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Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pollution
Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary...
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Multiple long-term conditions affect more than 14 per cent of English population, research finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/multiple-conditions
Imperial College London and University of Leicester researchers have been involved in the largest ever study on multiple long-term conditions...
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Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma
The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a...
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New exercise app using space data aims to help those with long-term health conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/p-step
A personalised new exercise app for people with long-term health conditions including heart and lung disease and diabetes is set to be piloted by...
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Leicester health research recognised among best in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-clinical-medicine
Health research enabled by partnership between the University of Leicester and both the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and...
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Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/risankizumab
A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New...
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Two Leicester professors join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/08-academy-medical-sciences-fellows
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected Leicester’s Professor Chris Brightling and Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga to their esteemed...
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New clues about why non-smokers, as well as smokers, develop chronic lung disease revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/25-copd
Researchers reveal findings that explain why some people who have never smoked develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-asthma-pill
Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma...
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New targeted oral treatments for severe asthma to be studied
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/18-targeted-oral-treatments-for-severe-asthma
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