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Transforming our understanding of ageing, multimorbidity and frailty to pave the way for a better quality of life for everyone.
30 May 2022

Fully funded Dunhill Medical Trust Healthy Lifespan Institute DTP & EPSRC PhD Studentship Opportunities

Funding is available for PhD candidates of outstanding calibre to help deliver the urgently needed knowledge, intervention and impact to tackle multimorbidity, transform ageing and provide a healthy lifespan for all.
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Illustration of two people holding hands. Copyright Dizzy Lou.
24 March 2022

UK’s first ever Sexual Rights Charter launched to tackle aged based discrimination

The UK’s first ever Sexual Rights Charter designed to help tackle discrimination older adults face regarding sex and relationships, has been launched by researchers at the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the University of Sheffield.

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18 March 2022

Major study shows that improving sleep leads to better mental health

Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health and reduced feelings of depression, anxiety, and stress according to a major review undertaken by researchers at ScHARR, The Department of Psychology and The Healthy Lifespan Institute.

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14 January 2022

Heart disease causes early brain dysfunction and can treble key Alzheimer’s protein

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer’s protein in the brain, say scientists.

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British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre appoints Prof Tim Chico as new Personal Monitoring Data Thematic Lead and Associate Director

Healthy Lifespan member Prof Tim Chico Tim is joining the BHF Data Science Centre, led by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) on a part time secondment.

14 December 2021
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Is chronic stress ageing you? There are ways to fight back

Our Co-Director, Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, explains the science behind stress leading to ageing, and how it damages your immune system in an article in The Times.

14 December 2021
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Prof. Ilaria Bellantuono comments on research that finds that grape seed extract has anti-ageing properties in mice

Healthy Lifespan Co-Director, Prof. Ilaria Bellantuono provides a review of new research that identified a component of grape seed extract as a potentially effective senolytic for Medical News Today.

10 December 2021
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Healthy Lifespan Institute members amongst founders of new ILC Network in Europe

ILC Europe Network, launching this week, is represented by academics, practitioners, civil society representatives and business leaders with a focus on helping societies address longevity and population ageing in positive and productive ways.

18 November 2021
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Understanding the experience of wearing dentures

The Healthy Lifespan Institute at The University of Sheffield, has been awarded £200k from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Research & Development, UK to study the experiences of people living with removable partial dentures.

12 November 2021