Researchers find whooping cough bacteria "lurks silently" in healthy people
Researchers in the UK and Europe have discovered the bacteria which causes whooping cough can “lurk silently” in the noses and throats of...
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- Nov 27, 2018
Southampton doctors in world-first trial of new nose drop to fight meningitis
Doctors in Southampton are leading a world-first trial of a new nose drop containing a type of modified ‘friendly’ bacteria that could...
- Nov 17, 2018
Researchers develop an app to predict the risk of asthma in children
Researchers in Southampton and the US have created an app that can predict a child’s risk of asthma through six simple yes or no...
- Jul 13, 2018
Southampton's 'soft' laser therapy for cancer patients could be offered nationwide
An NIHR funded ‘soft’ laser therapy pioneered in the UK by doctors in Southampton to help prevent side effects in patients receiving...
- Jun 25, 2018
Using mathematics to assess lung function
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new digital way of analysing X-ray images of lungs that could herald a...
- May 16, 2018
Southampton researchers look at why people choose not to take part in clinical trials
Clinical trials couldn’t take place without people volunteering to take part. All doctors depend on volunteers to better understand the...
- May 16, 2018
Researchers looking to recruit young smokers to better understand lung disease
Researchers in Southampton are studying the timeline of lung disease in a younger smoking population to better understand how and when it...
- Apr 13, 2018
Exploring the impact of public involvement
In March we (the Wessex Public Involvement Network - #WessexPIN) organised an ‘Exploring the Impact of Public Involvement’ workshop....
- Feb 5, 2018
Training our immune system to fight TB
Looking at how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria interacts with our immune system, researchers in Southampton believe a more effective vaccine...
- Nov 22, 2017
Pioneering exercise programme to aid cancer patients
Our critical care research team has been awarded £2.3 million for a new scheme providing pre-surgery exercise sessions for cancer...
- Nov 22, 2017
Drug boosts antibiotic treatment for rare lung disease
Pairing antibiotics with a drug that helps break down bacterial defences could make them more effective against hard-to-treat infections...
- Oct 5, 2017
Drug helps cystic fibrosis patients battle lung infections
Southampton research has shown that nitric oxide can greatly improve the effects of antibiotics in tackling the chronic lung infections...
- Oct 5, 2017
Early diagnosis could help millions with undiagnosed lung disease
Two million people in the UK are estimated to have undiagnosed COPD, a debilitating lung disease. New research has pinpointed the...
- Aug 17, 2017
Drug improves antibiotic treatment of lung infection
Patients with lung conditions are prone to infections that can be hard to treat with antibiotics. Now researchers have found a drug that...
- Jul 31, 2017
Pioneering meningitis nose drop trial planned
Our researchers are pioneering the use of a nose drop containing a type of ‘friendly’ bacteria that could help prevent meningitis and...
- Jul 24, 2017
Improving survival from emergency bowel surgery
Southampton will lead a nationwide trial of a treatment approach that could improve survival from emergency bowel surgery by guiding the...
- Jul 19, 2017
Personalising care for muscle wasting patients
Data scientists have used clinical data to help predict how the incurable neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will...
- Jul 19, 2017
Sherpa survival strategy could improve care
For centuries the Sherpa peoples of the Himalayas have lived in air so thin in oxygen that lowlanders find every breath difficult – now...
- Jul 17, 2017
New drug halts deadly lung disease
Researchers from the NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit have seen promising results from a new treatment for the...
- Apr 25, 2017
Rapid test for flu helps cut antibiotic use
A quick-acting test for flu and other viral infections could help fight the rise in antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs’ and ensure patients...
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