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Professor Manish Pareek

Leicester-led research reveals long COVID’s lasting impact on healthcare workers

Major research has found that long COVID continues to affect a substantial proportion of healthcare workers, with serious consequences for their health, work and home lives, and NHS workforce overall.

Technique will turbocharge new medicines to combat antimicrobial resistance

Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a new technique that will turbocharge the use of phages for medicinal purposes.

TB survivors face long-term illness and informal follow-up care, study shows

In the first nationwide survey investigating post-TB care in NHS services, clinicians reported encountering a broad range of (physical and non-physical) problems among their patients, with ongoing care mixed and informal.

Leicester-led review shows around one in three hospital infections involve antimicrobial resistance

With an estimated 1.14 million deaths worldwide annually caused by bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics*, a University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and …

Zoo poo might hold the secrets to new medical treatments

Scientists at the University of Leicester are hoping the collection of poo from tigers, elephants, giraffes and other exotic animals, could contain the secret to finding new medical treatments.

Professor Manish Pareek

Multiple testing for infectious diseases key to early detection and effective case management

Routine testing for multiple infectious diseases among migrants will benefit healthcare systems by identifying key infections earlier, a new study finds.

Long Covid researchers reflect on the PHOSP-COVID study 5 years on, ahead of Long Covid Awareness Day

A study team from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have been reflecting on their world leading research into Long Covid ahead of International Long Covid Awareness Day on …

Pioneering centre is making a difference one year after officially opening 

A pioneering new centre which studies bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria is celebrating its one-year anniversary.

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How we’ve embedded culturally tailored approaches into public involvement

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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