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WesFit trial wins Cancer Care Initiative of the Year
Southampton researchers have won this year’s Health Services Journal Cancer Care Initiative of the Year award for their pioneering trial...
Dec 14, 2020


Southampton team developing prototype protective equipment for frontline healthcare staff
Southampton researchers are testing a prototype of a personal respirator they have developed for frontline healthcare staff tackling the...
Dec 14, 2020


Southampton scientists renew strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca
Prof Tom Wilkinson’s research group has renewed a long-standing collaboration with AstraZeneca to understand the mechanisms driving the...
Dec 14, 2020


Limiting toddlers' screen time could help prevent obesity
Researchers, including Southampton’s Professor Keith Godfrey, found children in Singapore aged two to three years, whose screen time was...
Dec 14, 2020


Teenagers driving trial of mobile-based asthma support
Southampton’s Breathing Retraining for Asthma Trial of Home Exercises for Teenagers (BREATHE4T) study is assessing the use of an online...
Dec 14, 2020


Doctor's marathon challenge to boost medical training in Africa
Southampton consultant anaesthetist and researcher Professor Mike Grocott is taking on the 2020 London Marathon, raising money to train...
Dec 14, 2020


Anti-viral treatment has potential to protect lung disease patients
Southampton researchers have found boosting a key part of the body’s immune system has the potential to prevent viral infections in...
Dec 14, 2020


Weight change between pregnancies linked to having premature or large at birth babies
Women who lose or gain a significant amount of weight between their first and second pregnancies have a greater risk of complications...
Dec 14, 2020


Southampton researchers trial new vaccine to fight lung disease and save more lives
A new vaccine could protect patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) against lung infections that worsen their...
Dec 14, 2020


£70 million initiative to personalise autoimmune, inflammation and allergy treatment
Southampton researchers are set to be part of a €80 million (£70 million) initiative aiming to better target treatments for the millions...
Dec 14, 2020


Researchers find whooping cough bacteria "lurks silently" in healthy people
Researchers in the UK and Europe have discovered the bacteria which causes whooping cough can “lurk silently” in the noses and throats of...
Dec 14, 2020


Breastmilk supplements help protect preterm baby's weight loss
Doctors in Southampton have found an eight-week nutrient supplement for breastfeeding mums can help prevent weight loss and boost the...
Dec 14, 2020
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