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Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.
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Stem cells collected in late pregnancy herald advances in prenatal medicine
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Pioneering approach, developed by researchers with key input from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, means human development can be observed in late...
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
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A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the...
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Researcher scoops early career award to tackle female-specific susceptibility to diseases
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic is among a group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million
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Scientist behind life-saving cancer research returns to Leicester for honorary award
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Award-winning scientist Dr Angela Coxon has returned to her old university in Leicester to receive an honorary title.
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New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival
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Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma,...
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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
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Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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University academic shortlisted for prestigious biology award
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Dr Sarah Gretton (pictured)Â from our Centre for Interdisciplinary Science has been shortlisted as a finalist for the HE Bioscience Teacher of the...
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has once again teamed up with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Tuesday 30 April 2019 which aims to...
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New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
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Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine,...