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• Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women

  Date: 1 Jun 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/heart

  Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women

• Air pollution is not just a human problem – it’s also changing the gut of British bumblebees

  Date: 14 Apr 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/bees

  A research team from the University of Leicester is investigating air pollution’s effect on the gut of British bees.

• Pioneering vascular research receives major boost from the British Heart Foundation

  Date: 30 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/professor-bown

  The British Heart Foundation has awarded nearly £900,000 to a University of Leicester professor to continue his pioneering heart valve research.

• University of Leicester experts set to launch global health research project in Nepal

  Date: 21 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/nepal

  A £10 million project lead by experts from the University of Leicester to improve healthcare in the subcontinent has taken a step forward with a...

• Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score

  Date: 13 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes

  New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for...

• Diabetes patch proposal wins award for University of Leicester PhD student

  Date: 9 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/young-entrepreneurs-scheme

  Charlotte Fawcett, a PhD student from the University of Leicester Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, led a business proposal that has won an...

• First glimpse into a vital developmental milestone opens new healthcare possibilities

  Date: 17 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/gastrulation-computer-modelling

  University of Leicester scientist develops first multiscale computer model that captures aspects of human gastrulation - the process that leads to...

• Diabetes professor from Leicester presented with CBE

  Date: 15 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/kamlesh-obe

  A GP from Leicester who is recognised as the world’s leading diabetes researcher has been presented with the Commander of the Order of the British...

• International type 2 diabetes prevention drive suggested by COVID-19 review

  Date: 8 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diabetes-covid

  An international drive to highlight to the importance of prevention of diabetes has been proposed following a review in the wake of the pandemic.

• New study shows the heart health benefits of more intense physical activity

  Date: 27 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/heart-study

  Study shows there is a greater reduction in cardiovascular disease risk when more of that activity is of at least moderate intensity.