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• Research suggests bowel cancer medication could help combat earlyonset Parkinsons disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease

  People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.

• New hope for gay communities following Typhoon Haiyan

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/new-hope-for-gay-communities-following-typhoon-haiyan

  Many LGBT people in Tacloban, Philippines have achieved new-found acceptance in their communities, including a dramatic rise in the number of people using dating applications such as Grindr and Tinder, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, according to research co-led...

• Critical gaps in antenatal care identified in cases of term stillbirths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/critical-gaps-in-antenatal-care-identified-in-cases-of-term-stillbirths

  A new study launched today has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.

• Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia

  Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.

• Focus on Medicine event to inspire tomorrows doctors

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/2018focus-on-medicine2019-event-to-inspire-tomorrow2019s-doctors

  Students interested in studying medicine, and their families, are invited to the University's ‘Focus on Medicine Day’ on Saturday 20 June, which will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University’s unique medical facilities – including its new...

• How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions

  A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.

• Discovery sheds light on how vertebrates see

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/discovery-sheds-light-on-how-vertebrates-see

  New research led by Professor Sarah Gabbott from the Department of Geology has overturned a long-standing theory on how vertebrates evolved their eyes by identifying remarkable details of the retina in the eyes of 300 million year-old lamprey and hagfish fossils.

• Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash

  An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

• Giant rhinos and letters home historical Freshers Weeks at our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/giant-rhinos-and-letters-home-historical-freshers2019-weeks-at-our-university

  This year our University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative, including the MyUoL app which allows students to access daily university information in one place including timetables, library search and university news.

• University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.