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VACANCY: Research Assistant

VACANCY: Research Assistant

Vacancy ID: 5528 Location: Leicester Department: Diabetes Research Centre Vacancy terms: Full-time (or part-time to minimum of 0.6FTE, 22.5 hours per week), fixed term c…
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Vaccinations associated with reduced risks of Long COVID, new ARC East Midlands study finds

Vaccinations associated with reduced risks of Long COVID, new ARC East Midlands study finds

Symptoms of Long COVID can decrease by more than 12 per cent after being vaccinated, latest research supported by NIHR ARC East Midlands published in the British Medical Journal…
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Lack of screening for mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy

Lack of screening for mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy

Less than one in four women with a history of gestational diabetes are screened annually for type 2 diabetes, a study by Leicester researchers has found. Gestational diabetes…
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ARC East Midlands PhD trainee success in GOSH placement

ARC East Midlands PhD trainee success in GOSH placement

A PhD trainee, funded by Department of Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine (University Hospitals of Leicester) and ARC East Midlands, has won a grant to develop an innovati…
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Pensioner backs volunteering campaign by sharing his journey into health research

Pensioner backs volunteering campaign by sharing his journey into health research

A retired chemist from Nottingham is supporting a campaign aimed at getting more people involved in research by sharing how he volunteered “to give back” after having a strok…
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Call for contributions for online kidney exhibition

Call for contributions for online kidney exhibition

People impacted by kidney disease living in the East Midlands have been invited to submit contributions to a virtual art exhibition. The project aims to increase awareness abo…
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Vaccination rates lower in Black community compared to other ethnic groups, ARC East Midlands study shows  

Vaccination rates lower in Black community compared to other ethnic groups, ARC East Midlands study shows  

COVID-19 vaccination rates are much higher in White and Indian people and lower amongst Black individuals, new research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community H…
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SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: Virtual events covering multiple long-term conditions

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: Virtual events covering multiple long-term conditions

The line-up of speakers for an online education series aiming to bridge the gap between the research and clinical management of people with multiple long-term conditions has been…
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Leicester researcher reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women following gestational diabetes diagnosis

Leicester researcher reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women following gestational diabetes diagnosis

Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop certain long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes than White women, accor…

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