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Foundation Professor of midwifery receives national honour
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A midwifery academic from Leicester has received a national honour from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery...
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Donation will advance ground-breaking work taking place to help those at risk of sudden cardiac death
/news/2024/october/lifemap
Heart experts at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ have been awarded £400,000 to advance their work on a technique to assess a patient’s risk of sudden...
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Leicester celebrates British Science Week with top five innovations
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is celebrating this year’s theme for British Science Week (5-14 March 2021), ‘Innovating for the Future’, by...
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Need for better treatment of heart failure patients
/news/2018/march/need-for-better-treatment-of-heart-failure-patients
A new study has highlighted the need for better treatment of heart disease patients suffering from additional chronic conditions.
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Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities
/news/2025/december/epilepsy-earlier-deaths-intellectual-disabilities
A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and...
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Study finds high blood sugar levels could lead to heart attack complications
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A team led by Dr Richard Rainbow from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which the...
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What does the election result mean for the future of British politics?
/news/2024/july/post-election
Tor Clark Associate Professor in Journalism dissects the general election results.
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Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
/news/2021/april/cycle-hd
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant...
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Bake Off star to join Vice-Chancellor at UK technicians conference
/news/2025/may/bake-off-star-vice-chancellor-technicians-conference
The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Great British Bake Off finalist will join the institution’s Vice-Chancellor at the UK’s largest conference for...
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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre,...