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Art and academia: Healthy Lifespan Institute members present research at the Festival of the Mind

This year, Professor Ilaria Bellantuono and Dr Lee Pretlove shared their research discoveries with the general public at Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind.
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Early career researchers present findings to public in lecture series

Ameli Vidanearachchi and Haoyang Liu presented their research findings as part of the Sheffield u3a showroom lecture series.
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Dementia Futures 2024 - Bringing dementia research to the general public

Dementia Futures is a public-facing conference funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK. Members of the Neuroscience and Healthy Lifespan Institutes presented their research to the public for discussion.
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New ‘Tasty Spoon’™ will enhance food flavours for people living with dementia

A spoon, designed to enhance the flavour of food for dementia patients experiencing a loss of taste, could help combat high levels of malnutrition.
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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.
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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.
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The case for an intersectional life course perspective in understanding unequal ageing

Dr Dan Holman and Professor Alan Walker call for intersectionality to be incorporated into ageing research with a life course perspective.
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Arthritis drug to be investigated as possible treatment for vascular dementia

Scientists 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.
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Collaboration with international colleagues establishes new Middle East and North Africa Research network on Healthy Ageing

The network brings together those interested in healthy ageing research across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region