University of Leicester

Overweight & Obesity

Intensive exercise with intervals 'more effective'

Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more "time-efficient" and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes and also losing weight, a study has found.

Cardiology

High blood sugar levels could lead to heart attack complications

Scientists at the University of Leicester have demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which the level of sugar in your blood can affect the contraction of blood vessels, with potentially dangerous effects on the ...

Oncology & Cancer

World-first blood cancer drug trial reveals life-changing results

Researchers from the University of Leicester and Leicester's Hospitals have announced a breakthrough advance in the results of the world-first clinical trial with actual patients of a new drug to treat particular blood cancers.

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