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• Nothing to sneeze at high pollen levels recorded

  Date: 15 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nothing-to-sneeze-at-high-pollen-levels-recorded

  If you have found yourself sneezing more than usual, the cause of your recent bouts of hayfever may have been identified.

• Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team

  An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer...

• University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...

• Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk

  Date: 5 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-reveals-how-dietary-phosphate-can-increase-heart-disease-risk

  A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of...

• English Language Teaching Unit celebrates international research students

  Date: 25 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/english-language-teaching-unit-celebrates-international-research-students

  The second annual English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) Research Festival was held on Wednesday 18th February.

• Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children

  Date: 25 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children

  The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs...

• Groundbreaking breath test for lung cancer in clinical trial

  Date: 13 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/ground-breaking-breath-test-for-lung-cancer-in-clinical-trial

  A clinical trial led by Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking ‘breath test’ to detect lung cancer is set to get...

• Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus

  Date: 4 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus

  To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new...

• Study on dopamine neurons could improve mobility and neurological disorder research

  Date: 29 Jan 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/study-on-dopamine-neurons-could-improve-mobility-and-neurological-disorder-research

  A research team from the Department of Biology has discovered for the first time both when and why the particular cells in the brain that affect...

• First worldwide patient recruited to kidney study

  Date: 12 Jan 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/first-worldwide-patient-recruited-to-kidney-study

  A team of Leicester researchers is conducting a number of clinical trials in different types of kidney disease and has recently started a study...