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Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/gene-study-ai-dementia
Artificial intelligence expert at University of Leicester supports study of vascular smooth muscle, which are affected by NOTCH3, a gene known to...
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University of Leicester researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding to unlock secrets of cellular "antenna"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/springboard-grant-ciliogenesis-leicester
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded a prestigious Springboard grant to Dr Robert Mahen at the University of Leicester to investigate...
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Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions
A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...
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New blood test to detect endometrial (womb) cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/endometrial-cancer-leicester-blood-test
A pioneering new blood test to detect endometrial cancer has been developed by Gynaecological cancer experts at the University of Leicester and...
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NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nasa-esa-space-park-leicester-ultra-clean-mini-lab
Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature...
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New funding underway for East Midlands research collaboration driving care innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/funding-east-midlands-research-care-innovation
A leading research organisation helping to transform health and social care in the East Midlands has begun a new, five-year funding tenure.
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New satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’, thanks to Leicester-built telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/satellite-earth-magnetic-shield-leicester-built-telescope
Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...
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First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester
The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.
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From planets to Plantagenets: the role of space science in identifying Richard III’s remains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planets-plantagenets-space-science-richard-iii-remains
John Holt from Space Park Leicester reflects on his experience as part of the Richard III project on the 11th anniversary of the King's reinterment
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Light exposure could hold the key to a good night’s sleep
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/fruit-fly-sleep-disorders-leicester
Light signals processed through the eyes helps regulate sleep in fruit flies, and disrupting those visual pathways causes abnormal sleep patterns,...