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The highs and lows of being a research nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic
New COVID-19 treatments are being rapidly tested through a national clinical trial platform. The AGILE initiative is accelerating drugs...
Dec 30, 2021


Long-COVID patients treated in hospital show limited recovery after one year
People treated in hospital with COVID-19 who remained unwell at five months show limited further recovery after one year, according to...
Dec 16, 2021


Southampton trial needle-free vaccine for COVID-19 variants and future coronaviruses
Southampton has launched a trial for a pioneering vaccine technology that could be used as a booster targeting COVID-19 virus...
Dec 14, 2021


Southampton-led trial publishes COVID-19 booster data
Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from a...
Dec 3, 2021


Southampton honoured for clinical trials data innovation during pandemic
An innovative approach to remotely monitor clinical trials in Southampton has been recognised with a national award. Data management...
Dec 1, 2021


Fitness before cancer surgery shown to be important predictor of survival
New research with cancer patients has shown being fit before surgery influences outcomes more than muscle-wastage associated with cancer...
Nov 29, 2021


Pregnant women needed for COVID-19 vaccine study in Southampton
Pregnant women in Southampton are being invited to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine study. Preg-CoV is the UK’s largest clinical study to...
Nov 26, 2021


COVID-19 vaccine study to determine how to best protect young people
Young people in Southampton are taking part in a national study that will help inform how to best vaccinate teenagers in the UK. Com-COV...
Nov 24, 2021


Pregnant volunteers needed for research to prevent meningitis in newborns
Southampton researchers are looking for pregnant volunteers to join a study investigating how ‘good bacteria’ may protect babies from...
Oct 14, 2021


Southampton researchers trial new cancer early detection blood test
Researchers in Southampton are investigating a new early detection test for cancer, following the opening of a new trial. The SYMPLIFY...
Sep 28, 2021


Pioneering study starts to treat patients with incurable neurological disease
Southampton researchers have given the first UK patient a new treatment for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. This international study aims...
Sep 24, 2021


Supermarket layout trial prompts healthier food choices
A Southampton-led study has shown customers bought healthier foods with a new supermarket layout. Dr Christina Vogel and Prof Janis Baird...
Sep 22, 2021
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