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BRC researchers awarded £14 million to expand research into the prevention and management of chronic disease through physical activity
More than £14 million has been awarded to the University of Leicester, which forms part of the NIHR Leicester BRC. to […]

Check out 16 Jan BBC Morning Live – filmed here at the NIHR Leicester BRC
Check out BBC’s Morning Live, 16 Jan 2024 from around 10 minutes in, to watch a feature on clinical trials […]

Study seeks to tackle widening health inequalities observed in children with type 1 diabetes
The reasons why children and young people with type 1 diabetes from ethnic minority groups or living in low socioeconomic […]
Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds
14/12/2023 A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed […]

Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by […]

UK-born UK healthcare workers more likely to report multiple long-term health conditions than those born overseas
UK healthcare workers born in the UK are significantly more likely to report having multiple long-term health conditions than migrant […]

Liquid biopsy research wins best presentation
A study that tested a new approach to analysing circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in patients with breast cancer, with the […]
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to host new NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024 to support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England

Leicester BRC – New exercise app using space data aims to help those with long-term health conditions.
A personalised new exercise app for people with long-term health conditions including heart and lung disease and diabetes is set to be piloted by researchers from the University of Leicester, working within the NIHR Leicester BRC.