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• Working at home is ‘a double-edged sword’, new research reveals

  Date: 28 May 2021

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  New research conducted by academics at the Universities of Leicester and Exeter has revealed how working at home can be ‘a double-edged sword’.

• New blood test could improve early tuberculosis diagnosis

  Date: 27 May 2021

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  A new blood test to detect early tuberculosis (TB) infection is being developed using research expertise from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, with...

• Our world is a work in progress

  Date: 19 May 2021

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  We are proud to launch a new campaign to showcase just a snapshot of the world-changing research that has taken place at our University in recent...

• ‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread

  Date: 13 May 2021

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  Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor...

• PhD researchers rise to Three Minute Thesis challenge

  Date: 5 May 2021

  /news/2021/may/three-minute-thesis-seaweed

  Explaining the use of seaweed in recycling batteries in under three minutes has won a PhD researcher the chance to represent the University of...

• Address misinformation and mistrust to help tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, study suggests

  Date: 28 Apr 2021

  /news/2021/april/uk-reach-vaccine-hesitancy

  Addressing misinformation and mistrust, inclusive communication, involving healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, and promoting vaccination...

• COVID-19: New focus on indoor ventilation needed

  Date: 15 Apr 2021

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  A group of leading virologists have expressed the need for improved indoor ventilation to combat airborne transmission of COVID-19.

• Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients

  Date: 8 Apr 2021

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  Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant...

• Deprivation is ‘driving’ Covid-19 ethnic disparities, claims new analysis

  Date: 1 Apr 2021

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  Deprivation is ‘driving’ Covid-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection...

• Vegan diet could control blood sugar for people with type 2 diabetes

  Date: 30 Mar 2021

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  A study supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Applied Research...