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New Alzheimers Advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-alzheimer2019s-advance
Work done at Leicester has helped to identify a new drug target for not only improving symptoms of brain degeneration – but also to extend the life-span of the terminally ill mice.
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Dr Robert Owen ‘Toby’ Law
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/toby-law
The University regrets to report the death of Dr Toby Law, who was for more than 30 years a member of academic staff. Toby was appointed to a University Lectureship in 1971 in the then new Department of Physiology (formed in 1968) and in 1987 was promoted to Senior Lecturer.
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Study provides insight into zincs important role in heartbeat regulation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/study-provides-insight-into-zincs-important-role-in-heartbeat-regulation
Leicester researchers have been involved in a study with University of St Andrews examining the role zinc plays in regulating heartbeat.
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Spectrophotometers
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/spectrophotometers
Find out about the range of spectrophotometers available in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.
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DNA analysis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/dna-analysis
Simply extracting the DNA from the remains wouldn’t tell us the identity of the individual. It requires comparing DNA from the skeletal remains with that of known relatives.
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Abhinav Koyamangalath Vadakkepat
https://le.ac.uk/people/abhinav-koyamangalath-vadakkepat
The academic profile of Dr Abhinav Vadakkepat, Lecturer at University of Leicester
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Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus
To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new study which aims to accelerate the development of future tinnitus treatments.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1117 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-17-june
Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for The Conversation exploring food intolerance in ancient cultures.
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Expert opinions cover students registering to vote in the EU referendum advances in cancer research and why we are PROUD of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-covers-students-registering-to-vote-in-the-eu-referendum-and-advances-in-cancer-research
Professor Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor of our University, has written an article about the importance of voting in the EU referendum and how it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for young people to influence their futures.
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Case studies
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/infection-models/case-studies
Explore the case studies of the infection models at the Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Disease Network.