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• Pioneering research into rare cancer is making a difference

  Date: 10 Oct 2023

  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...

• Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows

  Date: 13 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang

  A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression...

• Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

  Date: 25 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fossils-plankton

  Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years.

• Leicester strikes partnership with biotech experts Isogenica to develop personalised cancer treatments

  Date: 31 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/ktp

  Patients could benefit from bespoke cancer-fighting treatments with fewer side effects thanks to a new partnership between a biotech company and a...

• Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean

  Date: 25 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/wine-caribbean

  Earliest evidence of wine drinking in the Americas found in Caribbean pottery vessels by team involving the University of Leicester

• Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels

  Date: 24 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid

  A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism...

• Cat-ching criminals with DNA from pet hairs

  Date: 30 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cat-dna

  Cat hair could be the purr-fect way to catch criminals, according to researchers from the University of Leicester.

• New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome

  Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.

• New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s

  Date: 16 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas

  A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German...

• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  Date: 19 Aug 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma

  An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new...