez from the Oxford Health Memory ... Read More