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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
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 immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.
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Leicester team shows how to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-team-shows-how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-from-agricultural-peatland
Raising the water table could slow down global warming, boost crop yields, and preserve peat soils according to a new study.
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Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/aircraft-heart
University of Leicester researchers worked with UCL on analysis of heart imaging data from people who lived close to major airports in England.
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Expert panel to open up menopause ‘taboo’ at public discussion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/difficult-conversations-menopause
Professor King said: “What we wanted to do with this series is to talk about topics that are potentially quite difficult ones to talk about.
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British summer holiday habits of the past explored by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/british-summer-holiday-habits-of-the-past-explored-by-leicester-researchers
Visiting different countries and traveling the world is a common way people spend their summer holidays - but the historical British summer holiday would have been a much less frequent and far more local affair.
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International expert in pension and investment issues to speak for new society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/international-expert-in-pension-and-investment-issues-to-speak-for-new-society
The newly established Leicester Actuarial Science Society in the Department of Mathematics is already making an impact as they host the Master of the Worshipful Company of Actuaries and renowned actuary Donald Duval at their next meeting.
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Juno Mission unveils the depth and structure of planet’s shrinking red spot and colourful bands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/29/juno-mission-unveils-the-depth-and-structure-of-planets-shrinking-red-spot-and-colourful-bands/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2021 Dr.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 16
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/16/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Free public event explores the 1911 ‘All India’ cricket tour of England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/30-cricket-event
A fascinating chapter in cricket history will be explored at a free public event on Tuesday 1 October when Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor of colonial urban history, discusses the first ever Indian tour of England in 1911.
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Convict Labor and Its Commemoration: the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/01/09/convict-labor-and-its-commemoration-the-mitsui-miike-coal-mine-experience/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on January 9, 2017 By Miyamoto Takashi Note : This article is reprinted with permission from the author. It originally appeared in The Asia-Pacific Journal . Introduction Figure 1: Entrance of the Miyanohara tunnel, the Miike Coal Mine.