Rapid test team raise £2M to help patients get the right antibiotic faster
Southampton researchers have created a potentially life-saving test that can quickly find out which antibiotics will and won’t work for...
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- Mar 3
Southampton professor receives OBE at Buckingham Palace
Professor Saul Faust has received his OBE for COVID-19 vaccine research. He was presented the honour by the Prince of Wales last week in...
- Nov 30, 2022
Funding boost for biofilms research and innovation
Southampton researchers are set to benefit from further funding for world-class biofilms research and innovation. The Biotechnology and...
- Nov 11, 2022
Parents urged to support new research tackling RSV infections in babies
Parents in the Southampton area are being urged to support a new respiratory virus study. RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is one of the...
- Oct 21, 2022
‘Good’ bacteria could offer protection in new meningitis vaccine
Southampton researchers are using a protective bacteria that naturally lives in our nose to develop a new meningitis vaccine. Dr Adam...
- Oct 17, 2022
New study to support pneumonia vaccines in Thailand
Southampton researchers have formed a new partnership with scientists in Thailand. Together, they aim to lay the groundwork for the...
- Sep 28, 2022
Olympic sprinter Iwan Thomas spotlights Group B strep vaccine study
Olympian Iwan Thomas has thanked “amazing” staff at the Princess Anne Hospital for his son Teddy’s life-saving care in a BBC report for...
- Aug 15, 2022
New CMV investigational vaccine research study at Southampton
Southampton researchers are looking for healthy women to take part in a new trial that could help prevent a common viral infection that...
- May 13, 2022
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose provides strong immunity boost, shows UK study
COVID-19 vaccines given as fourth doses in the UK offer excellent boosting immunity protection, according to the latest results from a...
- Jan 24, 2022
Cutting antibiotics for children’s lung infections gives same results as full doses
New research shows lower dose and shorter course antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in children is safe and works. The data offer new...
- Nov 3, 2021
Antioxidant supplements trialled to support immune system
Southampton researchers are exploring the effects of antioxidant supplements on the immune system A new study is recruiting healthy...
- Oct 28, 2021
Antibiotic provides little effect on chest infections in children
Southampton researchers have found that the antibiotic amoxicillin is only slightly more effective at treating chest infections in...
- Oct 14, 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...
- Jul 12, 2021
People given 'friendly' bacteria in nose drops protected against meningitis
A world-first trial has shown that nose drops of modified 'friendly' bacteria protect against meningitis. Led by Professor Robert Read...
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