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Research identifies new family of marine ‘megaphages’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/marine-megaphages
Microbiologists have identified a new family of marine megaphages which could change understanding of Earth’s carbon and nitrogen cycles.
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New cell treatment could combat ageing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/senescent-cell-clearance
An international team of researchers have identified a new method for clearing senescent cells, which could transform treatments for ageing and...
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New research could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/diabetes-heart-failure
New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in...
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New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programme for people with multiple long-term conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/perform
Researchers in Leicester are developing a new programme to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health...
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Wellcome boost for structural biologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/wellcome-trust-awards
Leicester researchers studying our molecular machinery have been awarded £3.89 million in research funding by the Wellcome Trust.
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Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/cycle-hd
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant...
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Creating tomorrow’s cardiovascular research leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/tomorrows-cardio
The University of Leicester has been awarded more than one and a half million pounds by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to fund a 4-year PhD...
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New trial could transform heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/dialysis
A new trial with the potential to transform the heart health of patients with kidney failure has today been launched by the University of...
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Moles hate eating sand, Leicester research reveals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/moles
Anyone who has had their day at the beach ruined by the sound and sensation of biting into a sandy sandwich can look to the humble mole for ways...
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Blood cancer breakthrough offers clues for tailored patient treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/blood-cancer-breakthrough-offers-clues-for-tailored-patient-treatment
Patients with blood cancer could be offered a tailored course of treatment in the future, after Leicester academics successfully trialled the use...