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• Lecture to explore the emerging blood test helping to spot cancer earlier

  Date: 12 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/lecture-to-explore-the-emerging-blood-test-helping-to-spot-cancer-earlier

  Research into a blood test that may spot cancers sooner and allow more targeted treatment is to be presented by researcher at our University.

• Type 2 diabetes could overwhelm NHS unless changes are made Leicester experts warn

  Date: 1 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/type-2-diabetes-could-overwhelm-nhs-unless-changes-are-made-leicester-experts-warn

  Melanie Davies CBE (pictured), a Professor of Diabetes Medicine at our University and the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has commented on the rise in...

• Leicester experts support Singapore in diabetes fight

  Date: 30 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-experts-support-singapore-in-diabetes-fight

  Expertise in preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes developed in Leicester will be used in Singapore’s 'war on diabetes'.

• Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award

  Date: 26 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award

  Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award...

• One in three high blood pressure patients failing to take medication study suggests

  Date: 24 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/one-in-three-high-blood-pressure-patients-failing-to-take-medication-study-suggests

  One in three people who suffer from high blood pressure are failing to take medication as prescribed by their healthcare professionals, a new...

• Findings could represent breakthrough in how autopsy practice is conducted in UK and worldwide

  Date: 24 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/findings-could-represent-breakthrough-in-how-autopsy-practice-is-conducted-in-uk-and-worldwide

  A ground-breaking study by Leicester pathologists and radiologists could represent a breakthrough in how autopsy practice is conducted in the...

• Leicester spearheads event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds

  Date: 22 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-spearheads-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds

  The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are spearheading efforts to boost recruitment into the study of medicine by focusing on locations...

• University involved in new trial to fight cancer caused by asbestos

  Date: 18 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-involved-in-new-trial-to-fight-cancer-caused-by-asbestos

  Patients with a hard-to-treat type of cancer are being given new hope in a ground-breaking clinical trial.

• Leicester academic to publish translated book looking at the development of medicines

  Date: 16 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-to-publish-translated-book-looking-at-the-development-of-medicines

  A book, translated by an academic from the University’s Department of Cancer Studies, which looks into the process of drug development will be...

• High praise for Leicester data mining teams research into trauma patient deaths

  Date: 11 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/high-praise-for-leicester-data-mining-team2019s-research-into-trauma-patient-deaths

  A successful collaboration between the Leicester Applied Mathematics data mining team together with colleagues from the Department of...