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University Chancellor volunteers for medical study
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ study seeking to discover the effect type 2 diabetes has on the heart has enrolled its Chancellor, Dame Maggie...
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UK first heart operations using novel system at Leicester
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The UK’s first heart operations using a novel software platform to pinpoint the source of the heart condition have been carried out in Leicester...
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Premature birth associated with increased risk of heart disease in mothers
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A study involving researchers from our University has found the risk of death in later life due to coronary heart disease doubles in women who...
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Walking pace found to strongly predict risk of death
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A new analysis of more than 400,000 UK adults by Â鶹ÊÓƵ experts has found that easy to collect measures of physical health,...
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Leicester PhD student sets her sights on success thanks to award for telescope research
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Natasha Carr from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Physics and Astronomy has received the Florence and Johnstone Stoney Award from the...
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Films released to drive forward empathic healthcare education
/news/2025/october/empathy-healthcare-education-films-leicester
Films featuring three leading empathic healthcare experts sharing their knowledge with healthcare professionals and researchers in Leicester have...
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Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
/news/2023/october/aneurysms-drug-treatment
Research suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could be repurposed as treatment in breakthrough for patients
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UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare
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The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.
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Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse
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It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at...
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Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link
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Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a...