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Changing lives and healthcare through research. Health research from @UHSFT partnered with @unisouthampton. Email us at [email protected].
Southampton, England
Joined June 2016
π§ Improving outcomes for brain cancer patients. Sean Main, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, aims to improve survival and quality of life for patients with high-grade brain tumours. He's using the @UHSFT Research Leaders Programme to increase trials π.
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RT @SouthamptonBRC: Supporting families navigating inherited disease risk π§¬π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦. Our BRC's Dr Lisa Ballard is building an online tool toβ¦.
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Some diseases, like certain cancers, are passed down through families. But nearly half of relatives never find out their inherited risk. New research at @unisouthampton and @SouthamptonBRC will develop an online tool to help share this information. π
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"People generally think this about aneurysms, but actually it's the other way around." π»π§ . @UHSFT's Professor Diederik Bulters has been on @BBCRadioSolent speaking about brain aneurysms and a world-first research study. What's it about? Learn more π
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π° Have you seen the news on world-first genetic research into brain aneurysms?. Led by experts from @UHSFT and @unisouthampton, the research could transform how the NHS identifies and manages patients at risk of ruptures. Read more in the @dailyecho π.
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RT @giftofsight1: Corneal transplantation is successful in restoring sight - but a major shortage of donated eye tissue means over 6,000 peβ¦.
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RT @UHSFT: Around two million adults in the UK are living with a brain aneurysm. Now, researchers at UHS and @unisouthampton are launchinβ¦.
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Donna Austin's research in @UHSFT's paediatric intensive care unit is helping families with children who have multiple and complex health needs. Sheβs also helping other @SotonChildHosp nurses get into @UHS_PICResearchπ©ββοΈπ. Learn more from @donnaaust1n in 3β£0β£ seconds β±οΈ
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Congratulations to everyone involved with the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank on this achievement π. @UHSFT is proud to be an NHS partner on the important initiative, which is accelerating research into pancreatic cancer π₯β€οΈ.
Congratulations to our team at the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank (PCRFTB), who have achieved a landmark international accreditation for excellence in biobanking π. . @QMULBartsTheLon | @QMUL | @LabKocher
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RT @NIHRresearch: Both healthy people and those with health conditions are needed to take part in health and care research. Whatever yourβ¦.
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A major research initiative is using data to transform care and treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancers. The project is led by @unisouthampton and @UHSFTβs @TimTheSurgeon. It is supported by @PLANETSCHARITY and other organisations in the region π€. π
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Groundbreaking research could improve the vision of children born with albinism π. @HelenaLeeEye at @unisouthampton and @UHSFT has been awarded over Β£500,000 to investigate a potential treatment. This builds on work supported by @giftofsight1. π
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RT @BBCSouthNews: Family 'over the moon' with albinism study funding
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A research project at the University of Southampton will use over half a million pounds of funding.
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πΈ Meet our Cardiac Research team!. Pictured here are some of the incredible people behind groundbreaking cardiac studies at @UHSFT π. Thank you for everything you do to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.
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RT @SouthamptonCTU: ICYMI - Did you see the #CancerVaccineLaunchPad on ITV news?. More people with head and neck cancer will be given accesβ¦.
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The jab uses mRNA technology to train the immune system to fight cancer. | ITV National News
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Patients with head and neck cancer are being fast-tracked into a trial of a new cancer vaccine. It follows an expansion of the @NHSEngland Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, which is run by @SouthamptonCTU. @UHSFT is one of 15 hospitals in the trial π₯. π
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RT @SouthamptonCTU: Over 11,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck #cancer in England every year. Now, patients will get access to aβ¦.
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RT @SouthamptonCRF: Are you aged 18 to 55 years old and in good health?. You may be eligible to take part in the BiVISTA study at @UHSFT toβ¦.
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The @uk_biobank imaging project is celebrating a record-breaking milestone π. The study, which is underpinned by bone health expertise in #Southampton, has now collected brain, body and bone scans from 100,000 volunteers. Read more:
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A new scoring system is helping doctors to identify asthma patients who need extra care. Researchers at @SouthamptonBRC led its development π. Rather than purely focussing on lung health, the new tool takes all conditions into consideration. ππ
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