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Older obese people no longer at higher risk, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/obesity-heart-attack-stains-cardiovascular
A new study suggests that older adults (over 40) with obesity now often have blood pressure and cholesterol levels similar to - or sometimes...
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Student-led AI venture joins University of Leicester service nurturing entrepreneurial talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/student-led-ai-venture-entrepreneurial-talent
Final-year Biological Sciences student Rahul Modha is founder of Wurksy AI and will receive support from an Entrepreneur in Residence as part of...
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Blood vessel genes could be targets for heart disease drugs: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/blood-vessel-genes-heart-disease-drugs
University of Leicester scientists analysed genes linked to cells forming our blood vessels that could be targets for drugs that tackle multiple...
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University of Leicester researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding to unlock secrets of cellular "antenna"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/springboard-grant-ciliogenesis-leicester
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded a prestigious Springboard grant to Dr Robert Mahen at the University of Leicester to investigate...
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Light exposure could hold the key to a good night’s sleep
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/fruit-fly-sleep-disorders-leicester
Light signals processed through the eyes helps regulate sleep in fruit flies, and disrupting those visual pathways causes abnormal sleep patterns,...
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University of Leicester rolls out £5m programme to combat cardiovascular burden among older adults in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-leicester-programme-cardiovascular-older-adults-india
The University of Leicester has joined forced with New Delhi’s Centre for Chronic Disease Control to roll out a £5m trial aimed at improving the...
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International Women’s Day marked by research leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/international-womens-day-validate-leicester
Andrea Cooper, from the University of Leicester’s School of Biological Sciences, is celebrating the vital work of research network, VALIDATE, as...
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New AI tool helps doctors treat cancer patients after heart attack
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ai-cancer-patients-heart-attack-leicester
University of Leicester researchers have pioneered a new tool to determine the risk of secondary heart attacks in cancer patients using Artificial...
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Landmark study reveals hidden frailty crisis in young heart attack patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/heart-attack-frailty-health-risk-leicester
Researchers in Leicester have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack.
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Discovery of plant reproductive success provides insights into human fertility
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/plant-reproduction-fertility-chromosomes-leicester
University of Leicester researchers have uncovered how successful chromosome segregation during sexual reproduction is achieved in plants.