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“It was awesome!” – School takes over Research Space for International Clinical Trials Day

Pupils from Hazel Community Primary School in Leicester had the opportunity to ‘think and act like scientists’ in Research Space at Leicester’s Hospitals to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day on …

Leicester among ‘world’s most influential’ for asthma research

A study of the most influential research in asthma in the last 50 years from around the world found that the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals asthma research team …

Leading biomedical and health scientists in the East Midlands recognised with Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

Professors from the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have been elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professors Melanie Davies CBE and Martin …

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New report highlights ineffective treatment of people with multiple health conditions

A report from the Academy of Medical Sciences points to an alarming lack of information about multimorbidity – a scenario where a patient suffers several diseases simultaneously. The report is …

Call to avoid Type 2 diabetes made during national campaign

A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick …

Leicester researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma

A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University – has identified biological variations in …

Serious asthma attacks reduced by temporary quadrupling of steroid inhaler, study finds

Serious asthma attacks in adults can be reduced by a temporary but significant increase in the dose of inhaled steroids during asthma worsenings, according to a new national study led …

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Are you a clinician looking for a new challenge? Come and join our research team.

Weightlifting shows benefits for kidney disease patients

Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease. A new study by University of Leicester researchers, led by Dr Emma Watson, Dr Tom Wilkinson, and …

Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link

A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK, has found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are …

East Midlands life sciences researchers and GSK launch medicines discovery collaboration for lung disease

  The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have announced a new strategic research collaboration with GSK, using genetics to aid the development of new medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …

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