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• Patients surprise diagnosis leads to clinical trial

  Date: 29 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/patient2019s-surprise-diagnosis-leads-to-clinical-trial

  “Without question, I would have done it all again” - that is the verdict of Alan Hutchinson when discussing his recent experience on a clinical trial.

• 2 million boost for Leicester scientists to tackle hardtotreat cancers

  Date: 15 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/ps2-million-boost-for-leicester-scientists-to-tackle-hard-to-treat-cancers

  Scientists in Leicester are set to benefit from almost £2 million to look into new ways to treat lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, two types of...

• Leicester to become first UK city to join global initiative against urban diabetes

  Date: 14 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-to-become-first-uk-city-to-join-global-initiative-against-urban-diabetes

  Leicester will join the likes of Copenhagen, Mexico City, Rome and Shanghai in becoming part of the Cities Changing Diabetes programme to tackle...

• Animation raises awareness of emotional impact of type 2 diabetes

  Date: 14 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/animation-raises-awareness-of-emotional-impact-of-type-2-diabetes

  Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, a health researcher from the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has created a whiteboard animation for World Diabetes Day (14...

• Cervical cancer research receives important boost

  Date: 14 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/cervical-cancer-research-receives-important-boost

  A prospective research programme in Leicester to improve the lives of women who have undergone treatment for cervical cancer has received a cash...

• Tumour analysis following surgery could provide breakthrough in predicting how well cancer patients respond to drug treatment research shows

  Date: 8 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/tumour-analysis-following-surgery-could-provide-breakthrough-in-predicting-how-well-cancer-patients-respond-to-drug-treatment-research-shows

  A novel approach developed by researchers from our University and the MRC Toxicology Unit could help to predict how well patients respond to drugs...

• Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer

  Date: 2 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer

  An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently...

• University breakthrough applied by Leicesters Hospitals to provide pioneering noninvasive autopsy service

  Date: 1 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-breakthrough-used-by-leicesters-hospitals-to-provide-pioneering-non-invasive-autopsy-service

  Earlier this year, findings from our University represented a breakthrough in how autopsy practice could be conducted in the UK and worldwide.

• Expert opinions cover a nodeal Brexit finding Beagle 2 Donald Trump psychologist Hans Eysenck and the rising breast cancer rate in China

  Date: 18 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/expert-opinions-cover-a-2018no-deal2019-brexit-finding-beagle-2-donald-trump-psychologist-hans-eysenck-and-the-rising-breast-cancer-rate-in-china

  With the Prime Minister’s recent suggestion of a 'no-deal' Brexit, Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business uses his experience...

• Type 2 diabetes pill improves blood sugar control

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/type-2-diabetes-pill-2018improves-blood-sugar-control2019

  A Type 2 diabetes pill taken once a day has been shown to ‘significantly’ improve the health of people with the condition, according to new research.