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• Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes

  Date: 31 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-saratzis-grant

  A vascular surgeon from Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded a four-year grant worth over £1 million from the National Institute for Health...

• Clinical trial looks at new ways to treat people living with severe aortic stenosis

  Date: 14 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/15-bhf-clinical-trial

  New research at the University of Leicester, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could change the way people living with a debilitating...

• Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters

  Date: 26 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome

  Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt...

• £5 million grant for health science PhD students

  Date: 15 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-wellcome-grant

  The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million.

• Hollywood actress addresses aortic dissection conference

  Date: 12 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/13-aortic-dissection

  On Thursday 19 September, the University of Leicester plays host to the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, an invitation-only event...

• East Midlands gets £9 million health boost

  Date: 10 Jul 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/11-nihr-funding

  An organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the East Midlands by speeding up the adoption of research and innovation into...

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

  Date: 9 Jul 2019

  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: 2 Jul 2019

  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: 23 Jun 2019

  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: 29 May 2019

  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.