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Underground's black snot harmful to lungs
If you’ve ever blown your nose at an underground station, you’ll be familiar with the black dust it harbours. New research from our BRU...
Dec 14, 2020


Better diagnosis for PCD patients
Southampton researchers have developed a new clinical tool to diagnose the rare disease primary ciliary dyskinesia, enabling more...
Dec 14, 2020


Cough trial could give first drug in 50 years
In a UK-wide clinical trial, our NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit is testing a promising new drug for a chronic cough, as a key...
Dec 14, 2020


Surgeons trial new drug to help brain haemorrhage patients
Surgeons in Southampton are trialling a new drug based on a chemical antioxidant found in broccoli to improve outcomes for brain...
Dec 14, 2020


Drinkers face weak bones in old age
New research from the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) suggests that drinking alcohol, even in moderation, makes us more...
Dec 14, 2020


AstraZeneca strikes partnership with WISH lab
Our state-of-the-art Wessex Investigational Sciences Hub (WISH) laboratory has joined forces with AstraZeneca to investigate new ways to...
Dec 14, 2020


Omega-3 rich diet protects against type 2 diabetes
New research demonstrates that a low calorie diet with omega-3 supplements lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the NIHR...
Dec 14, 2020


Advanced 3D imaging for deadly lung disease
Southampton researchers have used a new 3D x-ray imaging technique for the first time to better understand idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis...
Dec 14, 2020


Professor Keith Godfrey appointed NIHR senior investigator
Director of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Professor Keith Godfrey, has been named as one of 34 newly appointed...
Dec 14, 2020


New ultrasound technology for cleaning teeth
A new technology, using water treated with high-frequency sound waves, could help fight debilitating lung infections in conditions like...
Dec 14, 2020
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