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Having larger muscles could compensate for poor muscle quality in Chronic Kidney Disease patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/having-larger-muscles-could-compensate-for-poor-muscle-quality-in-chronic-kidney-disease-patients
The size of muscles in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) could be more important to maintaining good physical performance than muscle quality, new research has shown.
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Queering the Renaissance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3015
Module code: EN3015
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Queering the Renaissance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3015
Module code: EN3015
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Queering the Renaissance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3015
Module code: EN3015
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Study suggests seated upper body physical activity can reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes made worse by sitting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-suggests-seated-upper-body-physical-activity-can-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-made-worse-by-sitting
A new study conducted at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), including researchers from our University, has found that breaking up prolonged bouts of restful sitting with short, frequent bouts of simple seated arm exercises can benefit obese patients at high...
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research
Prevention Prevention Grapes, Dates, Turmeric, Nuts and medicine on a table View our achievements for each of our research themes.
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Pathogenesis of airway disease
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research/pathogenesis-of-airway-disease
Specialists This is the main focus of the laboratory-based research on the Glenfield site within the Adult Respiratory group (Amrani, Bradding, Brightling, Cousins, Siddiqui, Wardlaw), in collaboration with the Paediatric Airways group (Gaillard, Pandya), the Cell...
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The road to reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/reinterring/road-to-reinterment
On the morning of Saturday 22 March, Richard III’s mortal remains left the University of Leicester, formally starting six days of events across the city and county of Leicestershire commemorating the king’s life, death and reburial with dignity and honour.
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Literary Leicester 2017 highlights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/literary-leicester-2017-highlights
Last month our annual Literary Leicester festival took place, featuring acclaimed literati guests, the dramatic arts and several school events.
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Universities call on communities to shape research to solve real-life problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-universities-communities-research-solve-real-life-problems
Community organisations across Leicester and Leicestershire are being offered the chance to steer university research.