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Read MoreLonger life in people with chronic diseases doing exercise
Exercise increases the life expectancy of people with multiple health conditions but does not have same benefit in those with depression, according to research by the University of Leicester.
£5 million grant for health science PhD students
The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million. The grant will enable the University to support 40 genomic epidemiology and public health genomics PhD students beginning in the 2020/21 academic year.
Ten minutes of walking per day may increase life by three years
People with multiple chronic conditions could increase their life expectancy by three years with as little as ten minutes of brisk walking a day. The research, funded by the University of Leicester and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East Midlands (CLARHC EM), utilised the UK Biobank database of 502,611 participants in the largest ever study investigating the relationship between physical activity and life expectancy in those with multiple diseases.
3 year studentship in exercise and chronic kidney disease – Sept 2019
Professor Alice Smith and Dr Tom Wilkinson have a 3 year PhD studentship available to study home based exercise in chronic kidney disease. The place is offered via the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester.
Read MorePhD studentships for September 2019
The University of Leicester College of Life Sciences has 6 PhD studentships available in 2019, in collaboration with us, Leicester Precision Medicine Institute, Leicester Diabetes Centre and the BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.
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