University of Southampton

Oncology & Cancer

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding of rare blood cancer

A breakthrough in understanding of a rare form of blood cancer could lead to significant improvements in treatment for patients. Scientists from the University of Southampton announced their findings at a prestigious scientific ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers’ blood cancer breakthrough

Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered clues to why many patients do not respond to a standard drug for the blood cancer lymphoma, raising hopes that more effective treatments can be designed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New treatment for common nail infection

Researchers at the University of Southampton are trialling a new treatment for fungal nail infections, which may revolutionise the treatment of this common problem.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

GPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia

People with dementia should have access to location finding devices – like GPS trackers – so that family carers and the police can locate the person in an emergency if they get lost, according to a new study by the University ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Psychological factors play a part in acupuncture for back pain

People with back pain who have low expectations of acupuncture before they start a course of treatment will gain less benefit than those people who believe it will work, according to new Arthritis Research UK-funded research.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Curtailing worry reduces key schizophrenia symptom

Delusions of persecution in psychiatric patients can be reduced with just six sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a new clinical trial has found. Using CBT in this way could potentially help to prevent mental ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Prepare now for a winter COVID-19 peak, warns report

The UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences, chaired by University of Southampton ...

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