http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Sheffield Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference today (Thursday 3 January 2013) shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-strategies-male-cancer-survivors-future.html Cancer Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:10 EST news276428646 In research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, researchers from the University of Sheffield describe a new method for producing membranes to help in the grafting of stem cells onto the eye, mimicking structural features of the eye itself. The technology has been designed to treat damage to the cornea, the transparent layer on the front of the eye, which is one of the major causes of blindness in the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-technique-stem-cell-therapy-eyes.html Medical research Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:17:39 EST news273925020 Scientists from the University of Sheffield have unlocked one of the secrets to DNA repair—helping doctors identify DNA base damage and a patient's susceptibility to certain types of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-secrets-dna.html Cancer Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:18:40 EST news270922713 Pioneering research conducted by the University of Sheffield is paving the way for new treatments which could benefit patients suffering from the fatal lung disease pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-breakthrough-fatal-lung-disease.html Medical research Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:21:07 EST news269497258 A new way to grow cells vital for nerve repair, developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield, could be a vital step for use in patients with severe nerve damage, including spinal injury (1). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-schwanns-technique-cell-therapy-nerve.html Medical research Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:45:48 EST news269178340 More effective treatments for one of the deadliest forms of cancer are one step closer thanks to groundbreaking research from an international collaborative study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-breakthrough-lung-cancer-vulnerabilities-therapy.html Cancer Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:00:37 EST news268315602 Medical researchers at the University of Sheffield have defined the structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor- an essential factor in the regulation of body fat- which could help provide new treatments for the complications of obesity and anorexia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-tackle-fat-problems.html Medical research Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:45:47 EST news254742315