Women who are overweight and conceive by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes – making losing...

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have responded to the findings of an important...

New research by Professor Robert Read into the development of Salmonella food poisoning has revealed how the bacteria get inside and...

Data scientists have used clinical data to help predict how the incurable neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will...

Southampton researchers are working with the University of Cambridge to trial a revolutionary ‘artificial pancreas’ device that could...

Asian women with a lower vitamin B12 status have been found to be more at risk of gestational diabetes, raising the possibility that...

A pregnancy health programme for obese mothers has seen the body fat of their babies at 6 months, indicating with potential benefits for...

Eating too much fructose - a common type of sugar - puts children at greater risk of fatty liver disease, shows new research from the...

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...

New research from our NIHR Biomedical Research Centre has shown that babies with eczema are at greater risk of developing tooth decay as...

Boosting children’s development by providing better support for families has been proposed by team of researchers, including Professor...

Babies with a rash or wheezing when they are less than 18 months old are more likely to develop allergies later in life, according to our...

On the 18 January 2017 the research leads of Southampton’s new NIHR Biomedical Research Centre came together with colleagues to discuss...

New research from the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) suggests that drinking alcohol, even in moderation, makes us more...

New research demonstrates that a low calorie diet with omega-3 supplements lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the NIHR...

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