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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.
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Getting stuck into mucus to find new treatments for severe asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/mucus-asthma-study-leicester
Leicester is among an international group of experts in respiratory medicine to receive funding to better understand how mucus is controlled in...
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Stem cells collected in late pregnancy herald advances in prenatal medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/stem-cells
Pioneering approach, developed by researchers with key input from the University of Leicester, means human development can be observed in late...
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Researcher scoops early career award to tackle female-specific susceptibility to diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/springboard
A University of Leicester academic is among a group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/cilia
A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the...
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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the...
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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough
Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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Ground-breaking discovery could pave the way for new therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cholesterol-cells-stroke-cardiovascular
Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells
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University academic shortlisted for prestigious biology award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-academic-shortlisted-for-prestigious-biology-award
Dr Sarah Gretton (pictured) from our Centre for Interdisciplinary Science has been shortlisted as a finalist for the HE Bioscience Teacher of the...
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Wasps may hold the secret to slowing down the ageing process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/wasp-aging-leicester-biological
Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of ageing