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Parents' viewing behaviours influence toddlers' sedentary screen use
A Singapore study with the NIHR Southampton BRC has shown that parents’ TV viewing habits are the strongest behavioural predictor of...
Dec 14, 2020


Nutrition the key to a better night's sleep in pregnancy
New research has found women who have more of the amino acid tryptophan in their blood are more likely to sleep better during pregnancy....
Dec 14, 2020


Omega-3 helps liver disease patients
Omega-3 supplements have been shown to improve liver function in some patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Research led by...
Dec 14, 2020


Drug helps cystic fibrosis patients battle lung infections
Southampton research has shown that nitric oxide can greatly improve the effects of antibiotics in tackling the chronic lung infections...
Dec 14, 2020


Early diagnosis could help millions with undiagnosed lung disease
Two million people in the UK are estimated to have undiagnosed COPD, a debilitating lung disease. New research has pinpointed the...
Dec 14, 2020


Overweight IVF mothers at greater risk of diabetes in pregnancy
Women who are overweight and conceive by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes – making losing...
Dec 14, 2020


Drug improves antibiotic treatment of lung infection
Patients with lung conditions are prone to infections that can be hard to treat with antibiotics. Now researchers have found a drug that...
Dec 14, 2020


Researchers describe how Salmonella bacteria use 'sticky' proteins to infect blood cells
New research by Professor Robert Read into the development of Salmonella food poisoning has revealed how the bacteria get inside and...
Dec 14, 2020


Funding bodies commit to 'revitalise' nutrition research
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have responded to the findings of an important...
Dec 14, 2020


Pioneering meningitis nose drop trial planned
Our researchers are pioneering the use of a nose drop containing a type of ‘friendly’ bacteria that could help prevent meningitis and...
Dec 14, 2020


Improving survival from emergency bowel surgery
Southampton will lead a nationwide trial of a treatment approach that could improve survival from emergency bowel surgery by guiding the...
Dec 14, 2020


Sherpa survival strategy could improve care
For centuries the Sherpa peoples of the Himalayas have lived in air so thin in oxygen that lowlanders find every breath difficult – now...
Dec 14, 2020
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