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\n \n 30 July 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Dr Kevin Coward, Course Director for the MSc in Clinical Embryology. He won Masters Teacher of The Year at the FindAMasters & FindAPhD\u2019s first Postgrad Awards.
\n \n\n\n \n 25 July 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Manu Vatish and Dr Sofia Cerdeira from the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health have won a prestigious global award, that recognises teams that collaborate across disciplines and transform healthcare delivery and ultimately patient lives.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 July 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Global Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n 14 June 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nJVCKENWOOD launches joint research with Oxford University and Sysmex R&D Center Europe GmbH to establish a system for predicting the onset of Pre-eclampsia using exosomes.
\n \n\n\n \n 24 May 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Global Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nA study by Dr Nathalie Conrad and Prof Kazaem Rahimi at the George Institute (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health) finds that women and older people are most likely to be exposed to shortcomings in heart failure care.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 March 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Reproductive Medicine & Genetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nA technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the Northern White Rhino that have passed what is currently considered the point of no return.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 March 2019\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nIt is with great sadness that The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford shares news of the death of researcher Dr Elizabeth (\u2018Lizzie\u2019) Millett.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 February 2019\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health invites you to MitOX 2019 on Tuesday 30th April in Oxford. It's our annual meeting packed with short talks and posters on cancer metabolism, neuroscience, diabetes, mitochondrial disorders and general mitochondrial biology.
\n \n\n\n \n 30 January 2019\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Global Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe latest findings from the international INTERGROWTH-21st Project, that has monitored healthy, urban children from educated families across four continents from early pregnancy to 2 years of age, show that human neurodevelopment is not influenced by the colour of an individual\u2019s skin.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 January 2019\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA new three-year graduate research scholarship based in the Nuffield Department of Women\u2019s and Reproductive Health has been launched, thanks to a generous donation by the Bahceci Health Group.
\n \n\n\n \n 6 December 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nWomen in China have greater awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension than their male counterparts, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
\n \n\n\n \n 30 November 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases shows the extraordinary global genetic diversity of HIV and highlights just how big the challenge is to develop a vaccine to combat the global spread of HIV.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 November 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSmoking, diabetes and high blood pressure increase the risk of a heart attack more in women than in men, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 October 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA smartphone application for women with gestational diabetes, developed with support from NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, has been launched commercially.
\n \n\n\n \n 11 October 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA new test that predicts with almost 100 per cent accuracy that a pregnant woman will not develop pre-eclampsia within the following seven days has been given the green light to be used as standard clinical practice in one of the UK\u2019s biggest acute hospital trusts.
\n \n\n\n \n 3 October 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) has awarded \u00a32.9 million to the Nuffield Department of Women\u2019s & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford to establish a research centre focused on studying the endocrinology of human lactation.
\n \n\n\n \n 24 September 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to let you know that the Medical Sciences Division Board has conferred the title of Associate Professor on Katy Vincent, Senior Pain Fellow, and Roberto Tozzi, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 August 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nEveryone is invited to attend the 2nd UK Fertility Preservation Conference on 14 September 2018 at St. Anne\u2019s College at the University of Oxford. This meeting follows on from the 1st highly successful meeting in Edinburgh in 2017. Oxford is home to The Future Fertility Trust which is the main Fertility Preservation Centre in England. They provide a comprehensive tissue cryopreservation service for girls, boys and young adults alongside a dynamic research programme.
\n \n\n\n \n 6 August 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nDr Lucy Mackillop, Dr Jane Hirst and their team from the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health have won an award at the University\u2019s first Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Awards. Their GDm-healthTM: real-time management of gestational diabetes project was awarded \u2018highly commended\u2019 in the \u2018Team Work\u2019 category. The GDm-Health app allows pregnant women to track their blood glucose levels and stay in touch with their healthcare team.
\n \n\n\n \n 23 July 2018\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA global review involving almost 20 million people has shown that having diabetes significantly raises the risk of developing cancer, and for women the risk is even higher.
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