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Oral steroids put patients with inflammatory disease at high risk of infection
In a large study of almost 40 000 adult patients with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis in England, researchers found higher absolute risks of infection when patients were taking oral steroids than when they were not taking them.
£2m to helps Leeds researchers fight anti-microbial resistance
The University of Leeds’ Professor Mark Wilcox has been awarded £2 million for his project ‘Transforming Antimicrobial Research with Gut model Evaluations for ThErapies and Diagnostics (TARGETED AMR).
Duke of Kent returns to Worsley Building 40 years on
There was a sense of déjà vu when the Duke of Kent visited the Worsley Building, 40 years after he opened the building in 1979.
Immersive technologies become the new reality at Leeds
Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds, as staff and students working in engineering, arts, humanities, social sciences and health research embrace the technology.
Broccoli lovers wanted for osteoarthritis trial
Researchers at the universities of Leeds and East Anglia are launching a trial to see whether eating broccoli could help with osteoarthritis.