26 May 2020
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\n \n \n \nMore than 18 percent of over 60's have chronic kidney disease (CKD), around 44 percent of whom are undiagnosed without screening, finds a study led by Oxford University researchers.
\n \n\n \n \n7 October 2019
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\n \n \n \n\n \n \n26 June 2019
\n \n \n \nPreventing weight gain could be an important strategy in reducing the global burden of atrial fibrillation, suggests a new study by researchers from the University of Oxford published in the journal, Heart. Nick Jones, study author, explains the findings.
\n \n\n \n \n14 February 2019
\n \n \n \nResearch led by Dr Clare Taylor and Professor Richard Hobbs finds that survival after a diagnosis of heart failure in the United Kingdom has shown only modest improvement in the 21st century and lags behind other serious conditions, such as cancer, in a large study published by The BMJ today.
\n \n\n \n \n9 November 2018
\n \n \n \nA new systematic review from researchers at the University of Oxford has found limited evidence of any benefit for heart failure patients who follow a low-salt diet, despite many international guidelines recommending this.
\n \n\n \n \n29 October 2018
\n \n \n \nThe largest study of people with mild hypertension shows that medical treatment may not be worthwhile in those who are at low risk of heart attack and stroke.
\n \n\n \n \n9 October 2018
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\n \n \n \n\n \n \n4 July 2018
\n \n \n \nA simple computer algorithm is shown to correctly classify patients with hypertension in 97% of cases.
\n \n\n \n \n15 June 2018
\n \n \n \nPeople with advanced heart failure, their carers, families and friends are being asked to help set the priorities for future research into the condition.
\n \n\n \n \n16 May 2018
\n \n \n \nUpcoming trial involving 120,000 patients to investigate screening for stroke prevention
\n \n\n \n \n12 April 2018
\n \n \n \nNewKI, one of UK\u2019s largest observational studies of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in general practice, gets underway this month, involving 3,205 Oxfordshire residents and led by Oxford University researchers.
\n \n\n \n \n3 April 2018
\n \n \n \nThere should be a rethink in how doctors talk to some patients with reduced kidney health, replacing the term \u2018chronic kidney disease\u2019 (CKD) with different bands of kidney age, according to an Oxford-led group of researchers writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
\n \n\n \n \n21 March 2018
\n \n \n \nThe time it takes to diagnose type 1 diabetes could be reduced by two weeks in up to one third of children, suggests a study led by Oxford University researchers.
\n \n\n \n \n27 February 2018
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\n \n \n \n\n \n \n30 November 2017
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