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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

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ

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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New paper highlights how musical interactions can support relationships for people living with dementia

Â鶹ÊÓƵers from the University of Sheffield have reassessed the goals of music interactions for people with dementia.
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New research reveals link between air pollution and water quality and people having multiple long term chronic conditions

Â鶹ÊÓƵ from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified a new link between air pollution and water quality with multimorbidity.
Dr Lee Pretlove standing on a stage in front of a projected screen

Exercising and data - bringing research to the public

The world’s largest festival of public science returned to Sheffield last month, with Dr Lee Pretlove from the Healthy Lifespan Institute sharing scientific discoveries in one of the city’s pubs.
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Hidden challenges of tooth loss and dentures revealed in new study

The hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures has been identified by new research from the University of Sheffield.
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New research sheds light on the weakening immune response observed in older adults

Â鶹ÊÓƵ from the Healthy Lifespan Institute offers a significant breakthrough in understanding age-related immune decline.
Ilaria Bellantuono receives the Inaugural Academy Excellence Award

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono receives Inaugural Academy Excellence Award from Dunhill Medical Trust

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the Healthy Lifespan Institute, has been acknowledged for her dedication to enhancing research culture.
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New paper identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity

Â鶹ÊÓƵ from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified subgroups of people with different health behaviours and their association with multimorbidity in older adults in England.