Cutting-edge lung images will be tested to see if they can help doctors select the best treatment for their patients in a new research project announced on 5 March 2019 by Yorkshire Cancer Research. Researchers, led by Professor Matthew Hatton at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Insigneo Members Professor Jim Wild and Dr Bilal…
Continue reading →Dr Simon Danby, Professor Stephen Matcher and Professor Michael J Cork have been awarded a £420,000 grant from Leo Pharma to undertake the “Skin Pathology assessment with Optical Technologies (SPOT)” clinical study. This fundamental research project is the first in a series of studies investigating new imaging technologies for the non-invasive monitoring of treatment effects….
Continue reading →As a medical physicist, one of my aims is to apply new technology to address medical challenges. During my PhD I explored the use of virtual reality to examine complex data, and soon concluded that this is a potentially influential technology with many applications in medicine. One example is to benefit people with nystagmus. Nystagmus…
Continue reading →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 research may help scientists to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to more effective…
Continue reading →Many students undertaking an undergraduate medicine degree take the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a research environment and this year is no exception. Congratulations to the BMedSci students who were recently hosted by the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease. The results of their hard work have recently been announced and there are…
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