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Supermarket layout trial prompts healthier food choices
A Southampton-led study has shown customers bought healthier foods with a new supermarket layout. Dr Christina Vogel and Prof Janis Baird...
Sep 21, 2021
Pioneering study starts to treat patients with incurable neurological disease
Southampton researchers have given the first UK patient a new treatment for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. This international study aims...
Sep 21, 2021
Southampton to help tackle long COVID impacts on the brain
Southampton is set to collaborate on a study of brain function in long COVID. Led by University College London (UCL), it's one of 15...
Sep 2, 2021
People of Southampton step up to deliver COVID-19 vaccine booster study
Over 200 people from Southampton joined the national COV-BOOST study. That makes the city one of the biggest contributors to this vital...
Aug 25, 2021
New study into COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women launches in Southampton
The country’s largest clinical study investigating the best gap between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses for pregnant women is...
Aug 25, 2021
New insights into extremely rare COVID-19 vaccine-related blood clots
Southampton has contributed to new research into extremely rare blood clots appearing after COVID-19 vaccination. The findings point the...
Aug 23, 2021
People given 'friendly' bacteria in nose drops protected against meningitis
A world-first trial has shown that nose drops of modified 'friendly' bacteria protect against meningitis. Led by Professor Robert Read...
Jul 12, 2021
Lab tests show Southampton antiviral effective against COVID-19 variants
Lab tests have shown a promising antiviral treatment to be effective against the Alpha and Beta COVID-19 variants. Southampton-led...
Jun 10, 2021
Southampton leads world-first COVID-19 vaccine booster study
Volunteers from Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth will soon be able to receive a third ‘booster’ COVID-19 vaccine through a new...
May 19, 2021
First COVID-19 vaccine study for pregnant women launches in Southampton
The first COVID-19 vaccine study in the UK recruiting pregnant women has been launched across several National Institute of Health...
May 18, 2021
Pregnant teenagers and their midwives need support to discuss healthy eating
Diet in pregnancy has significant impact on baby’s development and lifelong health. Pregnant teenagers’ diets are amongst the least...
May 17, 2021
Adolescence is a window of opportunity for improving health literacy
A study by the University of Southampton has shown its LifeLab programme, aimed at improving adolescent health through hands-on learning,...
May 12, 2021
One third of patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19 still have lung changes after a year
A new study has shown that most patients discharged from hospital after experiencing severe COVID-19 infection appear to return to full...
May 7, 2021
Nutritional supplement taken before and during pregnancy cuts preterm births
A Southampton study has shown that use of a nutritional supplement before and during pregnancy did not influence the mother’s blood sugar...
Apr 30, 2021
Volunteers needed for latest UK COVID-19 vaccine study launched in Southampton
Volunteers from the Southampton area are being asked to sign up to the latest COVID-19 vaccine study to be rolled out across the UK. The...
Apr 28, 2021
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