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• Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients

  Date: 7 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero

  A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of...

• Health Minister praises ‘fantastic Medical School’

  Date: 27 Jun 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/ed-argar-visit

  Charwood MP Ed Argar highlights partnership approach as key to amazing work at Leicester.

• University of Leicester gets £1.3m boost to turn bright ideas into world-changing impacts

  Date: 23 Jun 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/iaa-funding

  The University of Leicester has received £1.3m in funding to help turn the brightest research ideas into world-changing impacts.

• UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare

  Date: 27 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/stoneygate-director

  The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.

• Research to highlight “seldom heard voices” of womb cancer patients

  Date: 26 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/seldom-heard-voices

  Researchers exploring the impact of womb cancer on different ethnic groups are recruiting patients to the first study of its kind in the UK.

• New research suggests health education, Fitbits and cabin workouts can improve activity levels of lorry drivers

  Date: 24 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/shift

  A targeted health programme, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the activity levels of...

• Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition

  Date: 19 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/tavi-results

  Leicester researchers have shown, in a ground-breaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), how a less...

• Leicester health research recognised among best in the UK

  Date: 18 May 2022

  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...

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  Date: 6 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain...

• Stoneygate Trust and University of Leicester combine to create pioneering new Centre for Empathic Healthcare

  Date: 5 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/empathic-health

  The Stoneygate Trust and University of Leicester have combined to create a pioneering new Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare.