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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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Zebrafish model of senescence for rapid testing

Current methods of studying senescence are both expensive and time consuming but researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Healthy Lifespan Institute have discovered a new model that offers a solution.
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World Health Day 2023 – Celebrating research at The Healthy Lifespan Institute

To celebrate World Health Day, we are shining the spotlight on pioneering and leading research that has been carried out by Sheffield University’s Healthy Lifespan Institute.
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Anti-age discrimination policies are failing in the workplace

A case study of UK policy revealed current anti-age discrimination policies are not being implemented as intended and therefore neglecting those they are supposed to help.

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Dawn of a new indication: How to study drugs for aging

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the University of Sheffield's Healthy Lifespan Institute, discusses her research into medicines for frailty, and why she believes labelling aging as a disease indication could have negative consequences.

| Published by Pharmaceutical Technology
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A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – the cause is a mystery

A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnosed with dementia, according to a recent case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

| Published by The Conversation