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Call for volunteers to open a new front on coronavirus through vaccine trial
Southampton doctors are calling on the city and region’s adults to join trials of a vaccine using tried and tested technology to tackle...
Jan 13, 2021


Antiviral COVID-19 drug prospects boosted by discovery of short form coronavirus 'entry point' prote
A shadow over the promising inhaled interferon beta COVID-19 therapy has been cleared with the discovery that although it appears to...
Jan 12, 2021


Southampton researchers' COVID-19 responses recognised in New Year Honours
Professor Keith Godfrey, Dr Katrina Cathie and Dr Nisreen Alwan have all been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for 2021...
Jan 8, 2021


Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial results confirm it is safe and effective
The interim analysis data for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trial for COVID-19 has been published in The Lancet, following a press...
Dec 14, 2020


Point of care testing can improve the detection and treatment of influenza
Southampton-led research has shown that implementing point-of-care testing in hospitals to diagnose influenza (flu) can lead to better...
Dec 14, 2020


Southampton volunteers help demonstrate up to 90% protection from Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
The people of Southampton made a major contribution to data showing that a University of Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccine could protect...
Nov 23, 2020


First COVID-19 patient given inhaled surfactant in Southampton-led trial
The first COVID-19 patient has been treated with nebulised (inhaled) surfactant – a substance which makes it easier to breathe – as part...
Nov 20, 2020


COVID-19 vaccine trial starts in Southampton
Southampton’s Professor Saul Faust is leading the UK trial of a new COVID-19 vaccine, aiming to recruit 6,000 volunteers from across the...
Nov 16, 2020


Point of care COVID-19 tests can reduce transmission in hospitals
Southampton researchers have shown that implementing point of care testing in hospitals to rapidly diagnose COVID-19 in patients is...
Oct 9, 2020


WesFit trial wins Cancer Care Initiative of the Year
Southampton researchers have won this year’s Health Services Journal Cancer Care Initiative of the Year award for their pioneering trial...
Sep 4, 2020


Southampton team developing prototype protective equipment for frontline healthcare staff
Southampton researchers are testing a prototype of a personal respirator they have developed for frontline healthcare staff tackling the...
Apr 2, 2020


Southampton scientists renew strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca
Prof Tom Wilkinson’s research group has renewed a long-standing collaboration with AstraZeneca to understand the mechanisms driving the...
Mar 9, 2020


Teenagers driving trial of mobile-based asthma support
Southampton’s Breathing Retraining for Asthma Trial of Home Exercises for Teenagers (BREATHE4T) study is assessing the use of an online...
Feb 7, 2020


Doctor's marathon challenge to boost medical training in Africa
Southampton consultant anaesthetist and researcher Professor Mike Grocott is taking on the 2020 London Marathon, raising money to train...
Jan 29, 2020


Anti-viral treatment has potential to protect lung disease patients
Southampton researchers have found boosting a key part of the body’s immune system has the potential to prevent viral infections in...
Dec 18, 2019


Southampton researchers trial new vaccine to fight lung disease and save more lives
A new vaccine could protect patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) against lung infections that worsen their...
Oct 30, 2019


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...
Oct 22, 2019


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 27, 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...
Nov 17, 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...
Jul 12, 2018
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