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• 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.

• 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...

• Designated Safeguarding Officers

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/reporting/officers

  Browse the Designated Support Officers in place at the University of Leicester.

• Resources

  https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/resources

  Over the five years the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain project ran, the team participated in and ran a series of events, produced resources and were included as part of a major British Museum exhibition.

• 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.

• Oral history archives in the East Midlands

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/oral-history-archives-in-the-east-midlands

  Please note that this list is selective. Derbyshire Chesterfield Library accept any relevant donations of oral history recordings.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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

• Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer

  An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently launched technology to evaluate a potential new biomarker for prediction of disease progression in women with breast cancer.