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Supporting emergency blood donation in rural Ghana: Meet Honghui Shen
When emergencies happen, swift and safe blood transfusion is vital. Road accidents and heavy bleeding around childbirth are common in countries such as Ghana in West Africa. However, blood stocks are often chronically low. Honghui Shen is a PhD student at the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre. Based at the University of Southampton, he is developing a digital health app that will be piloted in Ghana to boost donations. He shares his hopes for his project and what ad
Nov 3


Supporting families navigating inherited disease risk
New research will develop an online tool to support how genetic risk is shared with at-risk relatives. Dr Lisa Ballard has been awarded...
Aug 26


Parents who experience pregnancy loss to help shape future support
Researchers are working with parents who have experienced pregnancy loss to improve care and support. The initiative is named the Roberta...
Jul 23


Improved tests could boost diagnosis of a rare lung disease
Southampton researchers are making advances in genetic testing to help diagnose Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). PCD is a rare genetic...
Jun 24


Landmark genetics study reaches 3,000 participants
Southampton researchers are driving new understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease through genetics. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)...
Mar 26


Southampton team wins international AI hackathon
A team of clinicians and data analysts has won a global competition with a tool to predict orthopaedic conditions. The AI in Orthopaedics...
Feb 11


AI being used to prevent malnutrition in hospital
A new study is exploring the potential of technology to monitor patients’ food intake. Researchers have developed an image-based system...
Feb 5


Health research data platform reaches major milestone
A landmark first dataset has been onboarded to a new regional research platform. The data from University Hospital Southampton (UHS) will...
Jan 24


AI risks left unchecked, Regius Professor warns
Professor Dame Wendy Hall is leading calls for global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of a new United Nations (UN)...
Sep 19, 2024


Health and wellbeing lighthouse joins Southampton art trail
Southampton researchers have designed an interactive lighthouse sculpture with a local school. The eight-foot lighthouse is part of a...
Jul 19, 2024


Lung condition app takes step towards use across NHS
An exercise app for a common lung condition that was developed by Southampton researchers has been recommended for use in the UK. The...
Mar 6, 2024


New analysis of vast genomes project finds ‘missed’ diagnoses
Southampton researchers have developed a new scoring system that could help give more patients with rare diseases a diagnosis. The...
Feb 16, 2024


UN appoint Dame Wendy Hall to new AI body
The United Nations have appointed Dame Wendy Hall to their new high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI). Dame Wendy is a...
Oct 30, 2023


Southampton’s research into AI for genetics receives funding boost
Researchers in Southampton will develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to improve the analysis and interpretation of newly discovered...
Aug 17, 2023


Helping patients with the burden of sharing genetic test results with relatives
Southampton researchers have found patients would like more support when sharing the results of their genetic test with at-risk...
Jul 12, 2023


Southampton leads £31m vision to build trust in AI
Southampton researchers will lead a major international project to help develop responsible and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI)....
Jun 26, 2023


AI research paper wins inflammatory bowel disease award
Southampton researchers have been recognised for studying the use of machine learning for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is the...
Feb 10, 2023


Genetic test could help personalise Crohn’s disease treatment
A genetic test has successfully predicted gut narrowing in patients, paving the way for more tailored management. Some patients with...
Nov 7, 2022


Health data expert highlights environmental impact of data-driven research
A Southampton doctor is raising awareness of how data-driven health research has an environmental impact. She suggests greater focus on...
Oct 13, 2022


New £2.2 million study to use AI to prevent multiple long-term health conditions
Southampton researchers will lead a new project to help prevent people from developing multiple, burdensome, long-term conditions at an...
Jun 22, 2022
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