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Research inspires teenagers to eat well and move more
Innovative research is supporting teenagers make healthier choices that will help them live well for longer. Southampton researchers are...
Aug 3, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine study calls on pregnant women to help build booster dose guidance
Pregnant women in the south are being invited to help discover the most effective use of booster vaccines during pregnancy. The Preg-CoV...
Jul 27, 2022
Peanut allergy reactions worse after poor sleep
Allergic reactions to peanuts are worse for adults if they’ve had a bad night’s sleep, research has found. The national study also...
Jul 19, 2022
New research focuses on care for alcohol-dependent patients
Southampton researchers are studying the care of people with alcohol dependence in hospitals. Patients who are alcohol dependent often...
Jul 12, 2022
Taking vitamin D during pregnancy could reduce the risk of eczema in babies
Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies suffering from atopic eczema, according to...
Jul 11, 2022
Supporting women’s mental health could reduce babies’ risk of respiratory illnesses
Supporting maternal mental health before pregnancy could reduce the risk of babies developing respiratory illnesses in their first 18...
Jul 10, 2022
Pregnant women support Group B strep vaccine study to prevent baby deaths
Southampton researchers are inviting pregnant women to help study a new vaccine that would protect their baby from potentially...
Jul 10, 2022
Scientists use tadpoles to discover new children’s genetic disease
Tadpoles have helped researchers identify a new genetic disease that affects children's brain development. The condition is so new it...
Jul 1, 2022
Southampton public health practitioner urges ‘step change’ to prevent obesity in national review
“Going forward a step change is needed to look at interventions to prevent obesity as part of a whole system and not in isolation.”...
Jun 28, 2022
More efficient method shown to take and analyse blood gas
Southampton researchers have demonstrated a safer and faster way of taking arterial blood gas samples from patients in intensive care...
Jun 23, 2022
Whooping cough ‘human challenge’ study in quest for new and more effective vaccine
Volunteers will trial a new way to prevent whooping cough in a study launching in Southampton, following a sharp rise in cases in recent...
Jun 23, 2022
New £2.2 million study to use AI to prevent multiple long-term health conditions
Southampton researchers will lead a new project to help prevent people from developing multiple, burdensome, long-term conditions at an...
Jun 22, 2022
COVID-19 study supports flexible intervals between Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Southampton researchers have helped show a greater immune response occurs if two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca...
Jun 14, 2022
Southampton professor receives MBE at Windsor Castle
Professor Keith Godfrey has received his MBE, awarded for services to medicine during the COVID-19 response. He was presented the honour...
Jun 9, 2022
Southampton professor receives OBE in Queen’s Jubilee Honours for COVID-19 vaccine research
Professor Saul Faust has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours List. The Consultant Paediatrician at University Hospital...
Jun 5, 2022
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