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Watch our experts on ITV Tonight

Both our Co-Directors, Ilaria Bellantuono and Alan Walker featured on ITV's Tonight programme about how to age well. Move more, try new things, relax, have fun and be social are amongst the many pieces of advice shared on the show.

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New paper: Markers of the ageing macrophage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This work aimed to collate literature assessing macrophages in ageing, including functional and expression data, in order to draw overall conclusions on how these cells change with age and find potential markers for macrophage ageing.
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Prize winning poster: Extracellular Vesicles as a Biomarker of Senescence

Healthy Lifespan ECR writes about his experience at the British Society for Research on Ageing conference, including winning a poster prize for his research on Extracellular Vesicles as a Biomarker of Senescence.
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Zebrafish model of senescence for rapid testing

Current methods of studying senescence are both expensive and time consuming but researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Healthy Lifespan Institute have discovered a new model that offers a solution.
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Tribute to Lord Kerslake

We received the news of Lord Bob Kerslake's death over the weekend with deep shock and sadness. We extend our deepest condolences to Bob's family and his many friends and colleagues.
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World Health Day 2023 – Celebrating research at The Healthy Lifespan Institute

To celebrate World Health Day, we are shining the spotlight on pioneering and leading research that has been carried out by Sheffield University’s Healthy Lifespan Institute.
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Anti-age discrimination policies are failing in the workplace

A case study of UK policy revealed current anti-age discrimination policies are not being implemented as intended and therefore neglecting those they are supposed to help.

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Dawn of a new indication: How to study drugs for aging

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the University of Sheffield's Healthy Lifespan Institute, discusses her research into medicines for frailty, and why she believes labelling aging as a disease indication could have negative consequences.

| Published by Pharmaceutical Technology
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A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – the cause is a mystery

A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnosed with dementia, according to a recent case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

| Published by The Conversation