Results from a phase 1-2 study published today (9 July 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, have shown the new investigational drug tofersen has the potential to reduce the levels of a toxic cell protein, triggered by a faulty gene called SOD1, which causes the progression of the debilitating motor neuron disease. Read…
Work to rapidly sequence whole genomes of coronavirus is proving ever successful at the University, with a collaborative team contributing sequences from patients with confirmed cases of coronavirus. As part of their work for the consortium, the team has expanded its capacity to be able to sequence around 120 samples per week; initially over a…
Our researchers are part of the new UK whole genome sequencing alliance to rapidly map and analyse how coronavirus spreads and behaves. Scientists at the University of Sheffield have joined a new research consortium backed by the UK government to help fight coronavirus £20 million investment will allow scientists and clinicians across the UK to…
Our NIHR Sheffield BRC Clinical Team Lead, Alex Radford, is backing a major new fundraising appeal by Sheffield Hospitals Charity which could bring new hope to people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS affects more than 100,000 people in the UK and is the most common cause of physical disability in young adults. It…
Scientists at the University of Sheffield in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Virology team have successfully sequenced their first two whole genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from UK patients The work forms part of a worldwide emergency response to the outbreak, helping coordinate agile responses to new infectious diseases as they spread and mutate…
Given the scale of the national and global challenge of COVID-19, clinical and academic health & care professionals currently funded by NIHR who are working on topics other than COVID-19 have been asked to prioritise frontline care. Working with partners across the health and care system, NIHR enables and delivers world-class research that transforms people’s…
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The Book of Good Practices serves as a set of real life cases from a variety of organisations, aiming to provide inspiration and practical examples of in delivering patient engagement initiatives. The cases have been chosen to be included because they exemplify exceptionally well the 7 Quality Criteria. We are immensely proud that two out…
