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New collaboration launched to improve muscle health in people with obesity
Southampton researchers are increasing understanding of muscle loss found in people living with obesity in older age. They are...
Apr 24, 2025


Southampton to lead new UK network into links between gut and brain health
A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system and mental...
Apr 24, 2025


American honour for children’s surgery study
Dr Joseph Larvin receiving his prize. Image courtesy of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. An anaesthetic trainee at University...
Apr 22, 2025


Southampton joins national collaboration to advance surgical care
A new research collaboration has launched to improve surgical care and patient safety in the NHS. Perioperative care supports patients...
Apr 2, 2025


New scoring systems could help improve severe asthma treatment
Southampton researchers have developed the first patient-centred tools to assess severe asthma treatment. Severe asthma affects around...
Apr 2, 2025


Southampton professors named as senior leaders in UK research
Three Southampton professors have been recognised as outstanding research leaders by the National Institute for Health and Care Research...
Mar 26, 2025


Landmark genetics study reaches 3,000 participants
Southampton researchers are driving new understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease through genetics. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)...
Mar 26, 2025


Leading nutrition expert to receive lifetime achievement award
Professor Philip Calder has been honoured with the Alexander Leaf Distinguished Scientist Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize is...
Mar 19, 2025


Changing men’s diets could affect their future children’s health, study finds
New research suggests that men who eat a diet rich in olive oil, omega-3 and vitamin D could influence their future children’s genes,...
Mar 10, 2025


Supporting children with asthma: Meet Anna Rattu
Southampton researchers are investigating a new way to help children and young people with asthma. Asthma affects over 330 million people...
Mar 4, 2025


People in deprived areas of Hampshire less likely to survive cardiac arrests, study suggests
People living in Hampshire’s most deprived areas may be less likely to survive a cardiac arrest, according to new research. The study...
Mar 4, 2025


Rapid diagnostics spinout raises £5m for pioneering antibiotic test
A rapid test to help treat bacterial infections is taking a major step following a funding boost. The iFAST test can help patients get...
Feb 20, 2025


World’s first controlled infection with harmless bacteria in pregnancy reveals new insights
A study has shed new light on the movement of bacteria during pregnancy. Pregnant women given nose drops containing harmless bacteria did...
Feb 20, 2025


Professor Mike Grocott to lead global perioperative medicine organisation
Professor Mike Grocott has been announced as the next president of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative (POQI). His election follows five...
Feb 17, 2025


First patients recruited to largest lung cancer clinical trial
David Mather and his wife, Iwona The first patients have been recruited to the world’s largest trial using radiotherapy to treat advanced...
Feb 17, 2025
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