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• Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes

  Date: 21 Oct 2024

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  Scientists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body

• Leicestershire and East Midlands mark sickle cell day

  Date: 16 Jun 2017

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  An awareness drive to educate people about the UK’s biggest genetic blood disorder has been launched in Leicestershire and the East Midlands to...

• Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer

  Date: 10 Mar 2023

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  A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage...

• Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost

  Date: 2 May 2025

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  A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of...

• Study in Nature provides potential for cancer treatment targets

  Date: 5 Sep 2017

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  Researchers for our Department of Chemistry have been involved in new research, published in Nature, that provides potential for new targets for...

• The sweet art of decorating: Bake-off stars delight Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff with cake artistry

  Date: 9 Aug 2024

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  15 lucky colleagues attended a biscuit decorating masterclass hosted by three Great British Bake Off contestants

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  Date: 22 Feb 2023

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  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a...

• Breakthrough study reveals new insight into immortal plant cells

  Date: 18 Dec 2017

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  A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.

• Ptero Firma: footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground

  Date: 1 May 2025

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  Study led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ links fossilised flying reptile tracks to animals that made them, revealing a 160-million-year-old...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ joins TechxFest in inspiring 100s of children to explore the world of technical careers

  Date: 11 Oct 2023

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  Technical staff from Space Park Leicester and the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology attended the UK’s first event dedicated to showcasing...