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Mitochondria in fibroblasts

World Alzheimer’s Month - Understanding the mitochondria

As part of World Alzheimer’s Month, we’re shining a light on the Mortiboys Lab, a lab dedicated to understanding the mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases.
Professor Oliver Bandmann

Professor Oliver Bandmann honoured for Parkinson’s research

Professor Oliver Bandmann, Co-Director of the Neuroscience Institute has been awarded the 2024 Tom Isaacs Award in recognition of his outstanding Parkinson’s research.
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Ongoing dementia studies at the Neuroscience Institute

Our dementia research is internationally recognised and brings together clinicians, scientists and researchers from multiple disciplines. As part of World Alzheimer’s Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some of our ongoing studies.
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Research study identifies a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

Research from the Neuroscience Institute identifies the impact of a reduction in astrocytes in the hexokinase 1 (HK1) enzyme in Alzheimer’s disease, paving a new pathway for potential treatments.

North receives £10 million government investment for AI and digital pathology

A network of northern universities, hospitals and medical technology companies, including the University of Sheffield, has been awarded a £10.1 million investment from UK Research and Innovation to expand a digital pathology and artificial intelligence programme.

SITraN secures industry partnership to accelerate novel treatments for Parkinson’s and ALS

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have secured a new partnership with a US-based biotechnology company to help progress their pioneering translational research.

Liver disease drug could help restore cells damaged by Alzheimer’s

A drug which has been used to treat liver disease for decades could help to restore cells damaged by Alzheimer’s, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.

Revolutionary neck support technology transforms lives of MND patients

A revolutionary neck collar designed to ease pain and make everyday tasks such as eating and communicating much easier for patients living with motor neurone disease (MND) is now available to healthcare professionals and individuals across the world.

Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside the brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease

A new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the ability to form new memories could be crucial in detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease.