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From guidance to practice: supporting care home staff to embed the Sexual Rights Charter

New research explores how to create a culture of openness around relationships and sexuality in care homes, with the aim to support care home staff in improving dignity and wellbeing for older adults.
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Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long term health conditions thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
osteoporosis in bone

HELSI publications from September 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
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HELSI publications from August 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
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New paper identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity

Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified subgroups of people with different health behaviours and their association with multimorbidity in older adults in England.
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Best oral presentation award for Olivia Turner

Oliva Turner, an early career researcher at the Healthy Lifespan Institute, receives an award for Best Oral Presentation at the International Society of Geriatric Oncology’s Symposium.
osteoporosis in bone

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.