Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.Read More
Obesity breakthrough supported by research from Leicester diabetes experts
Previous research in diabetes led by Leicester researchers has played a key role in laying foundations for new breakthrough in weight-loss treatment.Read More
Volunteers needed to help plan research
Volunteers are needed to help Leicester researchers design a programme for peripheral arterial disease screening, with the aim to improve heart and circulatory health. Read More
Leicester professors awarded national data grant to investigate risk of COVID-19 to ethnic minorities
Professor Tom Yates, of the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, and Professor Kamlesh Khunti, from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Mildands, will investigate the risk of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities in one of 12 new projects aiming to accelerate the use of data for coronavirus research, it has just been announced.Read More
Project trials self-screening kiosks in Leicestershire workplaces to detect COVID-19
A project trialling the use of self-screening kiosks in Leicestershire workplaces to detect symptoms of COVID-19 has been launched by the University of Leicester through the Leicester Life Sciences Accelerator (LLSA) and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.Read More
Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study
A drive to encourage ethnic minority healthcare workers to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their health has been launched today.Read More