University of Southampton

A new study has shown that the signs of age related macular degeneration can set in earlier than previously thought – even before patients begin to lose their sight. The findings open the door for research into earlier treatment that…

Researchers at the University of Southampton will help lead a national trial of antiviral treatments for COVID-19 which can be taken safely at home.Eligible residents across the south are being urged to take part in the first-of-its-kind…

A study by the University of Southampton suggests population movement and social mixing rose sharply following the end of the second COVID-19 UK lockdown and then fell away suddenly a few days before Christmas 2020.The pattern has been…

Southampton has launched a trial for a pioneering vaccine technology that could be used as a booster targeting COVID-19 virus variants and relatives that threaten future coronavirus pandemics.This is the first next generation coronavirus…

A clinical trial by the University of Southampton and University College London has revealed one reason why COVID-19 patients on ventilators have trouble breathing, and how refining a treatment could help save lives.The COVID-19 virus…

Around 600 children in Southampton have take part in workshops with local artists to explore what they want to see in the City’s cultural quarter in the future.The sessions, led by Southampton-based artists Nazneen Ahmed, Natalie Watson…

Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which caused one of the most severe mass extinctions in Earth history.The…

Southampton researchers have found that the link between smoking at the start of pregnancy and having a smaller baby may extend to future pregnancies.The findings showed that women who smoked at the start of their first pregnancy were…

GP’s could save billions of pounds for the NHS by switching patients’ prescriptions from patented medicine to alternative drugs whose patent has expired, a new study shows. Researchers found that whilst some practitioners have been quick…

Researchers from the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have developed a new technology based on nanoparticles to kill dangerous bacteria that hide inside human…