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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-school-colleges/resources
Links to useful resources, discussing inheritance patterns for school and college students.
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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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Having larger muscles could compensate for poor muscle quality in Chronic Kidney Disease patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/having-larger-muscles-could-compensate-for-poor-muscle-quality-in-chronic-kidney-disease-patients
The size of muscles in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) could be more important to maintaining good physical performance than muscle quality, new research has shown.
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School of Business Professor features in FT on impact of trauma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/school-of-business-professor-features-in-ft-on-impact-of-trauma
The impact of trauma on working life, and how it can even affect political and economic decisions, is the subject of a FT article featuring the views of a University of Leicester professor.
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Top employers target Leicester graduate high fliers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/top-employers-target-leicester-graduate-high-fliers
The University of Leicester has been recognised in the High Fliers ‘Graduate Market in 2017’ as being a top 25 University to target by the top 100 graduate employers.
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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Our Professor at Bible Museum panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/our-professor-at-bible-museum-panel
A month before it opens to the public, the Museum of the Bible in the US hosted a scholarly panel discussion featuring an academic from our School of Arts.
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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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Voting open as young video makers compete to support Brazil in solving resources problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/voting-open-as-young-video-makers-compete-to-support-brazil-in-solving-resources-problems-1
People around the world can vote in an exciting global video competition that is helping children and young people play their part in helping to secure future supplies of food, water and energy in Brazil.
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Leicester geologist invited to present findings to European Geosciences Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-geologist-invited-to-present-findings-to-european-geosciences-union
A geologist from our University will present his research into earthquakes to the European Geosciences Union conference in Vienna on 25 April.