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• Ground-breaking space technology receives real-life health application

  Date: 28 Apr 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/29-space-technology

  UK Space Agency awards Leicester team £2 million.

• Beta-blockers could reduce death among those with diabetes and hypoglycaemia

  Date: 22 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-beta-blockers-reduce-death-diabetes-hypoglycaemia

  A type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and a related complication.

• University of Leicester is leading the way in Cardiogenic Shock treatment

  Date: 19 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-university-of-leicester-cardiogenic-shock

  Led by the University of Leicester, 12 university hospitals have set up a pan-European recruiting network with 45 cardiovascular centres to test...

• Leicester rehabilitation programmes highlighted by national charity

  Date: 6 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-leicester-rehabilitation-programmes-highlighted-national-charity

  Two initiatives developed at Leicester’s Hospitals have been cited in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) new five-point plan to achieve the...

• Check urine to ensure patients are taking blood pressure tablets, researchers urge

  Date: 19 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/19-check-urine-patients-blood-pressure-tablets

  Doctors from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester show simple process may save NHS millions.

• New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late

  Date: 7 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms

  Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a life-threatening aneurysm.

• New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients

  Date: 3 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/4-new-study-underway-to-find-best-treatment-for-wake-up-stroke-patients

  New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients led by Professor Thompson Robinson, Head of Department of Cardiovascular...

• Enhancing end of life care for BAME patients

  Date: 16 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/17-end-of-life-care-study

  University works with local charity LOROS Hospice and Leicester’s Hospitals to better understand the care needs of Black, Asian and Minority...

• Walking Cricket aims to push the boundaries for exercise in Leicestershire

  Date: 3 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/walking-cricket-aims-to-push-the-boundaries-for-exercise-in-leicestershire

  Walking Cricket is designed for all those looking for a slower pace of the popular pastime.

• Teddy bears to teach children about paw health

  Date: 5 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/teddy-bears-to-teach-children-about-paw-health

  Cuddly toys and their owners, young and old, are invited to receive a special health check at the University’s free family fun day marking the...