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Expert opinions cover heart disease migraines Salisbury and World Sleep Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/expert-opinions-cover-heart-attacks-migraines-salisbury-and-world-sleep-day
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Tom Webb and Professors Alison Goodall and Shu Ye have discussed possible reasons why age is such as strong risk factor for heart disease.
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Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
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Leicester doctor receives Royal College 500-Year celebratory award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-doctor-receives-royal-college-500-year-celebratory-award
Research to improve the outcomes for patients suffering from a devastating form of stroke called intracerebral haemorrhage has been recognised with a prestigious award from The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) granted to Dr Jatinder Minhas from...
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Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students
Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).
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MappAir nationwide air pollution map updated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/mappair-nationwide-air-pollution-map-updated
MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution – has been updated to include small atmospheric particles that can get into the lungs causing serious health problems.
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Sluckin lectures
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/sluckin-lectures
The Sluckin Lecture is an annual event at the University of Leicester to commemorate Professor Wladyslaw Sluckin (1919–1985), one of the original members of the University of Leicester’s Department of Psychology and Head of Department from 1973 until his retirement in 1984.
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Cancer Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch4206
Module code: CH4206 Studies from Cancer Research UK show that 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point during their lives. It’s highly likely that it has affected you or someone you know during your lifetime.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.
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Hilary Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess
Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.
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Death and community in rural settlements: changing burial culture in small towns and villages, c. 1850-2007
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/death-and-community-in-rural-settlements
ESRC Research Grant (£256,277) April 2008-September 2011 Professor Keith Snell Professor Keith Snell is working with Dr Julie Rugg (University of York) on an 3-4 year ESRC funded project from January 2008, entitled 'Death and community in rural settlements: changing...