Firefighter Sian Jones underwent the procedure at Southampton University Hospital on Friday - the first hospital in the country to carry out the operation.

Hampshire firefighter among first in world to have Bluetooth heart monitor

A pioneering Covid-19 home testing kit, which gives results within 15 minutes, could be widely available by the end of the year. The swab test, currently being trialled at Southampton University, is the first of its kind in the UK.

Rapid Covid-19 home testing kit developed in Southampton hailed a 'game changer'

Scientist at the University of Southampton  believe bones found on the Isle of Wight belong to new a species of dinosaur related to the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Scientists at the University of Southampton  believe bones found on the Isle of Wight belong to a new species of dinosaur related to the Tyrannosaurus rex.

New species of dinosaur related to T. rex discovered on Isle of Wight

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The first person to receive blood plasma from a former coronavirus patient has described it as "liquid gold", after she recovered from the virus within days. Ann Kitchen, 63, underwent the experimental treatment after falling seriously ill in April.

Covid patient recovers within days after receiving "liquid gold" blood plasma

The study found that cloth face coverings, even homemade masks made with the correct material, are effective in reducing the spread of Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Oxford study finds face masks and coverings work

The new method developed at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital relies on reagents manufactured in the UK and it is a lot faster. 

'Breakthrough' Covid-19 test being piloted in Hampshire

Oliver Hitchings is studying Engineering and Product Design at UTC Reading and wanted to help after hearing about shortages of PPE.

15-year-old uses 3D printer to make masks for frontline NHS workers

The three projects include a team developing a new vaccine, a clinical trial and another team which is developing manufacturing processes.

University of Oxford to receive £4m to fund three coronavirus research projects

A man who started showing signs of dementia in his fifties is taking part in research to help scientists diagnose people more quickly.

Grandad joins dementia study to raise awareness

50 years ago, the first jumbo jet in the world carried passengers from New York to Heathrow. The Boeing 747 brought mass travel to millions.

Queen of the Skies: Celebrating 50 years of the Boeing 747

'MarinaTex' is made from the proteins in fish scales and skins, waste products of the fishing industry, and can be composted after use.

Sussex graduate's 'breakthrough' invention could fight plastic pollution

A mother from Sittingbourne is celebrating after a life-extending drug for Cystic Fibrosis was approved on the NHS.

Carlie's Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough as Government approves life-extending drug

Their work has been showcased by the Royal Horticultural Society, but two gardening pioneers in Brighton are losing their aqua-greenhouse.

Aquaponic fish and fruit gardeners facing eviction despite eco results

Over the last few years almost 50,000 schoolchildren across the country have entered a competition to create something new and wonderful.

Young engineers reveal 'creative and caring' inventions

The images of man walking on the moon fifty years ago perhaps disguise the fact that much of the world was very, very different then.

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