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Can smart t‑shirt technology improve diagnosis of breathing disorders?

Leicester researchers are testing whether an innovative smart t‑shirt can help clinicians more accurately diagnose breathing pattern disorders – a group of conditions that are difficult to identify using current …

Celebrating our NIHR Impact Prizes winners!

We are delighted to announce that two NIHR Leicester BRC researchers have been recognised at the NIHR Impact Prizes 2025. These prestigious awards recognise research that has transformed lives and …

New Fungal Spore Calendar helps allergy and asthma sufferers plan for better health

England’s first seasonal spore guide offers valuable insights into the potential rise of breathing problems in summer and autumn.

UK First as new NHS study of digital ‘smart inhalers’ for children with asthma starts in Leicester

A new study exploring the use of Smart Inhalers to prevent asthma flare-ups in children and young people has started in Leicester.  

Check out 16 Jan BBC Morning Live – filmed here at the NIHR Leicester BRC

Check out BBC’s Morning Live, 16 Jan 2024 from around 10 minutes in, to watch a feature on clinical trials filmed here at the NIHR Leicester BRC.

Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers 

The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use …

£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions

New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis Scientists at the University of Leicester, University of Nottingham and …

Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds

A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, has announced findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive …

East Midlands asthma patients to benefit from new data Hub

Patients in the East Midlands with respiratory illnesses including asthma and COPD will benefit from a pioneering data hub announced today.

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Leicester health specialists receive NIHR prizes for excelling in their fields

Respiratory researcher awarded Asthma + Lung UK Junior Fellowship

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The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Leicester,  Loughborough University and the University Hospitals of the Northamptonshire NHS Group.

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