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« Back to NewsNew study reveals genetic effects on cognitive health are age and sex specific
5 February 2025
A recent study from a team at University of Oxford aimed to reveal the specific roles played by APOE and Klotho genes in brain health and function, and how this varies according to age and sex.
Our Brains, Our Selves
5 February 2025
Professor Masud Husain has published a new book on what he has learned from his patients
Study outlines feasibility of multiple disease risk prediction model for primary care
31 May 2024
A team of researchers led by a researcher in RDM, but which also includes researchers in NDCN, Population Health and Experimental Psychology, have found that a single, integrated health check carried out in a primary care setting can accurately predict risks for diseases across multiple organs.
New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others
24 November 2023
A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed worryingly high levels of mistrust in society, with a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people and a similar proportion keen for help to feel more trusting.
How to use the science of the body clock to improve our sleep and health
25 May 2022
Professor Russell Foster has written a new book about circadian neuroscience which is published by Penguin this week. This book review by Jacqueline Pumphrey was first published on the University of Oxford website.
Is child abuse on the increase?
7 March 2019
New research from the University of Oxford has found that since the 1900s there has been a large overall decrease in child abuse – but, worryingly, that trend may now be reversing.