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• Leicester diabetes figures up by a third in five years

  Date: 27 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-diabetes-figures-up-by-a-third-in-five-years

  The number of adults in Leicester with diabetes has risen by 33 per cent in the last five years, according to new figures.

• New grant to speed up bowel cancer diagnosis

  Date: 26 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/new-grant-to-speed-up-bowel-cancer-diagnosis

  Scientists from Leicester, working with Edinburgh, have been awarded a grant of almost £25,000 from Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer to...

• Spend DNA Day with a strawberry

  Date: 19 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/spend-dna-day-with-a-strawberry

  During the 4 minute video, Professor Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology takes you through a step-by-step guide, making the experiment...

• Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition

  Date: 17 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition

  A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially...

• Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients

  Date: 17 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients

  Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from...

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

• Britains biggest Classics conference heads for Leicester

  Date: 5 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/britain-biggest-classic-conference-heads-for-leicester

  The largest annual gathering of classicists in the UK is to take place at Leicester.

• Need for better treatment of heart failure patients

  Date: 26 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/need-for-better-treatment-of-heart-failure-patients

  A new study has highlighted the need for better treatment of heart disease patients suffering from additional chronic conditions.

• Mastering innovation and entrepreneurship at Hong Kongs GREAT Festival

  Date: 23 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/mastering-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-at-hong-kong2019s-great-festival

  The University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB) is showcasing two brand new Master’s degrees: MSc Entrepreneurship and MSc Innovation...

• New life-saving heart partnership

  Date: 23 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-life-saving-heart-partnership

  Heart surgery patients will benefit from a new collaborative partnership between our University and the James Lind Alliance, which will be...