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• Study finds ethnicity, mental health and age predict NHS workers’ plans to quit

  Date: 26 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/manish-pareek

  Around 43 per cent of NHS workers who took part in a recent study have considered leaving their role or taking early retirement.

• University marks Prematurity Awareness Month by encouraging schools to take up the Prem Aware Award to support children born early

  Date: 11 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/prematuritymonth

  Research undertaken by experts from the University of Leicester is helping to support parents and teachers of children born prematurely

• Scientists investigate if red grape chemical can keep bowel cancer at bay

  Date: 11 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/karen-brown

  Trial led by University of Leicester scientists is giving participants resveratrol as a potential prevention drug for bowel cancer.

• Leicester delegation to bring environmental research insights to the heart of COP29

  Date: 8 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cop29

  University of Leicester researchers will bring their expertise in climate, sustainability and environmental issues to this year’s COP event in...

• New research study launches to improve pressure injury care for children with dark skin tones in hospitals

  Date: 31 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/pressure-injuries

  Researchers at the University of Leicester (UoL) are leading a clinical research study aimed at preventing pressure injuries in children and young...

• Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes

  Date: 21 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/tuberculosis

  Scientists from the University of Leicester have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body

• New app launched to support estimated 175,000 people in the UK with Lynch Syndrome

  Date: 15 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/lynch-syndrome

  A new app has been launched with the help of the University of Leicester, to help people living with Lynch Syndrome to monitor and manage their...

• Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe

  Date: 14 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco

  University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.

• People using Leicester maternity services to benefit from innovative empathy training

  Date: 14 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/empathy-training

  University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust is collaborating with the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare to build on its culture of...

• Researchers publish results of largest ever study on postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers

  Date: 11 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/postnatal-depression

  An extensive trial , supported by the University of Leicester, into postnatal depression in South Asian women has found that tailored support can...