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Pioneering research into rare cancer is making a difference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fennell
A professor who is ranked the highest in the world in his field is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award for his pioneering research...
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Shahla fronts international student campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/uuk
A University of Leicester student has been chosen to front a national campaign which highlights the positive impact international students have on...
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Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo
The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly...
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Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool
University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde
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Leicester-led study supports potential new infant immunisation programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/immunisation
Findings from a Leicester-led study into the rates of children coming to A&E with respiratory infections have supported a recommendation to the UK...
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New research can help policymakers prioritise funding needs and allocate resource for cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/sped
Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published
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Longer-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/mri
A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five...
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New exercise app using space data aims to help those with long-term health conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/p-step
A personalised new exercise app for people with long-term health conditions including heart and lung disease and diabetes is set to be piloted by...
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Continuing inequalities contribute to the wide variation in rates of stillbirths and neonatal deaths across the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/perinatal
The MBRRACE-UK Collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) and the University of...
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Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/brain-fog
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog’,...