A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five months after infection, some of which have been shown through previous work to be evidence of tissue damage.
Read MoreA major UK study co-led by researchers from the NIHR Leicester BRC, has discovered that the disturbed sleep patterns in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 was likely to be a driver of breathlessness.
The NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC) Research Radiography team has taken 190 full body MRI scans of patients with long covid as part of the NIHR’s Stimulate ICP trial.
Read MoreA large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.Read More
COVID-19 vaccination rates are much higher in White and Indian people and lower amongst Black individuals, new research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health has identified. Read More
A new study investigating the extent to which COVID-19 damages organs has opened in Leicester this week.Read More