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English Language Teaching Unit celebrates international research students
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.
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Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children
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...
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Groundbreaking breath test for lung cancer in clinical trial
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...
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Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus
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...
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Study on dopamine neurons could improve mobility and neurological disorder research
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...
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University launches new unit for eye-opening research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/university-launches-new-unit-for-eye-opening-research
The University has recently launched the Ulverscroft Eye Unit to further advancements in ophthalmology research.
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Device found to lower blood pressure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/device-found-to-lower-blood-pressure
A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to...
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First worldwide patient recruited to kidney study
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...
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Thousands of families devastated by heart attacks in East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/thosuands-of-families-devastated-by-heart-attacks-in-east-midlands
Heart attacks are devastating thousands of families across the East Midlands according to a new survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ahead...
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Peptide from fish could help in battle against cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/peptide-from-fish-could-help-in-battle-against-cardiovascular-disease
A major international review of a peptide originally found in fish that could be used in the battle against cardiovascular disease has been published.