Hippocrates himself noted “walking is the best medicine”. Now over 2000 years later, modern science has demonstrated just how sage this advice was. From our first steps as a toddler to our last steps before infirmity, walking is the primary mechanism of traversing our day to day lives and maintaining our independence. Just how we make use of this ability has a fundamental impact on our health and wellbeing.Read More
Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new research by the University of Leicester supported by the charity Kidney Research UK and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.Read More
Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) led by Professor Tom Yates at the University of Leicester. Read More
Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.Read More
The science behind sitting and the development of SMART Work
Ground-breaking research on the impact of sitting on our health from Leicester Biomedical Research Centre has led to the creation of the SMART Work programme, the UK’s first evidence-based free resource kit to encourage desk-based workers to sit less and move more often throughout the day.Read More
Healthy diet and exercise extends life expectancy among those with multiple health conditions
A healthy lifestyle increases life expectancy by more than six years among people who have multiple health conditions, Leicester researchers have said.Read More