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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression...
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Significant weight loss and blood sugar control seen in patients with type 2 diabetes following new medication combination
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/diabetes
An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre...
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Leicester diabetes professor awarded honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/kamlesh-dundee
An internationally recognised diabetes professor from Leicester has been presented with an honorary degree from the university he graduated from...
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/cilia
A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the...
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Midwifery academic wins regional award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/midwifery
Dr Helen McIntyre has won a regional award for embedding best practice in infant feeding within midwifery education to improve maternal and infant...
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Virtual ward for atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/atrial
A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year
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More people at risk of diabetes could be detected thanks to innovative new partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/diabetes-risk
A tool developed by Leicester Diabetes Centre to identify those at risk of diabetes is set to be used in workplaces and communities to ensure more...
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Academic awarded funding for involvement in global sensor data project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/diabetes
A researcher based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre has received international funding for his participation in a project that aims to analyse the...
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Black women at greater risk of dying from uterine cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/uterine
Women in Black ethnic minority groups are at greater risk of dying from uterine, (womb) cancer, latest data shows
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Breast cancer treatment could benefit from Artificial Intelligence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/talbot
Artificial Intelligence could identify patients at increased risk of side effects from radiation treatment for breast cancer