A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”.

Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.

Read More

A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University – has identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.

Read More

Serious asthma attacks in adults can be reduced by a temporary but significant increase in the dose of inhaled steroids during asthma worsenings, according to a new national study led by asthma experts at the University of Nottingham and carried out in part at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.

Read More