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Routine screening of relatives of aortic disease patients could save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/routine-screening-of-relatives-of-aortic-disease-patients-could-save-lives
Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has shown.
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Foundation Professor of midwifery receives national honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/foundation-professor-of-midwifery-receives-national-honour
A midwifery academic from Leicester has received a national honour from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery education and practice. Jayne Marshall, our Foundation Professor of Midwifery, has received a prestigious RCM Fellowship.
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PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations
Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.
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President of Pakistan meets with Leicester academic to pledge support for international initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/president-of-pakistan-meets-with-leicester-academic-to-pledge-support-for-international-initiative
The President of Pakistan has pledged support for the University to promote international collaboration in higher education.
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Leicester Criminologist invited to provide expert evidence on the intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and on combatting religious intolerance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-criminologist-invited-to-provide-expert-evidence-on-the-intimidation-of-parliamentary-candidates-and-on-combatting-religious-intolerance
Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured), Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, was invited to give expert evidence at two key events in London on the 12th and 13th September.
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Aspiring medics encouraged to explore a career in psychiatry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/aspiring-medics-encouraged-to-explore-a-career-in-psychiatry
Young people considering a career in medicine will receive expert advice this weekend to help them on the route to achieving their ambitions and to consider psychiatry as an exciting medical discipline.
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Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-and-nottingham-scientists-discover-new-gene-associated-with-debilitating-lung-disease
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as ‘a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre opens in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/nihr-biomedical-research-centre-opens-in-leicester
Pioneering research into medical advancements in Leicester will continue for the next five years, thanks to an £11.6 million grant.
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New project to help tailor cancer treatments for individual patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/new-project-to-help-tailor-cancer-treatments-for-individual-patients
A new project led by Dr Julian Barwell (pictured) from the Department of Genetics hopes to help move the treatment of human disease from a 'one size fits all' approach to one of tailoring treatment to individual patients.
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Type 2 diabetes risk score translated into south Asian languages
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/type-2-diabetes-risk-score-translated-into-south-asian-languages
A risk score to identify people who are likely to develop Type 2 diabetes has been translated into two further languages. The part NIHR-funded Leicester Risk Score – which is recommended by health watchdog NICE, used by Diabetes UK and has attracted more than 1.