Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Large proportion of IBS patients are vitamin D deficient
A large proportion of people living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are vitamin D deficient, a new study has found.
Dec 21, 2015
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University of Sheffield
Neuroscience
New insights from first clinical trial of potential treatment for motor neurone disease
Results from a randomized clinical trial have shown that a potential new treatment can help control the immune response of patients with motor neuron disease (MND), which could reduce further damage in the brain and spinal ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify key to preventing secondary cancers
Leading scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Copenhagen have identified a possible key to preventing secondary cancers in breast cancer patients, after discovering an enzyme which enhances the spread ...
May 27, 2015
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Cardiology
Scientists identify new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified a new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease.
Oct 30, 2019
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Medical research
Animal welfare breakthrough helps to accelerate brain and diabetes research
A pioneering breakthrough in the way animal research is conducted will help to accelerate studies of the brain.
Nov 15, 2018
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Medical research
New research into stem cell mutations could improve regenerative medicine
Research from the University of Sheffield has given new insight into the cause of mutations in pluripotent stem cells and potential ways of stopping these mutations from occurring.
May 14, 2020
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Cardiology
Scientists identify a rise in life-threatening heart infection
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have identified a significant rise in the number of people diagnosed with a serious heart infection alongside a large fall in the prescribing of antibiotic prophylaxis to dental patients.
Nov 18, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
MRI scanners can steer tumor busting viruses to specific target sites within the body
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered MRI scanners, normally used to produce images, can steer cell-based, tumour busting therapies to specific target sites in the body.
Aug 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify new disrupted pathway in motor neurone disease
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have identified a new pathway that is disrupted in motor neurone disease (MND), a discovery which could pave the way for new treatments.
Feb 13, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Simplified treatment for a cause of sight loss offers savings for hospitals and relief for patients
Simplifying a surgical technique to treat one of the important causes of sight loss around the world could deliver major savings for eye hospitals and help bring the treatment to more patients, according to new research.
Apr 15, 2021
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