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• Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients

  Date: 17 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients

  Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from...

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

• Leicester academic to provide top-level expert forensic advice

  Date: 21 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-academic-to-provide-top-level-expert-forensic-advice

  Professor Mark Jobling, of the Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, has been appointed as one of seven new members of the Biometrics...

• Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma

  Date: 13 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/researchers-identify-common-biological-features-of-different-types-of-asthma

  Researchers have identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from...

• Serious asthma attacks reduced by temporary quadrupling of steroid inhaler

  Date: 12 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/serious-asthma-attacks-reduced-by-temporary-quadrupling-of-steroid-inhaler

  Serious asthma attacks in adults can be reduced by a temporary but significant increase in the dose of inhaled steroids during asthma worsenings,...

• Kidney disease patients can benefit from lifting weights

  Date: 5 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/kidney-disease-patients-can-benefit-from-lifting-weights

  Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease.

• International Social Impact recognition for alumnus

  Date: 21 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/international-social-impact-recognition-for-alumnus

  Alumnus of the University, Dr Thomas Tagoe, has been awarded the Social Impact Award by the British Council.

• Launch of new collaboration to tackle lung disease

  Date: 19 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/launch-of-new-collaboration-to-tackle-lung-disease

  Leicester and Nottingham have announced a new strategic research collaboration with GSK, using genetics to aid the development of new medicines...

• Expert opinions cover ants Russian cyber techniques and the UK sex industry

  Date: 15 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/expert-opinions-cover-ants-russian-cyber-techniques-and-the-uk-sex-industry

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr Rob Hammond and PhD candidate Charlie Durant from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology have...

• Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations

  Date: 7 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations

  Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare...