Lung scarring disease has first positive trial results in a decade
Researchers have identified a much-needed treatment for patients with a fatal lung condition. Dr Sophie Fletcher led Southampton’s...
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Sep 18
Asthma experts agree biologics can be used in pregnancy
An international study has found widespread agreement that pregnant women with severe asthma can be treated with biologics. Biologics are...
Sep 10
New approach to speed up discovery of lung disease treatments
Southampton researchers are making advances in disease modelling that could lead to new drugs being identified. They are developing...
Jul 24
Shedding light on lung disease: Meet Joseph Bell
Southampton researchers are improving understanding and treatment of a group of rare diseases. Patients with fibrotic lung diseases...
Jul 17
New partnership to tackle poor air quality
International clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE has highlighted the importance of tackling poor air quality in the...
May 8
Southampton labs lead the way in sustainability
Two laboratories at Southampton General Hospital have won awards for their sustainable practices. The Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)...
Apr 23
New national centre to improve tests and treatments for lung diseases
Southampton researchers will co-lead a new £9.4 million centre to improve care for people with rare lung diseases. The research centre...
Apr 12
Three generations take part in decades-spanning asthma and allergy research
Families on the Isle of Wight have been taking part in a ground-breaking research project for over 34 years. Researchers in Southampton...
Apr 9
New collaboration launched to find treatments of the future
Southampton researchers have launched a new collaboration to speed up progress in 3D cell modelling. The models they develop will be used...
Mar 6
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...
Feb 23
COVID-19 drugs could treat other lung conditions
Southampton researchers are investigating if promising COVID-19 treatments can help other hospital patients and ease NHS winter...
Jan 19
Eczema website helps patients and the NHS
A website to help people manage their eczema could be saving the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds. The website, developed by...
Dec 1, 2023
Southampton doctor and team honoured for research into lung disorders
Growing research into a rare lung disease has been recognised in two prestigious honours. Dr Sophie Fletcher and her research fellows...
Nov 10, 2023
Funding boost for asthma and long Covid research
Southampton researchers have been celebrated by the British Medical Association (BMA) Foundation. Dr Anna Freeman and Dr Ahilanandan...
Oct 23, 2023
Asthma attacks in older men could be triggered by immune cells
Southampton researchers are part of an international team that has identified an immune cell responsible for some hard-to-treat asthma...
Sep 19, 2023
AI analyses breathing and speech to track infection progression
Southampton researchers are developing an app to help spot signs of a respiratory infection getting worse. Respiratory tract infections...
Sep 13, 2023
Adult asthma risk predicted from childhood symptoms
A new scoring system can predict how likely young children with symptoms such as wheezing are to have asthma in later life. Asthma...
Aug 31, 2023
Boys who smoke in their early teens put future children at risk, study finds
New research suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children. Researchers from the...
Jun 23, 2023
New study could unlock better asthma treatments
Southampton researchers are investigating a new drug that could help people with asthma. The drug targets a gene that makes people more...
Jun 12, 2023
Southampton experts urge PM to tell party not to discredit science on toxic air
Two leading Southampton researchers have signed a letter asking the Prime Minister to tell his colleagues to stop discrediting facts...
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