News and updates

Monday 1st July 2019

International gene 'silencing' trial gives hope for Huntington's disease patients

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Neurology specialists in Southampton are taking part in a potentially ground-breaking study to slow the progression of Huntington's disease by 'silencing' the faulty gene which causes the serious brain disorder.
Date
Monday 1 July 2019

Trauma experts trial use of new enhanced blood transfusion to improve survival

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Clinicians in Southampton are trialling a new treatment which involves giving trauma patients an enhanced blood transfusion to help improve their chances of survival.
Date
Monday 1 July 2019
Friday 28th June 2019

Brain scans used to improve dementia diagnosis

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Southampton research has shown that certain patterns on brain scans could be used to help diagnose dementia earlier and support caregivers.
Date
Friday 28 June 2019
Tuesday 25th June 2019

£2.8 million lab to take killer infection fight to the frontline

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Southampton's university-hospital partnership has won £2.8 million funding for cutting-edge research laboratories to tackle antibiotic resistant infections at the point of care.
Date
Tuesday 25 June 2019
Wednesday 19th June 2019

Researchers trial gene therapy for rare bleeding disorder

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Southampton researchers are trialling a pioneering gene therapy that could lead to a cure for patients with a rare bleeding disorder.
Date
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Friday 14th June 2019

Neurology patients' views shaping better care

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A Southampton-led study is gathering the views of those with neurological conditions across Wessex to better identify and meet different care needs, and inform research into better care services.
Date
Friday 14 June 2019

Professor Mike Grocott chosen as vice-president for Royal College of Anaesthetists

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A leader in anaesthetics and critical care research, Southampton's Professor Grocott has been elected as a new vice-president by the council of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Date
Friday 14 June 2019
Monday 3rd June 2019

UK woman pain-free after 40 years following world-first nerve stimulation implant procedure

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A woman in the UK is now pain-free for the first time in almost 40 years following a world-first nerve stimulation procedure.
Date
Monday 3 June 2019
Wednesday 29th May 2019

Doctors in Southampton trial cholesterol-lowering drug as a new treatment for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

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Neurology specialists in Southampton are taking part in a pioneering study involving the use of a statin, that is normally used to lower cholesterol, to see if it can treat progressive multiple sclerosis.
Date
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Friday 24th May 2019

Doctors seek better evidence for safe oxygen limits

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Oxygen is vital to life, but too much is toxic. This is especially true for patients under general anaesthetic, yet there remains a lack of reliable evidence on how much is too much. Now Southampton researchers Dr Alex Oldman and Dr Andrew Cumpstey are working to give anaesthetists the answers they need.
Date
Friday 24 May 2019
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