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• Phage research report conclusions welcomed by Leicester experts

  Date: 19 January 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/phages-report

  University of Leicester experts in phages contributed to a Government Select Committee report on the potential use of phages to fight bacterial...

• Use genetic data to predict the best time of day to give radiotherapy to breast cancer patients, say Researchers

  Date: 15 November 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/15-radiotherapy-breast-cancer

  A new clinical study conducted in the HOPE clinical trials facility at Leicester’s Hospitals has revealed the pivotal role that changing the time...

• Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk

  Date: 5 March 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...

• University of Leicester-led training centre to fuse AI into metals industry

  Date: 12 March 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/digital-metal

  New £18 million Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Digital Transformation of Metals Industry (DigitalMetal) funded by the Engineering and...

• A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease

  Date: 31 October 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research

  A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of...

• New blood test for human TB may also identify people most at risk

  Date: 9 July 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-new-tuberculosis-blood-test-tb

  A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human...

• 2 million boost for Leicester scientists to tackle hardtotreat cancers

  Date: 15 November 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/ps2-million-boost-for-leicester-scientists-to-tackle-hard-to-treat-cancers

  Scientists in Leicester are set to benefit from almost £2 million to look into new ways to treat lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, two types of...

• Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world

  Date: 14 November 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells

  A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains.

• Cutting-edge science to be enhanced with new talent

  Date: 3 April 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/cutting-edge-science-to-be-enhanced-with-new-talent

  A research institute at our University is significantly expanding through the recruitment of fresh new talent to accelerate the impact of its...

• New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals

  Date: 12 February 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon

  DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved...