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Professor David Sanders honoured for his transforming work in nutrition and patient care

Professor Sanders has been awarded the Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine Outstanding Achievement Award for his significant contributions to nutrition and patient care.
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Minimum pricing for tobacco could help to reduce smoking rates in Scotland, new research suggests

New research from the University of Sheffield has assessed the potential effectiveness of minimum pricing policies for tobacco that could help reduce smoking rates and improve health in Scotland.

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Hope for stroke survivors invited to join innovative trial testing a game-changing device for those living with arm weakness

People who’ve had a stroke within the last decade are being invited to test a portable, pacemaker-like device designed to help them regain arm strength.
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A successful day of networking, learning, and collaboration

On 17 October, the University hosted a dedicated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Day to provide our academic and professional services staff with valuable insights into this innovative programme.

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4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) scans offer insight into age-associated changes in right ventricle blood flow

This study looked at whether the assessment of right ventricular blood flow kinetic energy obtained from four-dimensional flow (4D flow) could overcome the issues of the current imaging techniques.

| Insigneo Institute
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Genetic testing could improve screening for osteoporosis

Embedding genetic testing into routine clinical practice could improve the efficiency and cut costs of screening for common diseases such as osteoporosis, according to new research.
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Sheffield research helping patients make informed decisions about joint replacement

Over 5000 people have been helped to make an informed decision about whether to go ahead with joint replacement surgery since the launch of an innovative online aid, JointCalc, nine months ago.
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Asthma patients with a history of opioid use have worse outcomes

Dr Phillip Oliver, Clinical Lecturer of University of Sheffield, has published a paper on a new study of asthma patients with and without a history of drug misuse.

| National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
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Scientists collaborate to understand antibody responses in Covid-19

A major interdisciplinary study has brought together teams of engineers, scientists and clinicians from across the University of Sheffield to find a way to manufacture SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) proteins en masse to set up over 2000 antibody tests.