October 2026
New Treatment Offers Hope for Reducing Heart Scarring and Abnormal Rhythms
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Oxford discovered a method to block a specific molecular interaction that reduces atrial fibrosis and…
Machine Learning Unveils Polymer Transformation into Hard Carbon
Researchers from the University of Oxford have conducted a study using machine learning simulations to understand the transformation of a common polymer into hard carbon.…
New Discovery About Wee1 Inhibitors May Clarify Toxic Side Effects in Cancer Treatment
Researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, the University of Oxford, and UCL have identified a new role for Wee1 inhibitors in cancer treatment,…
Researchers Develop New Technique for Mapping Molecular Structures
Researchers from NPL, University of Surrey, University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute, and IONTOF GmbH have developed a new technique to map molecular structures…
Oxford Physicists Use Hybrid Quantum Computer to Observe Aharonov–Bohm Effect
Physicists at the University of Oxford have successfully used a hybrid quantum computer to observe the Aharonov–Bohm effect in a quantum simulation. This breakthrough in…
'Molecular movie' reveals critical stages in penicillin production
Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have discovered rapid chemical stages in the production of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, which could aid…
Microglia's Role in Protecting Neurons from Parkinson's Disease Revealed
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that microglia, the brain's immune cells, play a protective role in Parkinson's disease by removing harmful protein…
Study Suggests Early Animal Evolution Predates Fossil Evidence by Hundreds of Millions of Years
A study from the University of Oxford suggests that the earliest animals evolved hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, originating in the…