Press releases - Leicester`s Research

Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters 27/09/2019 Mary and Sandra, together with their sister Kerry, all developed breast cancer within 13 months of each other. Their mother and two other close…
Babies’ gut bacteria affected by delivery method, BabyBiome project shows 24/09/2019 Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL and the University of Birmingham have discovered that babies born vaginally got most of their gut…
East Midlands asthma patients to benefit from new data Hub 12/09/2019 Researchers in Leicester and Nottingham are part of the UK’s first dedicated data hub for respiratory illnesses that will enable cutting-edge…

Research at Leicester’s Hospitals in top ten 05/07/2019 Last year, 13,197 people took part in research studies and clinical trials across the Trust’s three sites, putting Leicester’s Hospitals…
County research partnership launched to tackle local health challenges 09/07/2019 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and the University of Leicester have today announced the creation…