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Current view on origins of Parkinsons disease challenged by new findings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/current-view-on-origins-of-parkinson2019s-disease-challenged-by-new-findings
The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies.
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Waugh and Words: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/page/3/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Birth of Giants, University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/20/the-birth-of-giants/
Juno's exploration of the interior of Jupiter via gravitational mapping.
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Gamma-ray burst is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for finding neutron star collisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gamma-ray-burst-neutron-star
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by a team of scientists including astronomers at the University of Leicester to a neutron star merger.
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University of Leicester Professor of Astrobiology chosen to attend NATO panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/astrobiology-professor-attend-nato-panel
Professor Mark Sims took part in the the NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI) Panel Research Specialists’ Meeting on dual-use space technology
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/publications
The publications released by The Centre of Landscape and Climate Research for academic purposes.
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Interstellar insights to put businesses light-years ahead
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/interstellar-insights-to-put-businesses-light-years-ahead
Space technology expertise is easier to access than ever before – that’s the message from Leicester’s crew of scientists and business experts, as they prepare to make a giant leap to Hong Kong for the GREAT Festival of Innovation on 24 March.
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Leicester to host first UK screening of acclaimed documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/salt-in-my-soul
Diane Shader Smith, an author in her own right and editor of Mallory’s posthumous book Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life which inspired the film, said: “Mallory was a gifted storyteller who created poetry out of prosaic experiences.
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Leading steel technology specialists discuss why decarbonising the industry is vital for climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/decarbonising-steel-industry
Government advisor and world-leading steel technology specialists to discuss why decarbonising the steel industry is vital for climate change
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Hear from the experts on medical marvels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/hear-from-the-experts-on-medical-marvels
The public is being invited to hear about latest advances in cancer and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases.