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1 day ago
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...


1 day ago
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...


4 days ago
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...


4 days ago
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 14
Brake pad emissions could be more toxic than diesel exhaust, study finds
Southampton researchers have discovered that some common brake pads can have a harmful effect on lung health. The new study looked at...


Feb 11
Finding the treatments of the future: Meet Mirella Spalluto
Southampton researchers are developing new models to expand respiratory disease research. Respiratory diseases affect 10 million people...


Feb 11
Southampton team wins international AI hackathon
A team of clinicians and data analysts has won a global competition with a tool to predict orthopaedic conditions. The AI in Orthopaedics...


Feb 7
Southampton doctor wins national award for clinical impact
Dr Sophie Fletcher has been awarded a prestigious National Clinical Impact Award. The honour recognises her dedicated work to improve...

Feb 7
Patients with previously inoperable pelvic tumours surviving long-term
People with some complex cancers are surviving longer, according to new research. Around 4,000 patients in the UK need treatment for...

Feb 5
AI being used to prevent malnutrition in hospital
A new study is exploring the potential of technology to monitor patients’ food intake. Researchers have developed an image-based system...


Jan 31
Shaping the future of health research together
It’s important that trials and studies provide maximum benefit to people’s health. That’s why the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research...


Jan 30
LifeLab team urges MPs to include young voices in future vaping policies
Southampton researchers and young people have been to Westminster to urge MPs to consider young people’s views on vaping. At Evidence...


Jan 27
Loneliness could hinder older peoples’ recovery after leaving hospital
Southampton researchers have identified ways to boost older patients' recovery at home. Social isolation not only affects people...

Jan 24
Health research data platform reaches major milestone
A landmark first dataset has been onboarded to a new regional research platform. The data from University Hospital Southampton (UHS) will...

Jan 24
Researchers warn of chemicals being overused in everyday products
Southampton researchers are calling for stricter regulations on antimicrobials to protect public health. Antimicrobial chemicals are...
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