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• 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.

• University of Leicester receives share of £34m BHF investment to help safeguard UK’s world-class research status

  Date: 05/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-british-heart-foundation-funding-research

  Funding will focus on strengthening research into precision medicine.

• Beta-blockers could reduce death among those with diabetes and hypoglycaemia

  Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-beta-blockers-reduce-death-diabetes-hypoglycaemia

  A type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and a related complication.

• Unique medical degree launched for UK study with clinical training in US

  Date: 19/02/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/19-medical-degree-launched-uk-study-clinical-training-us

  New Medicine MBChB-USA degree from UK’s University of Leicester will offer US embedded medical curriculum (USMLE)-level study for US students.

• Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks

  Date: 13/02/2019 19:00:00

  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...