News News stories 25 April 2024 Celebrating ECRs at the ECR Neuroscience Symposium 2024 On Wednesday 24 April the Institute celebrated the work of Early Career Researchers. 11 April 2024 World Parkinson's Day 2024 - Our research On 11 April, we are recognising World Parkinson's Day awareness day and the impact that this disease has on people all over the world. Discover our pioneering research transforming the understanding of Parkinson’s disease. 1 March 2024 New guidance approves AI-derived software for stroke assessments Sheffield researchers Professors Li Su and Nigel Hoggard from the Neuroscience Institute and other Specialist committee members in NICE have endorsed two AI tools for aiding stroke diagnosis. NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre 21 February 2024 Dementia can be predicted more than a decade before diagnosis with these blood proteins Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. In the largest study of its kind, scientists have discovered that a blood test detecting specific proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before a person receives an official diagnosis. Search A new treatment for Parkinson’s disease A Sheffield academic has been awarded funding to develop a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that could potentially slow, or even stop its progression. 6 August 2019 MRC Festival of Medical Research 2019 On 15 and 16 June 2019, scientists from the Hearing Research Group at the University of Sheffield’s Neuroscience Institute shared their latest research on hearing and hearing loss. 15 June 2019 Repairing nerves with 3D printing Our researchers are using a unique library of human tissue – and biocompatible 3D printed materials – to improve patient treatment and quality of life. 9 May 2019 The Goldilocks collar Everyone values their independence. But motor neurone disease takes it from over 2,000 of us a year in the UK. Professor Chris McDermott and his team wanted to transform the lives of their patients by giving them some independence back. 1 May 2019 New gene variation which causes MND discovered in novel biological pathway Scientists have discovered a new gene variation that causes motor neurone disease (MND) in a novel biological pathway that until now hasn’t been linked with neurodegeneration. 26 February 2019 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Current page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Next page Next › Last page Last »