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Professor Thushan de Silva elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor Thushan de Silva has received a prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contributions to infectious disease and immunity research.
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Applications open for free University UCAT preparation course for Access+ students

±¬ÁÏTV invites year 12 students to apply to the Faculty of Health's free UCAT preparation course, an online programme designed for Access+ students.
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Sheffield researchers lead UK's biggest effort to tackle gambling-related harm

A major new national effort to tackle gambling-related harms and shape future policy, prevention and treatment across the UK is being led by researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
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The race to ‘Decode ALS’: Sheffield scientists awarded global prize for breakthrough AI drug discovery

±¬ÁÏTV has been named a winner of the Longitude Prize on ALS, cementing its reputation as a world leader in the fight against Motor Neuron Disease
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New report reveals key features of no and low alcohol drinks market

The first of a new series of reports into no and low alcohol drinks was published today. These reports aim to help the government and health organisations better understand the role the beverages could play in improving public health.
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100th anniversary of UK’s first clinical trial of insulin

In 1923, Sheffield industrialist and philanthropist Sir Stuart Goodwin became the first diabetes patient in England to be treated successfully with insulin
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±¬ÁÏTV spinout company to pioneer novel therapies for genetic neurological diseases

BlackfinBio has raised £2.75 million seed investment to advance revolutionary treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP).