A University of Leicester diabetes expert who heads up a pioneering research centre hopes her story will inspire other women to climb the career ladder.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the next five years.

Leicester researchers have used a unique screening approach to suggest that nearly a third of people with type 2 diabetes may be putting their health at risk because they are not taking their medications correctly.

Starting April 30th, researchers from Leicester Diabetes Centre will be joining residents of Oadby and Wigston to discuss healthy lifestyles and join in a fun, free, diabetes friendly Bollywood dance class.

Alan (66) from Barlestone, Leicestershire, has recently completed the SEESAW trial at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University.

University of Leicester, Leicester’s hospitals and Loughborough University receive £11m funding for NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. 

A leading Type 2 diabetes expert from Leicester has welcomed new research calling for sedentary office workers to exercise for an at least an hour a day to stave off the risks from modern lifestyles.

People who have their stomach size surgically reduced move around more and easier after weight loss surgery, a study has found.

The number of older people in England living with more than one chronic condition could have risen by ten per cent in the last decade putting increasing pressure on the NHS, new research has suggested.