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Copyright: Dizzy Lou Illustration

From guidance to practice: supporting care home staff to embed the Sexual Rights Charter

New research explores how to create a culture of openness around relationships and sexuality in care homes, with the aim to support care home staff in improving dignity and wellbeing for older adults.
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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.
osteoporosis in bone

HELSI publications from September 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
macrophages engulfing bacteria

HELSI publications from August 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
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Transdisciplinary fellowship success: growing collaborations between Landscape Architecture and Health at Sheffield

Congratulations to Dr Helen Hoyle who has been awarded a prestigious 24-month NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Transdisciplinary Fellowship.

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Exercising and data - bringing research to the public

The world’s largest festival of public science returned to Sheffield last month, with Dr Lee Pretlove from the Healthy Lifespan Institute sharing scientific discoveries in one of the city’s pubs.
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Hidden challenges of tooth loss and dentures revealed in new study

The hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures has been identified by new research from the University of Sheffield.
macrophages engulfing bacteria

New research sheds light on the weakening immune response observed in older adults

Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute offers a significant breakthrough in understanding age-related immune decline.
Ilaria Bellantuono receives the Inaugural Academy Excellence Award

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono receives Inaugural Academy Excellence Award from Dunhill Medical Trust

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the Healthy Lifespan Institute, has been acknowledged for her dedication to enhancing research culture.