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Dec 14, 2020
Artificial pancreas trialled for children with type 1 diabetes
Southampton researchers are working with the University of Cambridge to trial a revolutionary ‘artificial pancreas’ device that could...


Dec 14, 2020
New drug halts deadly lung disease
Researchers from the NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit have seen promising results from a new treatment for the...


Dec 14, 2020
Rapid test for flu helps cut antibiotic use
A quick-acting test for flu and other viral infections could help fight the rise in antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs’ and ensure patients...


Dec 14, 2020
Low vitamin B12 levels linked to diabetes in pregnancy
Asian women with a lower vitamin B12 status have been found to be more at risk of gestational diabetes, raising the possibility that...


Dec 14, 2020
Heart drug tackles eye disease
Researchers in Southampton are leading groundbreaking work into using a heart failure drug to save the sight of patients with a currently...


Dec 14, 2020
Best device found to reset heartbeat
Southampton researchers have compared two types of defibrillator and identified the best at resetting the heart’s natural rhythm in...


Dec 14, 2020
Southampton study to improve heart attack test
A new study aims to improve heart attack test accuracy, by analysing routine blood tests from 20,000 patients at University Hospital...


Dec 14, 2020
BRC researchers return to Everest
10 years on from the first Xtreme Everest expedition, Southampton’s Prof Mike Grocott and colleagues from University College London and...


Dec 14, 2020
Pregnancy health programme helps prevent childhood obesity
A pregnancy health programme for obese mothers has seen the body fat of their babies at 6 months, indicating with potential benefits for...


Dec 14, 2020
Asthmatics less able to fight off flu
New research by NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit has discovered that asthmatics have a weaker immune system,...


Dec 14, 2020
Sugar may be damaging children's livers
Eating too much fructose - a common type of sugar - puts children at greater risk of fatty liver disease, shows new research from the...


Dec 14, 2020
Stress before pregnancy may increase child's eczema risk
Babies whose mothers felt stressed before they fell pregnant had a higher risk of eczema at age 12 months, new research has shown. Led by...
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