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Professor Kamlesh Khunti ranked as one of UKs most influential GPs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/professor-kamlesh-khunti-ranked-as-one-of-uks-most-influential-gps
Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured), professor of primary care diabetes and vascular medicine, has been ranked as one of the most influential GPs...
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Preterm birth linked with lower mathematics abilities and less wealth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/preterm-birth-linked-with-lower-math-abilities-and-less-wealth
People who are born premature tend to accumulate less wealth as adults, and a new study suggests that this may be due to lower mathematics abilities.
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New surgical training resource for junior doctors developed by medical students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-surgical-training-resource-for-junior-doctors-developed-by-medical-students
Students Oliver Jones and Michael Bath from the Medical School, working with a team of doctors, have developed a free educational resource for...
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Leicester reaches 15 million readers on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-reaches-1-5-million-readers-on-the-conversation
Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over 1.
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add...
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies...
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Doctor wins international award for social media and healthcare research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/doctor-wins-international-award-for-social-media-and-healthcare-research
Dr Damian Roland (pictured), Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, has won an international award for his research into...
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Leicester donates 19 medical microscopes to Ugandan hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-donates-nineteen-microscopes-to-ugandan-hospitals
Professor Nick London, Head of the Department of Medical and Social Care Education, has authorised the donation of 19, Leitz, light microscopes to...
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New insights into how asthma pathways could be blocked revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/new-insights-into-how-asthma-pathways-could-be-blocked-revealed-by-study
Researchers have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by...
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Type 2 diabetes weight loss treatment breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-treatment-2018breakthrough2019
A study showing how a newly approved obesity treatment can help shed the pounds in people with Type 2 diabetes represents a breakthrough in weight...