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University of Sheffield enhances support for student care leavers through Care Leaver Covenant
In celebration of Care Leavers’ Week (26 October - 1 November), the University of Sheffield has announced it has become a signatory of the Government’s Care Leaver Covenant (CLC).
Categorised under: Community, Students and alumni, Teaching and Medicine, dentistry and health
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Arthritis drug to be investigated as possible treatment for vascular dementia
Scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Manchester have been awarded £265,000 from the British Heart Foundation, to investigate the links between vascular dementia and heart disease, and test whether a drug currently used to treat arthritis could also be used as a treatment for vascular dementia.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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University of Sheffield academics honoured for world class research and innovation
Four academics from the University of Sheffield have been recognised for their world class research that is at the forefront of innovation in the UK by a prestigious fellowship scheme.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, Engineering, Social science, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Sheffield medical student who led Covid-19 volunteering scheme among University Queen’s Birthday Honour recipients
A medical student at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a Queen’s Birthday Honour for his outstanding services to volunteering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Community and Medicine, dentistry and health
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University of Sheffield Professor receives MBE for services to children’s dentistry
University of Sheffield Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, Helen Rodd, has today (10 October 2020) been announced as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Her Majesty The Queen’s belated Birthday Honours.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Spread of COVID-19 mapped in hospitals to ‘break the chain’ of transmission
A pioneering clinical trial will evaluate the use of ‘real time’ viral genomic data to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within hospitals.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Sheffield researchers help lead national scheme to improve health and tackle inequalities
Researchers from the University of Sheffield are part of a UK wide collaboration that will enable local authorities to rapidly evaluate work aiming to improve health and tackle inequalities in their areas.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Diverting cells’ energy pathway could pave way for new Parkinson’s treatments
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have found that switching or boosting the energy source of matured cells in Parkinson's disease patients, could pave the way for new treatments.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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New partnership to take potential treatment for motor neurone disease (MND) into clinical trials
Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have been awarded a $700,000 drug development grant to progress a potential targeted therapy for motor neurone disease (MND) into clinical trials.
Categorised under: Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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Cancer survivors urgently need better nutritional support
New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed an urgent need to improve nutritional support for colorectal cancer patients.
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Sheffield blazes a trail during pandemic to support community and help healthcare students gain clinical skills
People with communication difficulties in South Yorkshire have continued to receive specialised care during the pandemic, thanks to staff and healthcare students at the University of Sheffield working hard to introduce innovative services alongside their NHS colleagues.
Categorised under: Community and Medicine, dentistry and health
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Waste from the food chain could hold the clue to treating eye infections worldwide
A new laboratory model that can be used to test treatments for preventing and curing eye infections caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses, while also reducing the number of animals used in medical research, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: International, Engineering, Medicine, dentistry and health and Research
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New study examines prevalence of asbestos-related cancer in the military
New research conducted by the University of Sheffield into the incidence and experience of mesothelioma among UK armed forces has identified how care and support can be improved.
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Research to shed light on COVID-19 deaths in UK care homes
The coronavirus pandemic hit care homes hard now a team of researchers, including experts from the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research (CURE), aims to gain a clearer picture of how Covid-19 patients were managed in UK care homes as the pandemic unfolded.
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Scientists discover new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for pancreatic cancer patients
A new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer and relapsed breast cancer, has been invented by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
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