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New research focuses on care for alcohol-dependent patients
Southampton researchers are studying the care of people with alcohol dependence in hospitals. Patients who are alcohol dependent often...
Jul 13, 2022


Taking vitamin D during pregnancy could reduce the risk of eczema in babies
Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies suffering from atopic eczema, according to...
Jul 12, 2022


Supporting women’s mental health could reduce babies’ risk of respiratory illnesses
Supporting maternal mental health before pregnancy could reduce the risk of babies developing respiratory illnesses in their first 18...
Jul 11, 2022


Pregnant women support Group B strep vaccine study to prevent baby deaths
Southampton researchers are inviting pregnant women to help study a new vaccine that would protect their baby from potentially...
Jul 11, 2022


Scientists use tadpoles to discover new children’s genetic disease
Tadpoles have helped researchers identify a new genetic disease that affects children's brain development. The condition is so new it...
Jul 1, 2022


Southampton public health practitioner urges ‘step change’ to prevent obesity in national review
“Going forward a step change is needed to look at interventions to prevent obesity as part of a whole system and not in isolation.”...
Jun 29, 2022


More efficient method shown to take and analyse blood gas
Southampton researchers have demonstrated a safer and faster way of taking arterial blood gas samples from patients in intensive care...
Jun 24, 2022


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
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