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Read MoreBiggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
Over 500 new genes have been linked to lung function for the first time, allowing scientists to better understand lung disease.
Read MoreLeicester celebrates research success into rare heart condition
Clinicians, researchers, patients, and leaders from Leicester’s Hospitals attended an event to
celebrate and reflect on progress made in the understanding and treatment of SCAD, and Leicester’s
vital role in the care for this condition.
COVID-19 admission inspires local graduate to help shape research
In 2020 Rhyan was 22 and had just graduated from university, excited to start his career.Read More
Chief Scientific Adviser visits Leicester
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, along with Chief Scientific Officers from across government departments, visited the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) to find out more about Leicester’s clinical research and work to tackle health disparities.Read More
£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions
- New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis
- Scientists at the University of Leicester, University of Nottingham and University of Cambridge, will connect data science, genomics and laboratory research for the first time in tackling lung conditions
- New genetic markers of lung function to be identified, which will provide new targets for drug development
- Chronic respiratory disease, such as COPD, is the third leading cause of death globally