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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid
A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism (underactive and overactive thyroid).
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Personalising mesothelioma treatment
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/personalising-mesothelioma-treatment
Precision therapeutics for mesothelioma Research theme lead: Professor Dean Fennell FMedSci Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer caused by asbestos, an environmental contaminant, that can arise in the chest or the abdomen.
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Joining the Library
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/joining
Information about becoming a member of the library and the rules and regulations members should abide by.
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Social Worlds in 100 Objects, Themes and Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds
Discover more about the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Library news
https://le.ac.uk/library/news
News items from the University of Leicester Library
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Real-time Signal Processing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg7017
Module code: EG7017 This module will be organised around a set of laboratory sessions using a modern DSP chip and a PC and analysing real signals in real-time.
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Technology, Politics and War
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl3141
Module code: PL3141 Advances in technology have changed the nature of warfare ever since the first conflicts began. The cavalry charge was a crucial tactic for thousands of years until the trenches, mud and machine guns of the First World War turned it into a liability.