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• Therapeutic antibody discovery could lead to new cancer drug development

  Date: 03/09/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/therapeutic-antibody-discovery

  Cancer Research researchers at the University of Leicester have played a major role in developing and validating an innovative approach to the...

• Lift off! CO2 bubbles carry vital metals, Leicester team discovers

  Date: 28/08/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/co2-bubbles

  Carbon dioxide, so often the villain of the piece for the environment, plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible...

• Moles hate eating sand, Leicester research reveals

  Date: 28/08/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/moles

  Anyone who has had their day at the beach ruined by the sound and sensation of biting into a sandy sandwich can look to the humble mole for ways...

• New research shows link between BMI and depression

  Date: 25/08/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/bmi-depression

  New research by academics at the University of Leicester has found that your risk of depression increases with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) –...

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  Date: 20/08/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and...

• Heightened COVID-19 risk for BAME healthcare workers to be examined in major UK study

  Date: 29/07/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/covid-bame-risk-study

  More than £2m of Government funding has been awarded to academics at the University of Leicester to investigate why people from BAME (black, Asian...

• Blood cancer breakthrough offers clues for tailored patient treatment

  Date: 20/07/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/blood-cancer-breakthrough-offers-clues-for-tailored-patient-treatment

  Patients with blood cancer could be offered a tailored course of treatment in the future, after Leicester academics successfully trialled the use...

• Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes

  Date: 17/07/2020 00:30:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/heart-failure-diabetes

  Adults with type 2 diabetes that have no history, signs or symptoms of heart problems have been shown to have severely limited exercise capacity.

• Study raises important questions about lockdown effects on BAME communities

  Date: 17/07/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/lockdown-effects-on-bame-communities

  New research by University of Leicester academics reveals lockdown measures imposed in late March, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

• University urges city to stay strong as Leicester lockdown continues

  Date: 16/07/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/university-urges-city-stay-strong-leicester-lockdown-continues

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah urges Leicester to stay strong and continue to follow Government guidelines, after...