Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have used data from the UK Biobank to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia. nature.com/articles/s4146… nature

The May DEMON Network biomarkers working group is next week on Wed 8th 2pm GMT. Austin Argentieri will be presenting his exciting study "Proteomic aging clock predicts mortality and risk of common age-related diseases in diverse populations." Please message for zoom details.

'In search of meaning & pleasure in the human brain' The Centre for Eudaimonia & Human Flourishing @HedoniaResearch undertakes interdisciplinary research with a focus on brain dynamics. A thread of the team's exciting recent publications 1/6👇 hedonia.kringelbach.org

Happy 15th Birthday Cortex Club! Thanks Charlotte Stagg Zoltan Molnar Abhishek/Abhi Banerjee Kaetzel Lab for the journey in the rich history of the Oxford Neuroscience Society, and the exciting paths and research of the founders....from strength to strength! Oxford Neuroscience Pharmacology Oxford Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG)

Research by Jack Andrews and Dr Lucy Foulkes was featured in The New York Times. Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect. tinyurl.com/ccsmdv8m

Congratulations to our three new Associate Professors, representing the breadth & excellence of research in the Dept of Psychiatry University of Oxford: - Rob McCutcheon Rob_McCutcheon - Vanessa Raymont Dementias Platform UK - Andrea Reinecke Read more about them👇 psych.ox.ac.uk/news/three-new…

Congratulations to the fantastic CREDO (Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford) team who were 'highly commended' for Innovation & Commercialisation @uniofoxdford Vice-Chancellor's Awards. 👏to Rebecca murphy Emma Osborne Clare Coull & Christopher Fairburn 1/3

Psychiatry was also represented in the Vice-Chancellor's Awards Research Engagement category. Elizabeth Louise Dalton Nimra Khan Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE were shortlisted for building sustainable relationships with local Bangladeshi & Pakistani communities 👏 2/3 Peeple

Elizabeth Louise Dalton Nimra Khan Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Peeple Medical Sciences Oxford Neuroscience Well done also to our colleagues Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences who were highly commended for Research Engagement for their university and museum partnership 'Your Amazing Brain' with Banbury Museum & Gallery 👏 Congratulations to all the VC Award winners & nominees 👇 hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/vice-chancello…

Huge congratulations to Prof Catherine Harmer who's been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The prestigious fellowships are for remarkable contributions to biomedical & health sciences. acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/acad…

First Lord Selborne PhD Scholarship awarded in Optoelectronics rankprize.org/news-events/fi…

📢 Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing stories from academic & prof. services staff, each sharing their experience of collaborating, or supporting collaboration, with industry partners. Follow #CollaborationInAction or delve into the stories now ➡️ medsci.ox.ac.uk/collaboration-…

MEG-UKI 2024 is coming to Birmingham! Save the date: Mon 28th - Thu 31st October We are teaming up with our colleagues in the world of OPMs to bring you four days of cutting-edge neuroscience and Magnetoencephalography. More info below, and on our site: uobevents.eventsair.com/meguki/

NEW PAPER 📢 New study indicates that the new recombinant shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of #dementia compared to a previous vaccine. Led by Maxime Taquet & funded by NIHR Research Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre the paper is published in Nature Medicine. 👇👇👇 tinyurl.com/39sp6vxb

Check out this exciting upcoming conference in September on body-focused repetitive behaviours. Led by Clare Mackay The Trich Prof alongside BFRB UK & Ireland it will include presentations from a range of academic disciplines. Sign up 👇

New therapies developed by Oxford experts offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders. tinyurl.com/yc29r5bm Wolfson College, Oxford Medical Sciences

📚 COVER REVEAL & PREORDER! 📚 Excited to share my new book, "Mindfulness for Life," out on September 10th! It's been a labour of love, inspired by everyone I've learned from. => amzn.to/3x528A4 #MindfulnessForLife

New paper in Nature Comms Nature Communications ! If you're interested in serotonin and its influence on human behaviour, you may enjoy our new paper. We use a now-available method to increase brain serotonin that differs from conventional methods (e.g., SSRIs). nature.com/articles/s4146…

📢NEW PAPER: A new study published in Nature Communications found increasing serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information. Lead author Michael Colwell with Catherine Harmer and @susiemurphy Oxford PERL Lab @oxfordmedsci Oxford Neuroscience Read more: tinyurl.com/mrxksjrn

📢EVENT: Join Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Carolin Duttlinger and others for our Kafka in Mind event, which will explore Kafka’s work in relation to the mind and mental illnesses. Information & tickets: tinyurl.com/c8jfx85k Oxford Kafka #oxfordkafka2024 #franzkafka #Kafka2024