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Author: Becky Attwood

Scientists use tadpoles to discover new children’s genetic disease

27/06/202227/06/2022
Becky Attwood
News stories

Tadpoles have helped and international team of scientists to identify a new genetic disease, which causes some children’s brains to develop abnormally, resulting in delayed intellectual development. The majority of patients with the condition, that is so new it doesn’t

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Erectile dysfunction drugs could help treat oesophageal cancer

Tim Underwood
22/06/202222/06/2022
Becky Attwood
News stories

A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in oesophageal cancer, according to new research from the University of Southampton. The research, published in Cell Reports Medicine, found that

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Reflecting on 20+ years with the Faculty of Medicine

21/06/202221/06/2022
Becky Attwood
Careers, Mark Hanson, Professional, Research

After more than 20 years at the University of Southampton, and a distinguished career of working to improve the health of mothers and their children around the world, Professor Mark Hanson retires at the end of June. Medically Speaking speaks

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New ÂŁ2.2 million study to use AI to prevent multiple long-term health conditions

17/06/202217/06/2022
Becky Attwood
News stories

Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine are to lead a new multidisciplinary, multicentre centre project to investigate risk factors and key timepoints in life to prevent particular combinations of long-term conditions like diabetes, heart disease, depression or dementia. Increasing numbers

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Bone marrow condition treatment developed in Southampton over two decades has received FDA orphan drug status

16/06/202216/06/2022
Becky Attwood
News stories

A therapy used in preparing patients for bone marrow transplantation which has been developed in Southampton over the past 20 years has been awarded Orphan Drug Status (ODD) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Bone marrow conditioning

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Prestigious fellowship to further research in regenerative medicine

15/06/202215/06/2022
Becky Attwood
News stories

The leader of a University of Southampton spin-out company has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to support her work in using nanoclay gel technology to transform orthopaedic surgery. Dr Agnieszka Janeczek, CEO of Renovos, will use the Fellowship

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An alternative medical student elective…

26/05/202226/05/2022
Becky Attwood
Education, Undergraduate

During the final year of the medical degree, medical students embark on an elective that enables them to get additional experience of health or care. This can take place in clinical or research settings in the UK or abroad. Dr

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Medicine’s 2021 REF outcome

Medicine REF results
19/05/202219/05/2022
Becky Attwood
Professional, Professor Diana Baralle, Professor John Holloway, Research

The results of the 2021 REF were published last week, the culmination of a seven-year assessment period.  The University of Southampton’s outstanding research and impact has been recognised with ninety-two per cent of the University’s research classed as ‘world leading’

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Medicine alumna helping families relocate to the UK due to conflict and war

Dr Alex Kenchington
29/04/202229/04/2022
Becky Attwood
Education

A new charity led by a former Southampton medical student is helping people around the world who have been devastated by conflict and war. Last year, Dr Alex Kenchington, who graduated the University of Southampton in 2016 after completing the

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A trip of a lifetime: bringing children with cancer from Ukraine to England for treatment

07/04/202207/04/2022
Becky Attwood
Careers, International, Professional

In March 2022, a group of Southampton clinicians embarked on an important mission to evacuate 21 Ukrainian children with cancer and bring them to the UK so they could continue their treatment. The children ranged in ages from babies to

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Student finals by Dr Jane Wilkinson

Jane Wilkinson
24/03/202224/03/2022
Becky Attwood
Education, Jane Wilkinson, Undergraduate

Our final year medical students are in the midst of exams. Exams are occurring later this year to give the students more time on clinical placement and more revision time before finals. All our students have been disadvantaged by Covid

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Women in medicine by Professor Diana Baralle Associate Dean (Research)

Professor Diana Baralle
18/03/202223/03/2022
Becky Attwood
Careers, ED&I, Education, Professional, Professor Diana Baralle, Research

As I write this, it’s International Women’s Day and I have been enjoying all the support on twitter and the media. Last month we also had Women and Girls in Science Day, championing full and equal access and participation for

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