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Pioneering Natasha Trial transforms lives of children with food allergies
Parents of children with severe milk and peanut allergies have told how their lives have been changed by a pioneering clinical trial. The...
May 8, 2024


Raising Voices in Research shows ‘we can all make a difference’
Charities and partners across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are helping more local people take part in research. They marked successes...
Apr 8, 2024


Reducing oxygen levels for children in intensive care could save lives
Critically ill children who were given slightly less oxygen had a better recovery in a national study. Researchers at University Hospital...
Apr 2, 2024


Southampton recruits 1,000th child to national study
New research is helping to inform how critically ill children should be fed in hospital. Over a thousand children who have spent time in...
Apr 2, 2024


Southampton professors named as senior leaders in UK research
Professor Saul Faust has been recognised as an outstanding research leader by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)....
Mar 20, 2024


Volunteers needed for shingles vaccine trial
People aged 50 and over are invited to take part in research looking at giving a shingles vaccine combined with the COVID-19 or flu...
Feb 13, 2024


Southampton recruits first person in global mpox vaccine study
The first participant in a new international study to find a vaccine for mpox is taking part at the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research...
Feb 6, 2024


'It’s better than winning the lottery'
Over 250,000 people have now taken part in clinical trials and studies in Southampton. One of those participants is cystic fibrosis...
Jan 12, 2024


Southampton celebrates reaching 250,000 participants in health research
Image: Lead Research Matron Lisa Berry is interviewed by BBC’s Alastair Fee. Over 250,000 people have now taken part in clinical trials...
Jan 5, 2024


Baby admissions to hospital with common winter virus drop by over 80% in trial
A new preventive treatment to protect babies against a common virus reduced numbers needing hospital treatment by over 80% in an...
Dec 28, 2023


Over a thousand participants recruited to the STRAVINSKY study
New research is exploring if antibody testing can identify who remains at risk of COVID-19 after being vaccinated. Over a thousand people...
Dec 14, 2023


Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients, study finds
New research shows most pregnant women are not getting the nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets. An international study...
Dec 11, 2023
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