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• New blood test for human TB may also identify people most at risk

  Date: 10/07/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-new-tuberculosis-blood-test-tb

  A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human...

• New BHF investment to bolster world-class research at University of Leicester

  Date: 03/07/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/03-bhf-accelerator-award-heart-circulatory-diseases

  The University of Leicester has received £1 million in funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to strengthen its world-class research into...

• NHS funding fosters health inequalities

  Date: 24/06/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/24-nhs-funding-fosters-health-inequalities

  Poverty and deprivation are strongly associated with poor health outcomes, including higher levels of multimorbidity and mortality, resulting in...

• Leicester named ‘Leader in Openness’ by Understanding Animal Research

  Date: 30/05/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/30-openness-award-animal-research

  The University of Leicester has received a Leader in Openness Award for the period 2019-2022 from Understanding Animal Research.

• Two Leicester professors join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

  Date: 08/05/2019 00:00:00

  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...

• New research shows how to optimise antibiotic use and combat antibiotic resistance

  Date: 29/04/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/29-antibiotic-resistance

  Recommendations from University of Leicester scientists could help reduce over-use of antibiotics.

• Chemotherapy-free treatment gives hope to adult leukaemia patients

  Date: 25/04/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-chemotherapy-free-leukaemia-treatment

  Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) may be offered a chemotherapy-free treatment in future, following promising results from a...

• Breast cancer relapse could be found two years earlier

  Date: 16/04/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/16-breast-cancer-relapse-detection

  Research suggests a simple blood test may hold the key to detecting breast cancer relapse.

• Protein levels in urine are reliable measure of effectiveness in kidney disease research says study

  Date: 14/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-protein-urine-kidney-disease

  An international consortium of doctors and scientists, including members from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester, has found...

• Actiphage blood test enters human TB trials

  Date: 06/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-tuberculosis-blood-test-trial

  A new blood test for tuberculosis (TB) could, for the first time, enable screening of patients at an early stage of infection.