NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Leicester
The understanding of diabetes, nutrition and obesity in pregnancy is increasing at pace, thanks to hundreds of women who have chosen to take part in a study being carried out …
Professor Claire Meek from the NIHR Leicester BRC is leading one of five global research projects receiving part of £1.5 million funding from JDRF, the world’s leading type 1 diabetes …
The reasons why children and young people with type 1 diabetes from ethnic minority groups or living in low socioeconomic areas are less likely to use the diabetes technology that …
Taking place on 14 November 2023 at 5.30- 6.30pm online. In this talk, Professor Pratik Choudhary will take you on a journey through the technological revolution that diabetes management has …
An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), that studied the combined effects of semaglutide with cagrilintide …
We are delighted to announce that Professor Louise Goff has joined the NIHR Leicester BRC. Louise is an academic dietitian specialising in the role of diet and lifestyle in the …
New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in people living with Type 2 diabetes.
New research by academics at the University of Leicester published today (Friday 25th June) has given fresh hope to patients with type 2 diabetes, after Eli Lilly and Company’s SURPASS-2 …
Funding for a five-year project, that aims to develop a new type of care package that addresses gaps in support for people under 40 living with type 2 diabetes, has …
Hard to reach[1] is the term often used to describe people who don’t want to come to ‘town hall’ style meetings, academic talks or committees. It’s a term increasingly and …
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to …
Previous research in diabetes led by Leicester researchers has played a key role in laying foundations for new breakthrough in weight-loss treatment.
