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Southampton-led trial publishes COVID-19 booster data
Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from a...
Dec 3, 2021


Southampton honoured for clinical trials data innovation during pandemic
An innovative approach to remotely monitor clinical trials in Southampton has been recognised with a national award. Data management...
Dec 1, 2021


Fitness before cancer surgery shown to be important predictor of survival
New research with cancer patients has shown being fit before surgery influences outcomes more than muscle-wastage associated with cancer...
Nov 29, 2021


Pregnant women needed for COVID-19 vaccine study in Southampton
Pregnant women in Southampton are being invited to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine study. Preg-CoV is the UK’s largest clinical study to...
Nov 26, 2021


COVID-19 vaccine study to determine how to best protect young people
Young people in Southampton are taking part in a national study that will help inform how to best vaccinate teenagers in the UK. Com-COV...
Nov 24, 2021


Pregnant volunteers needed for research to prevent meningitis in newborns
Southampton researchers are looking for pregnant volunteers to join a study investigating how ‘good bacteria’ may protect babies from...
Oct 14, 2021


Southampton researchers trial new cancer early detection blood test
Researchers in Southampton are investigating a new early detection test for cancer, following the opening of a new trial. The SYMPLIFY...
Sep 27, 2021


Pioneering study starts to treat patients with incurable neurological disease
Southampton researchers have given the first UK patient a new treatment for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. This international study aims...
Sep 23, 2021


Supermarket layout trial prompts healthier food choices
A Southampton-led study has shown customers bought healthier foods with a new supermarket layout. Dr Christina Vogel and Prof Janis Baird...
Sep 21, 2021


Southampton to help tackle long COVID impacts on the brain
Southampton is set to collaborate on a study of brain function in long COVID. Led by University College London (UCL), it's one of 15...
Sep 2, 2021


New insights into extremely rare COVID-19 vaccine-related blood clots
Southampton has contributed to new research into extremely rare blood clots appearing after COVID-19 vaccination. The findings point the...
Aug 22, 2021


New study into COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women launches in Southampton
The country’s largest clinical study investigating the best gap between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses for pregnant women is...
Aug 18, 2021
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