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• Supply of GPs and detection of hypertension in England associated with premature mortality rates

  Date: 22 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/supply-of-gps-and-detection-of-hypertension-in-england-associated-with-premature-mortality-rates

  General practitioner numbers appear to have a small but important influence on premature mortality rates in England, according to research led...

• Research shows red meat metabolite levels high in acute heart failure patients

  Date: 18 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-red-meat-metabolite-levels-high-in-acute-heart-failure-patients

  Patients with acute heart failure often have high levels of the metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) – of which red meat is a major dietary...

• University wins support for out of the box ideas

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas

  Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money.

• Research uses Sir David Attenboroughs DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname

  Date: 10 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-uses-sir-david-attenborough2019s-dna-to-determine-link-between-y-chromosome-and-surname

  A study carried out by Dr Turi King from the Department of Genetics used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if...

• Molecules in processed foods could unlock key to healthier diets

  Date: 9 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/molecules-in-processed-foods-could-unlock-key-to-healthier-diets

  Our favourite foods could be made healthier thanks to a new technique developed by researchers from the Department of Cardiovascular...

• What is saffron

  Date: 8 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron

  Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of...

• Leicester research cited in new series of the X-Files

  Date: 3 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-research-cited-in-new-series-of-the-x-files

  Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have solved countless mysteries and battled a variety of fierce aliens throughout the years playing...

• Substandard diabetes care letting people down

  Date: 28 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/2018substandard2019-diabetes-care-letting-people-down

  Simple measures to improve diabetes care and pick up complications are being ignored leading to “substandard” treatment, a prominent diabetes GP...

• MRC scientist at Leicester provides expert view

  Date: 27 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/mrc-scientist-at-leicester-provides-expert-view

  A scientist based at our University has provided expert reaction to alternative for animals during toxicity testing.

• New report published to give practical steps for using surgical checklists safely

  Date: 11 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/new-report-published-to-give-practical-steps-for-using-surgical-checklists-safely

  A new, freely accessible report led by Dr Emmilie Aveling from the Department of Health Sciences offers practical guidance to those seeking to...