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A horse used to petrol the streets of Somerset has been officially named.

This week, an Avon and Somerset Police horse was officially named after the area of Redcliffe in Bristol. Chief Constable Sarah Crew renamed the newly qualified…

 E-Mail Around one in three children are scared of going to the dentist and end up with poor oral health, more toothache, dental infections and tooth decay as a result Children with dental anxiety are frequently referred to specialist services for general anaesthetic which has additional challenges The new study, led by the University of Sheffield, will involve 600 children from 30 dental practices across England and Wales Researchers will investigate a new way of reducing dental anxiety based on cognitive behavioural therapy. A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffie...

 E-Mail M102 is a disease-modifying drug candidate for motor neuron disease (MND) that was discovered by Sheffield scientists in 2013 University of Sheffield partnership with Aclipse Therapeutics awarded a £1.6m grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to advance the translational development of M102 MRC grant follows funding from FightMND to take M102 into clinical trials with patients MND - also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - is a devastating disease that affects 5,000 people in the UK and 450,000 people worldwide Researchers from the University of Sheffield's Institute...

 E-Mail Non-invasive imaging technique called 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy used to measure mitochondrial function in patients with motor neuron disease (MND) Evidence shows that mitochondria - often referred to as the cell's battery - are impaired in MND This technique could be used to measure the effectiveness of future treatments for MND Researchers from the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have used a new imaging technique to measure the function of mitochondria in patients with motor neuron disease (MND). The research, published today (13 Janua...