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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest...
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Winners of Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/winners-of-festival-of-postgraduate-research-2015-announced
The winners of the Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 have been announced.
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New way to kill the malaria parasite identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the...
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Free public lecture on mindfulness to focus on enhancing learning mental health and happiness
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/free-public-lecture-on-mindfulness-to-focus-on-enhancing-learning-mental-health-and-happiness
Members of the public are invited to attend a free public lecture on how mindfulness can help them.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 18 June 1 July
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-18-june-1-july
Professor Philip Shaw from the School of English has written an opinion piece for The Conversation where, two centuries after Waterloo, he...
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Insights into visual supersense provided by new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researcher-gains-new-insights-into-human-visual-abilities
An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human...
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Leicester pioneers introduce novel new imaging autopsy service to the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-pioneers-introduce-novel-new-imaging-autopsy-service-to-the-nhs
Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the...
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Leicester-Aston partnership strengthens Aston Medical School plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-aston-partnership-strengthens-aston-medical-school-plans
Our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has signed a new partnership agreement supporting Aston University’s initiative for a...
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Focus on Medicine event to inspire tomorrows doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/2018focus-on-medicine2019-event-to-inspire-tomorrow2019s-doctors
Students interested in studying medicine, and their families, are invited to the University's ‘Focus on Medicine Day’ on Saturday 20 June, which...
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Graduate takes part in ITVs Ninja Warrior
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/biology-graduate-takes-part-in-itv2019s-ninja-warrior
A recent graduate has excelled in the first season of the ITV gameshow Ninja Warrior, beating a variety of challenges and hundreds of other...