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• Study finds high blood sugar levels could lead to heart attack complications

  Date: 5 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-finds-high-blood-sugar-levels-could-lead-to-heart-attack-complications

  A team led by Dr Richard Rainbow from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which the...

• New Years Honours Professor Paul Boyle and Professor Melanie Davies awarded CBEs

  Date: 30 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/years-honours-professor-paul-boyle-and-professor-melanie-davies-awarded-cbes

  Our President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, has been appointed a CBE in the New Year’s Honours.

• 2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year

  Date: 21 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/2015-in-review-key-stories-from-across-the-year

  Now that 2015 has come to a close, catch up with some of the key University news stories from the past year.

• Research offers reassurance over multiple artery procedures for heart attack victims

  Date: 17 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-offers-reassurance-over-multiple-artery-procedures-for-heart-attack-victims

  A new study led by Dr Gerry McCann, NIHR Career Development Fellow from the University and Leicester's Hospitals, has examined the effects on the...

• Infants under 12 months most at risk of physical abuse

  Date: 25 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/infants-under-12-months-most-at-risk-of-physical-abuse

  Research co-authored by a Professor from our University has found infants under the age of 12 months are most at risk of serious physical abuse.

• Scientists see detailed makeup of deadly toxin for the first time

  Date: 24 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/scientists-2018see2019-detailed-make-up-of-deadly-toxin-for-the-first-time

  L-R: Professor Peter Moody, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Professor Russell Wallis of the Departments of Infection, Immunity and...

• Expert in infectious diseases to call for research improvements during epidemics

  Date: 17 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/expert-in-infectious-diseases-to-call-for-research-improvements-during-epidemics

  The research response to epidemics has been slow and our attitude to carrying out research in the midst of infectious disease outbreaks needs to...

• Speaking your language University creates its first foreignlanguage video news release

  Date: 13 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/speaking-your-language-university-creates-its-first-foreign-language-video-news-release

  Our Creative Services and News teams have worked together to produce the University’s first foreign-language video news release.

• Research to save the most valuable silk moth in the world

  Date: 11 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-to-2018save-the-most-valuable-silk-moth-in-the-world2019

  Research that could help to save one of the rarest and most valuable silks in the world is being spearheaded by a team that is developing a...

• Leicester receives world-class bioscience investment

  Date: 5 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/leicester-receives-world-class-bioscience-investment

  Our University has been awarded over £1.5million in order to advance knowledge and understanding in three key areas that impact on health.