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HELSI publications from April 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
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Dual Grant Success to Advance Breakthrough Osteoarthritis Research

We are proud to announce that two prestigious research grants from Versus Arthritis to drive forward innovative solutions for osteoarthritis (OA), has been secured by Heba Ismail, Principal Investigator and Versus Arthritis Fellow.
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BRIDGES for dementia is underpinned by technology development work centred on lived experience, such as Dr Jennifer MacRitchie’s work with community groups to develop new musical technologies for people living with dementia. (photo credit: Kitty Turner).

Harnessing technology to help people with dementia remain at home

º£½ÇÉçÇø is leading one of four new networks which will boost the use and development of novel tools and technologies enabling people with dementia to remain independent at home for longer.
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Prestigious Fellowship Awarded to Advance Healthy Ageing Research

Dan Hayman has been awarded the The Dunhill Medical Trust Early Career Fellowship, a prestigious opportunity supporting early career researchers in the field of healthy ageing.
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Collaboration with international colleagues establishes new Middle East and North Africa Research network on Healthy Ageing

The network brings together those interested in healthy ageing research across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
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Senescence and Cancer: A review of clinical implications of senescence and senotherapies

A review into senescence and cancer by a new collaborative team including experts from the Healthy Lifespan Institute and the Mayo Clinic is published in the Cancers journal special issue "Senescence and Cancer"
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The Healthy Lifespan Institute receives funding from prestigious foundation to identify molecular inhibitors of inflammation in autoimmune and age-related diseases

The Healthy Lifespan Institute at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield has received full funding for a new PhD studentship from the Lorna and Yuti Chernajovsky Biomedical Research Foundation.
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The Healthy Lifespan Institute joins Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better to make England the best place to grow old

The Healthy Lifespan Institute at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield joins over 60 high profile organisations in the UK’s health, housing, employment, research and voluntary sectors to launch a landmark shared vision on healthy ageing.