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• Therapeutic antibody discovery could lead to new cancer drug development

  Date: 02/09/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/therapeutic-antibody-discovery

  Cancer Research researchers at the University of Leicester have played a major role in developing and validating an innovative approach to the...

• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  Date: 19/08/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma

  An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new...

• University of Leicester ranked in UK top three for COVID-19 research

  Date: 03/08/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-ranked-in-uk-top-three-for-covid-19-research

  Leicester has been ranked as one of the top performing universities in the UK for COVID-19 research.

• Blood cancer breakthrough offers clues for tailored patient treatment

  Date: 19/07/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/blood-cancer-breakthrough-offers-clues-for-tailored-patient-treatment

  Patients with blood cancer could be offered a tailored course of treatment in the future, after Leicester academics successfully trialled the use...

• Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19

  Date: 16/04/2020 23:00:00

  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.

• University of Leicester contributes essentials and equipment to NHS

  Date: 29/03/2020 23:00:00

  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...

• £3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research

  Date: 03/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing

  The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester,...

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

  Date: 14/11/2019 00:00:00

  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.

• A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease

  Date: 31/10/2019 00:00:00

  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...

• Over £20 million government award marks Midlands’ bio-economy strengths

  Date: 23/10/2019 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/24-bbsrc-dtps

  A consortium of Midlands research-active universities, including the University of Leicester, has just been awarded research studentships worth...