News and updates

Tuesday 22nd November 2016

Clinical research facility receives £9 million funding boost

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Our NIHR Wellcome Trust Southampton Clinical Research Facility has been awarded £9.2 million to continue leading groundbreaking clinical trials.
Date
Tuesday 22 November 2016

Professor Read selected to deliver the 2016 Maxwell Finland Award Lecture

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Congratulations to Professor Robert Read for being the first non-US clinician asked to give the 45th annual Maxwell Finland Award Lecture at the Infectious Disease Society of America.
Date
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Monday 14th November 2016

Developing a vaccine for malaria

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Southampton is part of efforts to prevent millions of deaths worldwide through a clinical trial evaluating three malaria vaccines.
Date
Monday 14 November 2016
Friday 11th November 2016

New theory explains TB symptoms

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Researchers from our NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Unit have provided new evidence that tuberculosis causes our immune system to turn against us.
Date
Friday 11 November 2016
Thursday 10th November 2016

Babies smaller if pregnancy unplanned

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Research in Singapore has shown newborns are smaller if the pregnancy was unplanned, highlighting the need for better health advice and pregnancy planning for young women.
Date
Thursday 10 November 2016

Mediterranean diet could help prevent arthritis

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Southampton researchers have found an association between eating a Mediterranean diet and having a lower risk of knee osteoarthritis in later life.
Date
Thursday 10 November 2016
Wednesday 9th November 2016

Hobbies in old age linked to better diet

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Older people who take part in leisure activities have been found to have a better quality diet, informing practices in healthcare and support services.
Date
Wednesday 9 November 2016
Monday 10th October 2016

Heart disease risk predicted from urine test

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A study has linked small amounts of a protein in urine to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, raising the possibility of a life-saving check.
Date
Monday 10 October 2016

Southampton joins €28M project to tackle whooping cough

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As part of a major project to prevent whooping cough, our facility is enabling new research to improve vaccine testing and development.
Date
Monday 10 October 2016

Lupus patients highlight foot and ankle issues

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Survey results from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are being used to improve guidelines for doctors.
Date
Monday 10 October 2016
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