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Sheffield spinout takes major step towards advancing pioneering treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

BlackfinBio Limited is a spinout company from the University of Sheffield set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.

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Groundbreaking EXPERTS-ALS study for MND treatments

The EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS) project aims to rapidly screen potential drugs for evidence that they can slow down damage to the nervous system occurring in people with motor neuron disease
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Comment: Turning the biggest disappointment of a career into a new era for UK gene therapy manufacturing

Professor Mimoun Azzouz discusses career challenges before opening the Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) at the University of Sheffield.
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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
Genome sequencing

Whole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequenced by Sheffield scientists

Scientists at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience have helped sequence the first two genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the University of Sheffield, with samples collected from patients treated in the UK.
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Experts discover toolkit to repair DNA breaks associated with ageing, cancer and Motor Neurone Disease

A new ‘toolkit’ to repair damaged DNA that can lead to ageing, cancer and motor neurone disease (MND) has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford.
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New resource to help motor neurone disease patients with breathing support choices

Our researchers have developed the myBreathing platform - a new online health information resource aimed at supporting people living with motor neurone disease (MND) to make choices about breathing support.
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Precision medicine treatments for Parkinson’s Disease closer to reality thanks to Sheffield study

A huge step forward has been made in understanding the multiple ways Parkinson’s Disease can develop; the findings of which could be a crucial catalyst to discover new personalised drug treatments.
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Sheffield researchers confirm coeliac disease can damage the brain

People living with Coeliac Disease (CD) have a higher risk of neurological damage according to a new study from the University of Sheffield.