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« Back to NewsAI offers potential to transform Pregnancy Scans in Africa
23 July 2024
Dr. Aris Papageorghiou, co-founder of Intelligent Ultrasound, Principal Investigator and Global Health theme lead at the Nuffield Dept of Women’s & Reproductive Health, is at the forefront of an exciting project that is transforming pregnancy care in Africa. The AI-based ScanNav FetalCheck ultrasound software, currently being tested in Uganda, promises to revolutionise prenatal care in low-resource settings by enabling scans without the need for specialists.
Children's BMI and LDL-C (cholesterol) are major risk factors for adult cardiovascular disease.
28 June 2024
A groundbreaking study, recently published in JAMA Network Open, has uncovered the significant contributions of both childhood and adulthood cardiovascular risk factors to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in middle age. The research tracked 10,634 participants from the US, Finland, and Australia from childhood (1970s-1990s) until 2019. The mean age at childhood was 13.3 years, and the mean age for adulthood was 32.3 years.
Major UK Study Reveals Shifting Trends and Persistent Challenges in Heart Disease Over the Last 20 Years
27 June 2024
A groundbreaking new study has shed light on how the landscape of heart disease has evolved in the UK over the past two decades. Researchers analyzed electronic health records from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD GOLD and Aurum), encompassing a representative cohort of 22 million individuals. This included 1,650,052 people newly diagnosed with at least one cardiovascular disease (CVD) between 2000 and 2019, with an average age of 70.5 years, of whom 48% were women.
The "Maternal Mental Health in Africa - Conversations" symposium
28 May 2024
The "Conversations on Maternal Mental Health in Africa" symposium is scheduled for June 19, 2024, in Oxford. This hybrid event, organised by the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health and the Africa Oxford Initiative at the University of Oxford is in partnership with the Perinatal Mental Health Project at the University of Cape Town.
New study reveals autoimmune disorders now affect about one in ten individuals
5 May 2023
A new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about one in ten individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, seasonal, and regional differences for several autoimmune disorders and provides new clues on possible causes behind these diseases.
The link between childhood risk factors and adult cardiovascular events revealed
6 April 2022
A new international study published April 4th 2022, in The New England Journal of Medicine finds, for the first time, direct evidence that the recognised risk factors for cardiovascular disease when present in childhood, predict the risk of adult cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
Global INTERCOVID-2022 Study launched to compare Covid-19 during pregnancy, with pregnant women without the infection.
15 February 2022
Global Health Maternal & Fetal Health
The Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) has launched the 2022 round of the global study to evaluate the effects of Covid-19 variants and vaccination in pregnancy.
Blood pressure drugs could protect against type 2 diabetes
18 November 2021
Lowering high blood pressure is an effective way to reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
Women and older people are most likely to be exposed to shortcomings in heart failure care
24 May 2019
A 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.
Skin colour and neurodevelopment are not linked
30 January 2019
The 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’s skin.
High blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder
30 October 2017
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for Global Health.
Initiative to collect women's health data in Northern Cyprus supported by multiple donations
5 October 2017
A project set up to provide the first systematically collected population health data for women in Northern Cyprus has received a number of generous donations. This support will enable researchers to better understand health and illness patterns, as well as the personal, social and economic burden of disease, in this relatively isolated region.
Women with heart disease less likely to reach treatment targets than men
26 September 2017
Women with coronary heart disease are less likely to achieve treatment targets than men, finds a study published by the journal Heart. The authors, including Dr Sanne Peters, from The George Institute for Global Health UK, say a better understanding of sex disparities is needed to treat women with coronary heart disease more efficiently in all regions, especially in Asia and the Middle East.
Honour for George Institute UK Executive Director
3 July 2017
General Global Health Maternal & Fetal Health
Executive Director of The George Institute, UK, Professor Terry Dwyer has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Trinity College Dublin for his extensive work in child health.
Breastfeeding may reduce a mother’s heart attack and stroke risk
27 June 2017
Global Health Maternal & Fetal Health
Breastfeeding is not only healthy for babies, it may also help to reduce mothers’ risk of having a heart attack or stroke later in life, according to new research published in today’s issue of Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The work is based on a large prospective cohort study of 300,000 adult women in China.
Women’s health policies should focus on NCDs
18 April 2017
Science and medicine were not subjects of dinnertime conversations in the Norton household in Christchurch, New Zealand, but Professor Robyn Norton grew up observing her parents’ commitment to equity and social justice in improving people’s lives. It left an indelible impression on her young mind.
Disadvantaged women at greater risk of heart disease than men
19 January 2017
Global Health Publication Research
Women from low socioeconomic backgrounds are 25 per cent more likely to suffer a heart attack than disadvantaged men, a major new study has found.
In the Aftermath of the National Children’s Study
18 January 2017
Global Health Publication Research
Is Large Birth Cohort Data Still a Priority?
INTERGROWTH-21st team receives grant to improve infant health and development
23 November 2016
Global Health Maternal & Fetal Health Research
A global research project that aims to improve the health, nutritional status and development of preterm infants has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF).