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• Need for better treatment of heart failure patients

  Date: 26 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/need-for-better-treatment-of-heart-failure-patients

  A new study has highlighted the need for better treatment of heart disease patients suffering from additional chronic conditions.

• New life-saving heart partnership

  Date: 23 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-life-saving-heart-partnership

  Heart surgery patients will benefit from a new collaborative partnership between our University and the James Lind Alliance, which will be...

• Expert opinions cover heart disease migraines Salisbury and World Sleep Day

  Date: 16 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/expert-opinions-cover-heart-attacks-migraines-salisbury-and-world-sleep-day

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr Tom Webb and Professors Alison Goodall and Shu Ye have discussed possible reasons why age is such as strong...

• Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link

  Date: 28 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link

  Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a...

• Leicester doctor receives Royal College 500-Year celebratory award

  Date: 27 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-doctor-receives-royal-college-500-year-celebratory-award

  Research to improve the outcomes for patients suffering from a devastating form of stroke called intracerebral haemorrhage has been...

• Launch of new collaboration to tackle lung disease

  Date: 19 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/launch-of-new-collaboration-to-tackle-lung-disease

  Leicester and Nottingham have announced a new strategic research collaboration with GSK, using genetics to aid the development of new medicines...

• SAPPHIRE group is partner in 42m new research institute to boost evidence on improving care in the NHS

  Date: 2 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/sapphire-group-is-partner-in-ps42m-new-research-institute-to-boost-evidence-on-improving-care-in-the-nhs

  A new research institute led by the University of Cambridge is seeking to create a world-leading asset for the NHS by improving the science behind...

• Premature birth associated with increased risk of heart disease in mothers

  Date: 25 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/premature-birth-associated-with-increased-risk-of-heart-disease-in-mothers

  A study involving researchers from our University has found the risk of death in later life due to coronary heart disease doubles in women who...

• Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs

  Date: 9 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs

  A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and...

• Academic clinical fellow wins Research Bursary and NIHR Poster Prize

  Date: 21 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/academic-clinical-fellow-wins-research-bursary-and-nihr-poster-prize

  An Academic clinical fellow from our University’s College of Life Sciences has recently been awarded a Cancer Research UK Research Bursary and...