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Creative collaboration: Empowering underserved autistic adults in health care solutions

Researchers in The Sheffield Autism Research Lab (ShARL) at the University of Sheffield are embarking on a new project with underserved autistic adults to transform health and social care systems through creativity and collaboration.

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Helping alternative proteins go mainstream for a sustainable planet

The University of Sheffield will co-lead a new £38 million centre to develop planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins that could soon be a sustainable and nutritious part of our diets.
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Innovative technology helping to improve the effectiveness of treatment for anxiety and depression

Psychologists Dr Melanie Simmonds-Buckley and Professor Jaime Delgadillo have received the 2024 Medipex NHS Innovation Award for their work on a project which aims to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatment for anxiety and depression.
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Arthritis drug to be investigated as possible treatment for vascular dementia

Dr Jason Berwick and Dr Clare Howarth from the Department of Psychology are members of the research team that has been awarded £265,000 from the British Heart Foundation.
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Depression and anxiety tripled during the height of lockdown, new study shows

Data from new research has found that there was a three-fold increase in the number of people reporting clinically significant levels of anxiety and depression during lockdown
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New 18-month study of pandemic’s mental health impacts launched by Sheffield psychologists

Psychologists will track UK residents’ wellbeing over time, after initial findings showed a spike in anxiety and depression after lockdown was announced.
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Psychologists study impact of lockdown on young people

University of Sheffield and Ulster University academics will study why some young people are not adhering to physical distancing rules, as well as measuring rates of anxiety and depression.
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Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows

Research by the University of Sheffield and Ulster University observed a spike in depression and anxiety after the Prime Minister’s announcement of a lockdown on 23 March.