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Can smart t-shirt technology improve diagnosis of breathing disorders?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/smart-technology-breathing-disorders-leicester
Leicester researchers are testing whether an innovative smart t shirt can help clinicians more accurately diagnose breathing pattern disorders -...
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Poor retention of diverse staff poses major threat to NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/staff-retention-nhs-leicester-pareek
The retention of diverse staff should be an essential part of the NHS workforce plan claims a new report involving University of Leicester and UCL...
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Together We Can 2026: Partners unite to promote health equality at summit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/health-inequalities-conference-leicester
A summit involving 250 healthcare professionals, academics and representatives of local communities has been held at the University of Leicester...
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Blood vessel genes could be targets for heart disease drugs: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/blood-vessel-genes-heart-disease-drugs
University of Leicester scientists analysed genes linked to cells forming our blood vessels that could be targets for drugs that tackle multiple...
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University of Leicester researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding to unlock secrets of cellular "antenna"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/springboard-grant-ciliogenesis-leicester
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded a prestigious Springboard grant to Dr Robert Mahen at the University of Leicester to investigate...
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Researchers develop first practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare - and a course to teach them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/empathy-course-rules-leicester-patients
A new study by University of Leicester researchers offers the first-ever set of practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare to address...
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New blood test to detect endometrial (womb) cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/endometrial-cancer-leicester-blood-test
A pioneering new blood test to detect endometrial cancer has been developed by Gynaecological cancer experts at the University of Leicester and...
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New funding underway for East Midlands research collaboration driving care innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/funding-east-midlands-research-care-innovation
A leading research organisation helping to transform health and social care in the East Midlands has begun a new, five-year funding tenure.
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University of Leicester celebrates double success at 2026 GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nishan-canagarajah-kamlesh-khunti-gg2-leadership-diversity-awards
University of Leicester celebrates double success at the 2026 GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards, with Dr Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Sir Nishan...
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Light exposure could hold the key to a good night’s sleep
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/fruit-fly-sleep-disorders-leicester
Light signals processed through the eyes helps regulate sleep in fruit flies, and disrupting those visual pathways causes abnormal sleep patterns,...