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• New research compares diet and exercise in controlling diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-research-compares-diet-and-exercise-in-controlling-diabetes

  Exercise is being pitted against diet in a straight contest to find out which results in better diabetes control and the effect on heart function as part of a new study.

• Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight

  Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according to research by our University and Queen Mary University of London.

• Research to examine how children use social media to promote mental wellbeing and seek health advice

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-to-examine-how-children-use-social-media-to-promote-mental-wellbeing-and-seek-health-advice

  A new project led by Dr Michelle O'Reilly from the Department of Sociology aims to explore the role social media plays in promoting mental health and wellbeing in children.

• New Alzheimers Advance

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-alzheimer2019s-advance

  Work done at Leicester has helped to identify a new drug target for not only improving symptoms of brain degeneration – but also to extend the life-span of the terminally ill mice.

• Leicester pupils learn about research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-pupils-learn-about-research

  Pupils from Beaumont Leys School had a guided tour around the Leicester Diabetes Centre, based at Leicester General Hospital, as part of a study into the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in young people.

• Leicester prepares for Junos arrival at Jupiter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-prepares-for-juno2019s-arrival-at-jupiter

  4 July will see the arrival of the NASA spacecraft Juno at Jupiter where soon after it will begin its orbit insertion manoeuvre of the giant planet.

• Research degrees

  https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees

  Find out about undertaking a PhD or MPhil in Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.

• Continuing professional development modules and short courses

  https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/continuing-education

  We support continuing professional development (CPD) by providing high quality training and transferable skills for healthcare and non-healthcare professionals interested in diabetes, quality and safety in Healthcare and SCAN.

• Understanding inequalities in cause-specific infant mortality

  https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects/understanding-inequalities-in-cause-specific-infant-mortality

  Find out more about the research on understanding inequalities in cause-specific infant mortality at the University of Leicester.

• Employability

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers

  Career and employability support for all University of Leicester students.