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Research shows new way lungs respond in asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-shows-new-way-lungs-respond-in-asthma-attacks
A team led by Professor Andrew Tobin (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology) and Dr Yassine Amrani (Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) has discovered a new way in which the lungs operate during asthma that could lead to new treatments for...
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New targeted oral treatments for severe asthma to be studied
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/18-targeted-oral-treatments-for-severe-asthma
A £2.68 million study to investigate the effective use of antibiotics to treat certain types of severe asthma is being spearheaded by researchers in Leicester.
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Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights
Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but what if he could see your house from the sky? Students at the University of Leicester may have found the answer, after calculating...
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Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/wisdom-of-crowds
A new study has demonstrated that using the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.
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Future of asthma research and benefits to patient health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/future-of-asthma-research-and-benefits-to-patient-health
50 years of pioneering asthma research which has benefited patients and sufferers throughout the UK will be celebrated at an event on Wednesday 20 June hosted by Leicester.
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Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-asthma-pill
asthma pills asthmatic person holding an inhaler|Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks.
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Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death
A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.
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Breakthrough research to diagnose children with asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/breakthrough-research-to-diagnose-children-with-asthma
A number of studies to better understand asthma – including how to diagnose and monitor the condition in children – will be conducted by Leicester researchers.
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Every breath you take...
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-pollution
Professor Paul Monks explores air pollution and its impact on human health and the climate.
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Leicester doctor reducing asthma admissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-doctor-reducing-asthma-admissions
One of our academics has played a key role in a new national drive to reduce asthma deaths and hospital admissions.