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• Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality

  Date: 8 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality

  Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an...

• Working with faith community to combat diabetes

  Date: 4 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/working-with-faith-community-to-combat-diabetes

  A faith community that we have worked alongside to fight diabetes is now hosting an event on campus to explore how making small changes can help...

• Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke

  Date: 3 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/frequent-sauna-bathing-reduces-risk-of-stroke

  Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study involving Leicester researchers.

• Post-mortem CT angiography illuminates causes of death

  Date: 30 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/post-mortem-ct-angiography-illuminates-causes-of-death

  CT angiography is a useful adjunct to autopsy that is likely to increase the quality of post-mortem diagnosis, according to a study appearing...

• First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses

  Date: 30 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses

  Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation...

• 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.

• Research helps frail older people in hospitals

  Date: 26 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/research-helps-frail-older-people-in-hospitals

  Researchers led by Leicester have devised a ‘risk score’ which will be used to help frail older people have better support in hospital.

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...