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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 18, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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
Funding bodies commit to 'revitalise' nutrition research
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have responded to the findings of an important...
Aug 16, 2017
Researchers describe how Salmonella bacteria use 'sticky' proteins to infect blood cells
New research by Professor Robert Read into the development of Salmonella food poisoning has revealed how the bacteria get inside and...
Aug 16, 2017
Pioneering meningitis nose drop trial planned
Our researchers are pioneering the use of a nose drop containing a type of ‘friendly’ bacteria that could help prevent meningitis and...
Jul 30, 2017
Improving survival from emergency bowel surgery
Southampton will lead a nationwide trial of a treatment approach that could improve survival from emergency bowel surgery by guiding the...
Jul 23, 2017
Personalising care for muscle wasting patients
Data scientists have used clinical data to help predict how the incurable neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will...
Jul 18, 2017
Sherpa survival strategy could improve care
For centuries the Sherpa peoples of the Himalayas have lived in air so thin in oxygen that lowlanders find every breath difficult – now...
Jul 18, 2017
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