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Aphasia Centre harnesses AI to transform communication for people with aphasia

The University of Sheffield’s Aphasia Centre is harnessing AI in therapy to help people with aphasia regain confidence, improve written communication, and reconnect with work, healthcare, and everyday life.
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Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long term health conditions thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the University of Sheffield.
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Professor Dame Pam Shaw: Advancing Translational Neuroscience in Sheffield

A career dedicated to improving outcomes for people living with motor neuron disease through research, clinical leadership and innovation.
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AI set to make medical scan reports twice as easy to understand for patients

Artificial intelligence could soon help patients make sense of complex medical scan results, making them far easier to understand without losing clinical accuracy, a major new study by the University of Sheffield suggests
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Sam Watt: Helping young people swap sugary drinks for healthier smiles

Drawing on her background in dentistry and public health, Sam Watt is working to develop new approaches that help dental teams tackle sugary drink consumption in young people.
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Sheffield research aims to revolutionise early detection of head and neck cancer

Innovative research is reshaping head and neck cancer detection and treatment through earlier, more personalised care.
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One in ten people report gluten or wheat sensitivity despite no medical diagnosis

A new global study published in Gut has found that around one in ten people report symptoms after eating gluten or wheat, despite not having coeliac disease or a wheat allergy.

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Stroke Trial Reaches Major Milestone with 200th Patient Recruited

A research trial which could transform the lives of thousands of people living with hand and arm weakness following a stroke has hit a major milestone, recruiting its 200th patient.
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Transformative lung imaging research recognised by international award

Professor Jim Wild, from the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP) Peter Mansfield Prize for his distinguished contributions to lung imaging with hyperpolarised gas MRI