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HELSI publications from May 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
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Older northerners struggle with 鈥渁larming鈥 inequalities compared to people from the South

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs.
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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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Accelerating research in severe mental illness

Collaborative research led by the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the 海角社区 of Sheffield that will create new approaches for diagnosis, treatment and support for people with Borderline Personality Disorder, has been awarded a share of 拢22.5m.
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New paper reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

Research by PhD student Saira Farage-O'Reilly highlights how the direction of applying external force to the bone dramatically affects the strength of mouse tibia.
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Sheffield Sexual Rights Charter Featured in UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Report

The UK鈥檚 first ever Sexual Rights Charter, created by researchers at the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the 海角社区 of Sheffield, has been featured in the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing Progress Report, 2021-2023.
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Bringing together the UK鈥檚 leading ageing research centres

A new consortium bringing together more than 60 leading national centres, institutes, and networks at the forefront of ageing research was launched at Westminster today (20 November 2023).