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Blood cancer breakthrough offers clues for tailored patient treatment
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Patients with blood cancer could be offered a tailored course of treatment in the future, after Leicester academics successfully trialled the use...
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Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified
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Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that...
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Significant weight loss and blood sugar control seen in patients with type 2 diabetes following new medication combination
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An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre...
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Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women
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Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women
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17m invested in Leicester to turn lab discoveries into new cancer drugs
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Cancer Research UK has awarded the University £1.
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Differences between larks and owls clocked by geneticists
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A new study by researchers from the Department of Genetics has for the first time identified the genetic clues behind what makes you a ‘lark’ or...
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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys to be guest speaker at unique fundraising event
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Students and academics are invited to attend the Science Museum’s IMAX Theatre in London on Monday 16 May 2016 and spend an evening with the...
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Researchers identify unique cellsignalling system in some S pneumoniae strains
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An article involving Dr Hasan Yesilkaya and Mrs Anfal Shakir Motib, from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation working with an...
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Research consortium combines research excellence and expertise to evolve drug discovery
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A new research consortium aims to identify opportunities for drug discovery through the innovative use of antibodies in structure-based drug...
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Study provides insight into zincs important role in heartbeat regulation
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Leicester researchers have been involved in a study with University of St Andrews examining the role zinc plays in regulating heartbeat.