Researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre have been awarded a £158,000 project grant from the nation’s biggest heart charity to compare the accuracy of two different diagnostic tests that are normally used to help detect causes of heart failure.
Leicester goes global to support chronic lung disease sufferers
Researchers from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester will lead a £2 million project to address patients with chronic lung disease in the developing world through pulmonary rehabilitation.
Leicester cardiology consultant awarded prestigious research professorship
A cardiology consultant from Leicester has been awarded a prestigious research professorship from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Quantity over quality: having larger muscles could compensate for poor muscle quality in Chronic Kidney Disease patients
The size of muscles in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) could be more important to maintaining good physical performance than muscle quality, new research has shown.
New research shows most women unlikely to benefit from national AAA screening
New research published in The Lancet, which was funded and supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has come to important conclusions about screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).
Sleep and Metabolic Health Public Lecture 5 September 2018
The ‘Sleep and Metabolic Health’ public lecture will be presented by Dr Iuliana Hartescu, Lecturer in Psychology at Loughborough University on 5th September 2018 at 6pm.