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Interview with Professor Enrico Dall'Ara: AI and Biomechanics in METASTRA

An interview with our Research Theme Director for Computational Modelling in Medicine, Professor Enrico Dall'Ara, about his team's work developing advanced computational models to help clinicians assess fracture risk for patients with cancer.

Published by the METASTRA project.
A 3D tomography image of PP mesh
The University of Sheffield-led study found PP mesh fibres became stiffer and showed signs of degradation 60 days after implantation, as seen in this 3D tomography image.

Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings

New evidence of the failings of the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal has been revealed by a major study by researchers at the University of Sheffield, led by Insigneo member Dr Nicholas Farr.
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BSCI BSCCT Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 hosted in Sheffield

The British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI) British Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (BSCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting for 2024 was held on 19 - 20 September in the Mercure St Paul’s Hotel Sheffield.

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Study confirms longer-term lung damage after COVID-19

A study by Sheffield and Oxford researchers using a cutting-edge method of imaging has identified persistent damage to the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from hospital, and for some patients even longer.
Multiscale model of an adult femur showing the change of bone mineral density at the ages of 60 and 70

A systematic approach to the scale separation problem in the development of multiscale models

MultiSim researchers at the University of Sheffield in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Bologna, have published a paper in PLOS One which outlines a systematic approach for multiscale modelling.
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Cardiac-MRI predicts clinical worsening and mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Insigneo member Dr Samer Alabed (Cardiac MRI Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease) and colleagues have published a new meta-analysis in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
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Welcome to new members

We would like to introduce some new members who have joined the Insigneo Institute recently.
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VPHi best thesis awards – deadline 30 April 2021

The Virtual Physiological Human Institute for Integrative Biomedical Research (VPHi) currently has two PhD Thesis Awards available to their members.