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• New report on stillbirth and neonatal death rates

  Date: 21 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-report-on-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-rates

  Research published today involving our university shows that the stillbirth rate in the UK has reduced by almost 8% over the period 2013 to 2015.

• Leicester professor launches UKs first aortic clinic

  Date: 20 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-professor-launches-uks-first-aortic-clinic

  One of our Professors has developed the UK’s first aortic clinic helping patients in Leicestershire.

• Insights into the workings of the brain revealed in lectures

  Date: 19 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/insights-into-the-workings-of-the-brain-revealed-in-lectures

  Two outstanding PhD graduates from our University return this week to present their research to a public audience.

• Leicestershire and East Midlands mark sickle cell day

  Date: 16 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicestershire-and-east-midlands-mark-sickle-cell

  An awareness drive to educate people about the UK’s biggest genetic blood disorder has been launched in Leicestershire and the East Midlands to...

• Professor Natalie Armstrong appointed to UK National Screening Committee Adult Reference Group

  Date: 13 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/professor-natalie-armstrong-appointed-to-uk-national-screening-committee-adult-reference-group

  Professor Natalie Armstrong (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and Social Science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement Research...

• 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.

• Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics

  Date: 8 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics

  A new study has looked into using bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics to treat common infections in livestock.

• Expert opinions cover emergency planning and preventing extremism

  Date: 1 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-emergency-planning-and-preventing-extremism

  Lucy Easthope, an associate tutor in the Civil Safety and Security Unit within the School of Business, has written an article on the Manchester...

• 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'.