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Professor Tracey Moore

Tracey Moore: A Career Built on Care, Leadership and Lifelong Learning

When Tracey began her career as a clerical officer at Trent Regional Health Authority in the late 1970s, she couldn't have predicted that one day she would be leading the Faculty of Health at one of the UK’s top universities.
Valve machine in a lab.

At the Heart of Discovery: Sheffield’s Role in Tackling Deadly Heart and Lung Diseases

Explore Sheffield’s pioneering legacy in tackling deadly heart and lung diseases.
James Catto, Professor in Urological Surgery

Professor James Catto Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor James Catto receives prestigious fellowship, recognised for his outstanding contributions to medical research and patient care.
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Joshua Astley: From Drawing Lung Scans on the Sofa to Pioneering Predictive Imaging in Pulmonary Medicine

It’s a long way from drawing outlines on MRI scans while watching football in a student flat to transforming how lung diseases are understood and treated.
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New marker could help to identify heart attack patients most at risk

A new study from the University of Sheffield has shown a new blood test could provide a clue as to why some patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease risk after suffering a heart attack.
The Sheffield Medical School

EMBO Fellowship awarded to IICD PhD Student

A PhD student in the IICD department has been awarded a prestigious short term fellowship from the European Molecule Biology Organisation.
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Breast cancer charity Second Hope awards first ever PhD studentship to researchers at the University of Sheffield

A research team at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a £100,000 grant by the charity Second Hope to investigate why breast cancer spreads to the skeleton in 80 per cent of patients who develop Secondary Breast Cancer.

Virtual reality helping to improve healthcare

A virtual reality colonoscopy developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield could help clinicians to detect abnormalities in the digestive system.
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Vitamin D supplements could ease painful IBS symptoms

Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.