News News stories 25 April 2024 New research sheds light on the weakening immune response observed in older adults Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute offers a significant breakthrough in understanding age-related immune decline. 17 April 2024 Professor Ilaria Bellantuono receives Inaugural Academy Excellence Award from Dunhill Medical Trust Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the Healthy Lifespan Institute, has been acknowledged for her dedication to enhancing research culture. 20 March 2024 New paper identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified subgroups of people with different health behaviours and their association with multimorbidity in older adults in England. 11 March 2024 Best oral presentation award for Olivia Turner Oliva Turner, an early career researcher at the Healthy Lifespan Institute, receives an award for Best Oral Presentation at the International Society of Geriatric Oncology’s Symposium. Search Boosting healthy ageing in South Yorkshire with Age Better in Sheffield The Healthy Lifespan Institute and the Age Better in Sheffield (ABiS) partnership are working together to ensure the legacy of ‘Age Friendly Sheffield’ is delivered for the South Yorkshire region. 30 March 2021 Researchers find different processes to protect the genome are needed throughout the lifecourse A new study published in Science Advances investigates Tdp1, a protein involved in DNA repair and its protective effect against damage caused by topoisomerase; an enzyme that participates in the over and underwinding of DNA. 29 January 2021 Osteoporosis drug could half number of redo hip replacement operations More than half of repeat hip replacement operations could be prevented with a drug already successfully used to treat osteoporosis, new research from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed. 15 January 2021 | Published by the University of Sheffield The use of geroprotectors to prevent multimorbidity: opportunities and challenges By 2050 the number of people over 60 years old is expected to double compared to 2015 meaning a more effective solution than single disease treatment is needed for the increasing numbers of people living with multimorbidity. 23 November 2020 Improving COVID-19 outcomes and vaccine response in older adults The COVID-19 pandemic is serving as a painful reminder that infectious diseases can have catastrophic effects for older people. 10 November 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »