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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...
May 16, 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....
Apr 13, 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...
Feb 5, 2018
Developing a new app to reduce the risk of breast cancer
Researchers in Southampton are working with women across the region to raise awareness of the link between alcohol consumption and breast...
Jan 24, 2018
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...
Nov 22, 2017
Eating better in adulthood improves physical health in older age
A new study by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre’s Prof Sian Robinson suggests those who have healthier diets in adult life are fitter...
Nov 22, 2017
New genes found to increase risk of osteoporosis
New genes potentially involved in the bone disease osteoporosis have been discovered by Southampton researchers, as part of an...
Nov 22, 2017
Parents' viewing behaviours influence toddlers' sedentary screen use
A Singapore study with the NIHR Southampton BRC has shown that parents’ TV viewing habits are the strongest behavioural predictor of...
Oct 19, 2017
Nutrition the key to a better night's sleep in pregnancy
New research has found women who have more of the amino acid tryptophan in their blood are more likely to sleep better during pregnancy....
Oct 5, 2017
Omega-3 helps liver disease patients
Omega-3 supplements have been shown to improve liver function in some patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Research led by...
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...
Oct 5, 2017
Overweight IVF mothers at greater risk of diabetes in pregnancy
Women who are overweight and conceive by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes – making losing...
Oct 5, 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...
Aug 17, 2017
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