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- Category: Blog
- Managing chronic kidney disease with MyKidneys&Me
- How families are solving the mystery of a dangerous heart condition
- Professor Jan Kovac reflects on 15 years of TAVI
- Global RECHARGE Teach the Teacher course to build capacity for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries
- How walking speed relates to our health and wellbeing
- This International Dance Day (29 April 2021) Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Manager, Rebecca Pritchard, describes how dance has been the perfect medium to develop relationships with the local community.
- Clinical Research Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- An Overview of the Global RECHARGE LMIC Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training Course
- Category: Case Studies
- Category: Events
- Online Public Lecture: How to reshape your bones
- Public Lecture – Finding your feet, the importance of early childhood for the development of a healthy lifestyle
- UKCRF Network Annual Conference 2020 will be hosted by NIHR Leicester CRF
- Is health an asset? Does it enhance family, social and economic life? 6 November 2019
- The effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice supplementation on blood pressure and exercise capacity 2 October 2019
- Exercise and cardiovascular health in South Asian vs European populations 24 September 2019
- Optimising sports performance 22 May 2019
- Dance for diabetes is back!
- Joint Respiratory Research Day 29 May 2019
- Public lecture – 24 September 2019
- Public lecture – 22 May 2019
- Public lecture – 5 March 2019
- Public Lecture – 24 January 2019
- Public Lecture series – 21 November 2018
- Public Lecture Wednesday 10 October 2018
- Fresh Air Fair – Saturday 22 September
- Sleep and Metabolic Health Public Lecture 5 September 2018
- HeART Zone at the Let’s Ride Festival – Sunday 12 August
- Hospital Social Bike Rides – Monday
- Leicester researchers open doors for International Clinical Trials Day
- Charity urges medical professionals to learn more about SCAD ahead of Third Conference
- Industry & Academia Exchange 16 May 2018
- Listening into Action 25 June 2018
- Intellectual Property Policy training
- Public Engagement Workshop for Researchers 2 May 2018
- Public lecture series 2018
- Advanced Course in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Allied Health Professionals training
- Leicester Women in Medicine
- Category: Newsletters
- Category: Press Releases
- Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition
- Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown
- Vaccination rates lower in Black community compared to other ethnic groups, study shows
- Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
- Researchers in Leicester launch study to untangle organ damage after COVID-19
- Astegolimab study reports improved quality of life in patients with COPD
- Mandatory vaccinations not the answer to boosting uptake among NHS
- Leicester health researchers receive NIHR Senior Investigator status
- Obesity ‘accelerates’ COVID-19 mortality risk amongst ethnic minorities
- Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds
- New report showcases Leicester COVID-19 research
- People with Long-COVID after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year
- Impact of long Covid on ethnic minority healthcare workers investigated
- Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds
- Research in Leicester could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients
- Leicester Researcher Wins Prize for COVID-19 Research
- Professor Sir Nilesh Samani awarded European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal
- Hospital housekeeper encourages colleagues to ‘do their bit’ for COVID-19 research
- New £3.1 million MRI scanner facility opens in Leicester
- New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programme for people with multiple long-term conditions
- Medicine offers weight-loss hope for patients with type-2 diabetes
- Leicester Professor honoured with prestigious cardiovascular award
- £2.6 million to create new approach to care for the under 40s with type 2 diabetes
- New blood test could improve early tuberculosis diagnosis
- Local residents encouraged to sign up for research at Leicester’s Hospitals
- Exercise can help support recovery of patients with lasting COVID symptoms, study finds
- Address misinformation and mistrust to help tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, study suggests
- Local doctor and researcher listed in Forbes ‘30 under 30’
- Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
- New study suggests vegan diet could control blood sugar for people with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes
- Study reveals seven in ten patients hospitalised with COVID-19 not fully recovered five months post-discharge
- Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
- Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
- Obesity breakthrough supported by research from Leicester diabetes experts
- Volunteers needed to help plan research
- Early risers more likely to be in better health, according to studies
- Leicester professors awarded national data grant to investigate risk of COVID-19 to ethnic minorities
- Project trials self-screening kiosks in Leicestershire workplaces to detect COVID-19
- Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study
- Ethnicity and seniority among NHS staff impacts COVID-19 antibody prevalence
- First participant in Leicester’s COVID-19 vaccine trial
- NIHR launches new National Patient Recruitment Centre in Leicester for late phase commercial clinical research
- People of Black and Asian ethnicity up to twice as likely to be infected with COVID-19 as those of White ethnicity
- Assessment tool for chronic lung disease could support patients recovering from COVID
- Study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19
- Leicester nurse turned researcher takes ‘paper of the year’ title in top cardiology journal for work on patients with heart failure
- Local people wanted for new group helping researchers understand COVID
- Patient 100 joins study into Long COVID in Leicester
- The science behind sitting and the development of SMART Work
- Healthy diet and exercise extends life expectancy among those with multiple health conditions
- Impact of COVID-19 on patients with kidney disease to be studied
- Leicester heart researchers play key role in international study treating patients with common heart rhythm condition
- Use airway clearance devices regularly to manage chronic lung disease, research suggests
- Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma
- First patient joins UK’s largest study into long terms effects of COVID-19
- COVID-19 ‘shines spotlight’ on daily commute health routines
- New £2.1m UK study launched to investigate COVID-19 risks for BAME healthcare staff
- Global launch of new wellbeing platform for kidney patients
- Study raises important questions about lockdown effects on BAME communities
- Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes
- New national study into long term health impacts of COVID-19 launched
- Obese BME people at ‘higher-risk’ of contracting COVID-19
- Online rehabilitation programmes made available to all
- Leicester celebrates RECOVERY dexamethasone success
- Trial success for less invasive life-saving cardiac procedure
- Volunteers needed to understand links between ethnicity, health and effects of COVID19
- Updated guidance for people with type 2 diabetes planning to fast during Ramadan
- A statement from Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the BRC
- Leicester-led trial shows less invasive cardiac procedure works as well as surgery
- Exercise training better than weight loss for improving heart function in type 2 diabetes
- Scientists discover three genes associated with fatal lung disease
- Pioneers of lung health celebrate 20 years
- Longer life in people with chronic diseases doing exercise
- Priorities in Obesity and Weight-related Research (POWER) Survey
- New study shows extent of physical inactivity among patients with kidney disease in England
- Leicester researcher wins multiple awards for work on heart function in diabetes
- Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research
- New organisation aims to put the Midlands ‘at the centre of clinical research’
- Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes
- BHF funds £2.7m clinical trial led from Leicester to identify best treatment for patients with aortic stenosis
- £5 million grant for health science PhD students
- East Midlands asthma patients to benefit from new data Hub
- Can a ‘snacktivity’ approach to physical activity reduce people’s future risk of disease?
- Physical activity at any intensity linked to lower risk of early death
- UK first for Leicester: ground-breaking software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart
- Ten minutes of walking per day may increase life by three years
- New BHF investment to bolster world-class research at University of Leicester
- Leicester woman overhauls health ahead of 70th birthday
- Hospital encourages visitors to ‘Be Part of Research’
- Faster walkers more likely to live longer
- Leading Leicester researcher recognised by Academy of Medical Sciences
- Ground-breaking space technology receives real-life health application
- New diet and activity research collaboration tackles obesity and chronic disease challenge
- New clues about why non-smokers, as well as smokers, develop chronic lung disease revealed
- Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
- Rapid blood pressure lowering safe for clot-buster-treated stroke patients
- Innovative healthcare project to link patient data receives government funding
- New targeted oral treatments for severe asthma to be studied
- MRC IMPACT PhD opportunities with NIHR Leicester BRC
- Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
- NIHR Leicester BRC attends APPG International Diabetes Summit 2018
- Leicester researcher awarded Mike Bray fellowship from Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
- New genetic study could lead to better treatment of severe asthma
- Simple tips to curb overindulgence can help stop pounds piling on at Christmas
- New specialist nurse-led services halves pneumonia death rates
- New research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
- Patient scales Ben Nevis to raise funds for asthma research
- Research award for Leicester lung exercise and education programme
- Study proves reducing sitting time boosts office staff’s work engagement and wellbeing
- Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
- Leicester professor co-chairs expert panel behind new recommendations for type 2 diabetes
- Vacancy – Laboratory Manager
- A breath of fresh air for health fair
- Vacancies – 2 x clinical research fellows in diabetes
- Scheme to improve health of truck drivers shortlisted for innovation award
- Kidney Symptom Questionnaire developed in Leicester praised by national charity
- Exercise shown to improve symptoms of patients with chronic kidney disease
- New BHF research in Leicester could improve diagnosis of the cause of heart failure
- Leicester goes global to support chronic lung disease sufferers
- Leicester cardiology consultant awarded prestigious research professorship
- Quantity over quality: having larger muscles could compensate for poor muscle quality in Chronic Kidney Disease patients
- New research shows most women unlikely to benefit from national AAA screening
- Leicestershire man says type 2 diabetes study was “the best thing he ever did”
- Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
- “It was awesome!” – School takes over Research Space for International Clinical Trials Day
- Leicester among ‘world’s most influential’ for asthma research
- Leading biomedical and health scientists in the East Midlands recognised with Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
- New report highlights ineffective treatment of people with multiple health conditions
- Call to avoid Type 2 diabetes made during national campaign
- Leicester researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
- Serious asthma attacks reduced by temporary quadrupling of steroid inhaler, study finds
- Clinical Fellowship Opportunity
- Weightlifting shows benefits for kidney disease patients
- Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link
- East Midlands life sciences researchers and GSK launch medicines discovery collaboration for lung disease
- Leicester Professor goes platinum for clinical research excellence
- Precision medicine welcomes new fellows
- Vacancies
- Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs
- New research to help truck drivers get their health back on the road in the Midlands
- Prize draw proceeds help fund genetics study
- Leicester research team receives €6.5 million for EURO SHOCK heart attack study
- Leicester BRC academic among ‘world’s most influential’
- Patient’s surprise diagnosis leads to clinical trial
- Man with lung condition speaks out ahead of national campaign
- New treatment offers hope for patients with heart failure
- Leicester holds first EMBER industry symposium
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and Clinical Research Facility officially opened in Leicestershire
- Leicester nurse to complete “life-long dream” volunteering in Africa
- Large scale study shows slow walking pace good predictor of heart-related deaths
- Seated upper body physical activity can reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes made worse by sitting
- Category: Uncategorized
- Video Transcript: Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, polygenic risk scores, current research and future directions
- Video Transcript: Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, Polygenic risk scores and their uses in healthcare
- Video Transcript: Dr David Adlam discusses current SCAD research
- Video Transcript: Becks Breslin discusses being involved in SCAD research
- Video Transcript: Becks Breslin shares her experience with SCAD
- Video transcript: Sarah shares her SCAD experience
- Video transcript: SCAD and the history of SCAD research in Leicester – Dr David Adlam
- New blood test for human TB may also identify people at most risk
- Category: Vacancies
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- ACES Session - Precision Medicine Theme
- DEADLINE: NIHR SPARC and NIHR LA SPARC schemes
- DEADLINE: NIHR ARC East Midlands: PhD/MD Student Prize
- NIHR Academy Members Conference
- NIHR Academy Members Conference
- Healthcare professional lifestyle education series – Session 5
- Healthcare professional lifestyle education series – Session 4
- Healthcare professional lifestyle education series – Session 2
- Healthcare professional lifestyle education series – Session 3
- Twelfth NIHR Doctoral Research Camp
- Novo Nordisk - DEADLINE fund awards
- Novo Nordisk - DEADLINE for fellowships and grants
- Novo Nordisk UK call for applications
- Public Lecture
- ACES Session - Lifestyle Theme
- ACES Session - Lifestyle Theme
- ACES Session - Lifestyle Theme
- ACES Session - Lifestyle Theme
- ACES session - Cardiology Theme
- Stratified Medicine Accelerator Research Talks - Sarah Ayton
- Stratified Medicine Accelerator Research Talks - Emmanuel Katsogridakis
- Public Lecture