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  • Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo

    The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly acceptable new study shows.

  • Study provides further evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-provides-further-evidence-that-statins-could-prevent-blood-clots-in-the-veins

    Further evidence has been found by researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Bristol to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body.

  • Discovering Peterloo in Special Collections

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/11/23/discovering-peterloo-in-special-collections/

    Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on November 23, 2018   Guest post from Dr William Farrell, Research Services Consultant.

  • A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk

    A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at the University of...

  • Study suggests corporations could be destroyed by psychopathic leadership

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-suggests-corporations-could-be-destroyed-by-psychopathic-leadership

    According to new research led by the Universities of Leicester and Coventry, investing in companies that have psychopaths in their higher echelons of power could be harmful to your wealth.

  • English language requirements for subjects requiring the equivalent to IELTS 6.5

    https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs/ielts-65

    Find out the equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5 if you’ve taken a different English language test or qualification.

  • Insights into visual supersense provided by new study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researcher-gains-new-insights-into-human-visual-abilities

    An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human supersense – the ability to perceive the polarisation of light.

  • Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm

    A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility

  • International Energy Agency (IEA) databases

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/24/international-energy-agency-iea-databases/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2019 The UK Data Service provides access to the International Energy Agency (IEA) databases to UK Further and Higher Education institutions.

  • Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid

    A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism (underactive and overactive thyroid).

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