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Whooping cough ‘human challenge’ study in quest for new and more effective vaccine
Volunteers will trial a new way to prevent whooping cough in a study launching in Southampton, following a sharp rise in cases in recent...
Jun 24, 2022
New £2.2 million study to use AI to prevent multiple long-term health conditions
Southampton researchers will lead a new project to help prevent people from developing multiple, burdensome, long-term conditions at an...
Jun 23, 2022
COVID-19 study supports flexible intervals between Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Southampton researchers have helped show a greater immune response occurs if two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca...
Jun 15, 2022
Southampton professor receives MBE at Windsor Castle
Professor Keith Godfrey has received his MBE, awarded for services to medicine during the COVID-19 response. He was presented the honour...
Jun 10, 2022
Southampton professor receives OBE in Queen’s Jubilee Honours for COVID-19 vaccine research
Professor Saul Faust has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours List. The Consultant Paediatrician at University Hospital...
Jun 6, 2022
Com-COV vaccine study to analyse third dose options for 12 to 15 year olds
Researchers in Southampton have launched a new study of COVID-19 vaccine schedules in young people. Comparing different boosters and doses...
May 30, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine after infection reduces risk of Long Covid
A new study involving Southampton’s Dr Nisreen Alwan suggests vaccination could help people with Long Covid. There is evidence that shows...
May 27, 2022
Voice analysis could help spot signs of worsening asthma
Asthma patients could one day use a smartphone app to manage their condition, after Southampton researchers used voice recordings to...
May 27, 2022
Professor Cyrus Cooper listed as top medicine scientist in UK
A new list of top medicine scientists has ranked Southampton’s Prof Cyrus Cooper number one in the UK. This first edition of top...
May 20, 2022
Southampton to lead 2.2m Natasha trial to treat people living with food allergies
Southampton researchers will lead a major new nationwide trial, funded by a charity set up by Natasha Ednan-Laperouse’s parents, to treat...
May 18, 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...
May 13, 2022
Rapid method shown to detect infection in cystic fibrosis
Southampton researchers have demonstrated a quick and accurate method to diagnose bacterial infections. The technique has the potential...
May 3, 2022
New COVID-19 drug from ACCORD trial boosts hospital patients’ recovery
The drug bemcentinib could help to further improve the care COVID-19 patients receive in hospital, a sub-study of the Southampton-led...
Apr 29, 2022
Lung disease survival could be predicted from size of swollen glands
Southampton researchers have found a new way to estimate how long someone with a progressive lung disease have left to live. A study led...
Apr 28, 2022
Skulls stay strong despite worse diets
Southampton researchers have shown that skulls keep their strength even when other bones become weaker. They found that while poorer...
Apr 28, 2022
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