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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.
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Understanding the experience of wearing dentures

The Healthy Lifespan Institute at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been awarded £200k from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Â鶹ÊÓƵ & Development, UK to study the experiences of people living with removable partial dentures.
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Understanding DNA breaks and repair

Hannah Crane and Arwa Abugable from the School of Biosciences at the University of Sheffield explore the effects of damaging and repairing DNA.
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How music can help people live well with dementia

Dr Jennifer MacRitchie from the Department of Music explores advanced musical technologies created specifically for people living with dementia.