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Sheffield Medic makes Great Britain Triathlon Team
Congratulations to Tim Chico (Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Science) for representing Great Britain in the European Triathlon Championships, held in Alanya Turkey 14th - 17th June 2013.
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New national research studies of Idiopathic and Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Idiopathic and Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) are rare diseases, affecting less than 1 person in every 10,000 of the population. Nevertheless they are devastating for patients, and their families. We have long recognised that the best way to really understand these rare diseases, and to develop better treatments is for all the pulmonary hypertension centres in the UK to combine forces to undertake national, and international research in this area.
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Blood stem cell formation: a fishy business
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are using fluorescent zebrafish to understand the processes by which blood stem cells form. Identifying the mechanisms by which blood stem cells are created could prove vital to help treat diseases such as leukaemia and cardiovascular disease.
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US study on proximity to main roads and kidney function
Research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggested living close to a major road may impair kidney function and so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk.
The US investigators who discovered a link in 1,100 patients believe traffic pollution could harm the arteries that supply the kidneys.
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INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine holds official Launch Event.
The public launch of the INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine took place on 9th May 2013 with talks from key players in the world of in silico Medicine and from clinicians who are working with INSIGNEO to find answers to previously intractable challenges. There was also an exhibition showing current projects which included huge input from Medical Physics. The event attracted media attention including the Yorkshire Post which has published a video interview with Dr Julian Gunn.
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Imaging and modelling the brain to help earlier dementia diagnosis
A major European project, led by the University of Sheffield, will develop sophisticated image-based biophysical models of the human brain to enable early diagnosis of dementia and help doctors predict the progression of the disease. The model will be the first to combine a wide range of physiological data from medical imaging – such as blood flow, brain tissue properties and cellular activity – with psychological measures such as memory and cognitive function. It will also bring in demographic, genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, making it much more sensitive than existing diagnostic tools.
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New Fusion portfolio company – PH Therapeutics Ltd
Fusion IP (AIM: FIP), the university commercialisation company which turns university research into business, is pleased to announce a new portfolio company, PH Therapeutics Ltd, has been formed under its exclusive agreement with the University of Sheffield.
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Sheffield Community inspired by Festival of Science & Engineering
As part of the 2013 Sheffield Festival of Science & Engineering, staff and students of the Department of Cardiovascular Science organised a range of fun-filled events for the general public. More than sixty children, parents and teachers, from across the city, explored the science behind our research, pumping fake blood between tanks, smashing strawberries in jars and performing star jumps.
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£1M boost for Cardiovascular Science
Cardiovascular research at Sheffield has received a £1M boost through a research Programme Grant awarded from the British Heart Foundation.
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Philanthropic gift for new diabetes clinical imaging research
A new approach to assessing heart & brain function in-tandem using MRI is being enabled by the award of £280,000 to the University from the Garfield-Weston Foundation, one of the largest and most respected philanthropic institutions in the UK. The novel imaging approach is aimed at furthering our understanding of heart & brain status in complex complications associated with diabetes mellitus.
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Poor sleep linked to heart failure, Norwegian study says
People who had trouble falling asleep and remaining asleep each night were three times more likely to develop heart failure than those who reported no trouble sleeping.
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Cardiovascular Science Researchers conquer the Arts Tower for the British Heart Foundation
A group of researchers from the Department of Cardiovascular Science kindly gave up their time to take part in the ‘Take the stairs challenge’ to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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High resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of foetal heart development
Researchers from the Academic Radiology in the Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield collaborated in a team including academics from the University of Leeds, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Manchester using high resolution MRI to help create the first comprehensive model of human heart development.
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Fishing for new targets in cardiovascular disease
Sluggish flow in branches and bends of the arteries is one of the major culprits for the development of atherosclerosis. Dr Jovana Serbanovic-Canic is using zebrafish, a small tropical fish, to understand the mechanism by which disturbed flow causes atherosclerosis.
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Virtual coronary artery disease assessment developed at University of Sheffield
Award winning research by clinicians and academics at the Department of Cardiovascular Science is advancing the way Doctors assess coronary artery disease. The team have developed a prototype computer system which predicts which heart patients will, and will, not benefit from coronary intervention.
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