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World-first NHS trial to transform care for people with motor neurone disease

People living with motor neurone disease (MND) will benefit from a world first NHS clinical trial using innovative remote monitoring tech, helping them to access breathing support from home.
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Pioneering therapy could offer hope for psychosis patients struggling with disturbing mental images

A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 billion a year.
A group of students play the life size boardgame, one is holding a card and reading aloud, whilst everyone stands on the board in their own space.

Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with board games

Helping young people who have moved to University navigate online and digital spaces necessary for their education, and overcome the pitfalls they may encounter, is the subject of a new board game from the University of Sheffield.
Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet beats standard advice for IBS patients

A Mediterranean diet is significantly more effective than traditional dietary advice for managing IBS symptoms, new research from the University of Sheffield has found.
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Students vote University of Sheffield courses among the best for satisfaction

Students have voted University of Sheffield courses as some of the best in the country, with overall satisfaction among students at 78 per cent, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
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More home test kits could prevent 11,000 bowel cancer deaths, study finds

More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply sending an additional invitation to people who have not yet been screened, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
The Orchestral Music of Afghanistan: Looking Forward

University of Sheffield academic to conduct celebration of exiled Afghan composers

Nine new orchestral works by Afghan composers, many of whom are silenced in their home country and living in exile, will be showcased in a concert co-curated and conducted by a University of Sheffield academic.
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Charity walk raises more than £70,000 for life-changing genetic disease research

Staff, students, alumni and friends of the University of Sheffield have raised £73,000 for life-saving medical research after participating in a marathon walk across the Peak District.
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Major research facility will help UK become world leader in semiconductor R&D

A major research facility that will support the UK in its position as a world-leader in semiconductor R&D is being led by researchers at the University of Sheffield.