Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk regardless of genetics

Published on June 8, 2022

Having multiple conditions that affect the heart are linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a largescale new study co-led by the University of Oxford.
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Com-COV study supports flexible priming intervals in standard/mixed schedules

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Researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV study have reported the results of a study assessing the immune response and reactogenicity of two-dose vaccine schedules when administered at four-week and 12-week intervals, using the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.

Higher rate of COVID-19 death before vaccination linked to certain common inflammatory immune conditions

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People with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and skin, such as  rheumatoid arthritis, may have been more at risk of dying or needing hospital care if they got COVID-19 before vaccination compared with the general population, according to a new study published in The Lancet Rheumatology with the involvement of researchers from the University of Oxford.