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• Report reveals that falls are now the most common type of major trauma in England and Wales

  Date: 6 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/report-reveals-that-falls-are-now-the-most-common-type-of-major-trauma-in-england-and-wales

  Professor Tim Coats (pictured), from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, has highlighted the need to rethink the organisation and training...

• Leicester Professor elected Chairman of the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

  Date: 29 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-professor-elected-chairman-of-the-board-of-the-british-journal-of-anaesthesia

  Professor David Lambert (pictured) of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been elected to Chair the Board of the British Journal of...

• Study provides further evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins

  Date: 28 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-provides-further-evidence-that-statins-could-prevent-blood-clots-in-the-veins

  Further evidence has been found by researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Bristol to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the...

• Leicester leads study pointing to postcode lottery in aneurysm care

  Date: 9 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-leads-study-pointing-to-postcode-lottery-in-aneurysm-care

  A postcode lottery in access to treatment means people suffering from thoracic aortic diseases are up to four times more likely to receive...

• Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations

  Date: 24 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations

  An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife...

• Leicester scientists shortlisted to showcase their research to the House of Commons

  Date: 21 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-researchers-shortlisted-to-showcase-their-research-to-the-house-of-commons

  Researchers from the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology will have the opportunity to present their research to policy makers...

• The impact of Pokémon Go to be explored at free public lecture

  Date: 2 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-impact-of-pokemon-go-to-be-explored-at-free-public-lecture

  The social impact of viral augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which became a cultural phenomenon in 2016, will be explored during a free public...

• Leicester experts praise translation of diabetes risk-testing tool

  Date: 1 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-experts-praise-translation-of-diabetes-risk-testing-tool

  The translation of a tool to help people find out their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes has been described by Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the...

• Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 27 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written...

• Diabetes risk score translation event taking place in Leicester

  Date: 20 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/diabetes-risk-score-translation-event-taking-place-in-leicester

  An event to launch the translation of a Type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool into two South Asian languages takes place in Leicester next week.