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• Serious concerns raised over lack of recorded BAME COVID-19 death data

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-lancet

  A senior University of Leicester clinician-scientist has raised serious concerns over the lack of recorded data on the number of deaths of people...

• Leicester academics explore possible BAME and COVID-19 link

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-bmj

  In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), academics at the University of Leicester highlighted possible reasons why people...

• Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19

  Date: 16 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/17-decoy-protein-covid-19

  Decoy proteins that bind and trap the coronavirus to stop it infecting cells in our bodies are being developed by the University of Leicester.

• Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms

  Date: 9 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/10-coronavirus-hay-fever

  Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across...

• Leicester-led trial shows less invasive cardiac procedure works as well as surgery

  Date: 2 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-tavi-cardiac-trial

  A nationwide study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), assessing a less invasive procedure that addresses a common heart...

• Why coronavirus can be fatal in young people

  Date: 2 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-corona-in-young

  Coronavirus can be fatal to young people because of the extreme immune response triggered by the virus within their body, advises Dr Julian Tang,...

• University of Leicester contributes essentials and equipment to NHS

  Date: 29 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/30-equipment-for-nhs

  As part of its drive to support the NHS during coronavirus pandemic, the University of Leicester has donated thousands of essential items for...

• Coronavirus advice for students and staff

  Date: 7 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/21-coronavirus

  The University of Leicester is continuing to monitor coronavirus, or COVID-19, which is not known to have affected our staff or students.

• New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus

  Date: 28 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks

  A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine...

• Pioneering new research revolutionises early detection of TB

  Date: 19 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/19-tb-masks

  Researchers at the University of Leicester and the University of Pretoria are revolutionising the way tuberculosis (TB) is diagnosed through the...