News News stories 11 June 2024 An institutional approach to tackling a condition that causes loneliness Loneliness Awareness Week addresses the issues around loneliness and highlights how it can affect mental health. Our researchers are developing interventions to prevent and cure health conditions that can lead to loneliness. 6 June 2024 Can Alzheimer’s really be reversed, as a new documentary claims? Two people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s claim to have conquered the disease through simple lifestyle changes. This exciting development suggests diet and exercise could be more powerful weapons against the disease than previously thought. 30 May 2024 New company Midland Pharmaceuticals launched to develop therapeutics for stroke and spinal cord injury Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Birmingham have joined forces with NLC Health Ventures to co-found a company developing new treatments for spinal cord injuries and stroke. 13 May 2024 Sheffield team is sole UK recipient to be awarded share of $5 million global funding to fight motor neuron disease A team of researchers from the University of Sheffield have been awarded a share of a prestigious grant to fight MND. Search Clinical Study Group launched to support Parkinson's Research across the UK April is Parkinson’s awareness month, and to mark the occasion this month sees the launch of the UK Parkinson’s Clinical Study Group (UK-PD-CSG). 27 April 2022 New £1.2 million funding to advance development of investigational MND drug Researchers from the University of Sheffield and early-stage biopharmaceutical company Aclipse Therapeutics have been awarded £1.2 million to support the development of an investigational motor neurone disease (MND) drug. 20 April 2022 Clinical Research Fellowship positions available in Translational Neuroscience An exciting opportunity has arisen for medically qualified research fellows to join our 300 active researchers to support clinical research including early phase genetic therapy experimental medicine trials. 28 February 2022 Artist impression of the new Gene Therapy Innovation Manufacturing Centre Pioneering Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing may help cure rare diseases The Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Facility at the University of Sheffield may help cure thousands of rare diseases. 21 February 2022 | Published by the Yorkshire Post New AI model helps discover causes of motor neurone disease Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for diseases such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND). 18 January 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next › Last page Last »