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Good cholesterol doesnt always lower heart attack risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/2018good2019-cholesterol-doesn2019t-always-lower-heart-attack-risk
Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), contrary to earlier evidence that people with more HDL-C are usually at lower heart disease risk.
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Event to explore how arts and culture can better reflect our diverse society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-how-arts-and-culture-can-better-reflect-our-diverse-society
A panel of industry experts will discuss how we can make workforce diversity the responsibility of everyone in arts and culture, and why it is important to support BAME role models and leaders, during an event organised by our CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural...
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Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link
Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin.
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Abstracts and Registration
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/hydrogenase-2026/abstracts
Please find details about registration, costs, and abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations for the International Conference on Hydrogenase and Other Redox Metalloenzymes here.
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Curiosity in Isolation at Edinburgh and Glasgow
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2020/05/02/curiosity-in-isolation-at-edinburgh-and-glasgow/
Curiosity Rover, Edinburgh locality, HiRISE image
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Sarah Casewell on the ExoCast Podcast
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/sarah-casewell-on-the-exocast-podcast/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 The Exoplanet Podcast (ExoCast) is a regular podcast about all things exoplanetary, and this month interviewed Leicester Astronomer Dr. Sarah Casewell.
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Why study English at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/why-leicester
Interested in applying for a UG degree in English at UoL? Find out more about the reasons why studying English at Leicester could be for you.
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Ischaemic preconditioning and remote conditioning of cardiac muscle
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/ischaemic
Our laboratory is interested in ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the heart and how the cardioprotective technique of remote ischaemic conditioning works to both protect the heart against I/R injury but also prevent adverse remodelling of the myocardium following ischemic injury.
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Corporate Governance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw7259
Module code: LW7259 Corporate governance is concerned with the internal and external roles and relationships in a corporation including shareholders, managers, employees, creditors, consumers and other entities.
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Research Skills 2
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs2200
Module code: BS2200 This core module provides an introduction to the processes underpinning research in the biosciences.