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• New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough

  Date: 2 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough

  Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.

• True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated, research shows

  Date: 26 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-true-burden-of-stillbirths-in-europe-vastly-underestimated

  True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated

• Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures

  Date: 25 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures

  Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants

• Leicester researchers provide expertise to world-leading Alzheimer’s prevention study

  Date: 25 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-world-leading-alzheimers-study

  Study aims to improve the understanding of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

• Leicester researchers aim to tackle worldwide type 2 diabetes epidemic

  Date: 23 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-leicester-researchers-aim-to-tackle-worldwide-type-2-diabetes-epidemic

  A team from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has just returned after travelling to Mozambique with colleagues from Geneva and Malawi to discuss...

• Additional health visitor training improves wellbeing and reduces NHS costs

  Date: 18 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/19-training-for-postnatal-depression

  Study co-authored by researcher from our Department of Health Scientists shows cost-effective solution can improve maternity services.

• A breath of fresh air at health fair

  Date: 17 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-fresh-air-fair

  The Health Matters community engagement team is supporting an event to help members of the public keep their lungs healthy.

• Enhancing end of life care for BAME patients

  Date: 16 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/17-end-of-life-care-study

  University works with local charity LOROS Hospice and Leicester’s Hospitals to better understand the care needs of Black, Asian and Minority...

• NHS innovation award for truck driver scheme

  Date: 13 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-innovation-award-for-truck-driver-scheme

  Leicester Diabetes Centre project helping truckers lead healthier lives has been shortlisted for an NHS innovation award

• Recognising the differing health needs of Leicester’s diverse population

  Date: 13 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-remedies-and-reasons

  Upcoming Health Matters exhibition recognises the differing health needs of Leicester’s diverse population