A patient from Leicester has become the first person in the UK to enter a study investigating the long terms effects of COVID-19.Read More
COVID-19 ‘shines spotlight’ on daily commute health routines
The COVID-19 pandemic may be the “tipping point” for people to start cycling and walking to work, Leicester researchers have said.Read More
New £2.1m UK study launched to investigate COVID-19 risks for BAME healthcare staff
A new £2.1m research study investigating the risks of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) healthcare workers has been launched, after evidence has emerged that higher proportions of associated deaths within these groups were recorded- more than twice that of the white population.Read More
Global launch of new wellbeing platform for kidney patients
The Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team has been involved in the set-up and launch of a new online wellbeing platform for kidney patients called Beam for Kidney Disease. Read More
Study raises important questions about lockdown effects on BAME communities
New research by University of Leicester academics reveals lockdown measures imposed in late March, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, may not have been as effective in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities with data showing that cases in these groups continued to rise in the three weeks after the announcement was made.Read More
Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes that have no history, signs or symptoms of heart problems have been shown to have severely limited exercise capacity, according to researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. Such limitations place them at impending risk of developing heart failure, according to the team who led the study.Read More