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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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Consultant Nephrologist and Clinical Lead for Genetics Professor Albert Ong, Principal Clinical Scientist Dr Jonathan Taylor and MRI Radiographer Richard Thomas (from left to right). Image Courtesy of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

AI Measures Kidney Size 6 Times Faster than Humans

AI once felt like it had a home only in science fiction, but it’s now becoming an integral part of our world. In this blog, we hear from two Sheffield researchers working to develop an AI program to accurately measure kidney size.

| Published by Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity
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New report reveals key features of no and low alcohol drinks market

The first of a new series of reports into no and low alcohol drinks was published today. These reports aim to help the government and health organisations better understand the role the beverages could play in improving public health.
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100th anniversary of UK’s first clinical trial of insulin

In 1923, Sheffield industrialist and philanthropist Sir Stuart Goodwin became the first diabetes patient in England to be treated successfully with insulin
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University of Sheffield spinout company to pioneer novel therapies for genetic neurological diseases

BlackfinBio has raised £2.75 million seed investment to advance revolutionary treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP).

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Important Tips For Students Considering Studying In UK

In an article for the Free Press Journal in Mumbai, Translational Neuroscience student Sarvesh Puranik shares a number of tips for international students aspiring to study in the UK.

| Published by The Free Press Journal