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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old
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Medical Microbiology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-microbiology-bsc/2026
Infectious diseases account for a third of all deaths. It’s a hard stat to take in, but it’s why we keep studying the microscopic organisms that cause them.
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Research to develop revolutionary framework for assessing wellbeing in residents with dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/dementia
Specialist neurological care provider, PJ Care, has partnered with the University of Leicester in a unique research project that could revolutionise the assessment and care of residents who lack capacity.
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International conference on space security and safety to take place at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/space-security-conference
Space Park Leicester will host the international “Space Security and Safety Dimensions” Conference on Thursday September 28 and Friday 29 September.
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Bioinformatics and Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3005
Module code: NT3005 This module will provide grounding regarding the structure of proteins, how this relates to their function and the mechanisms responsible for regulating gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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Modern scientist vs. 1600s scientist: Moon landings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/02/14/modern-scientist-vs-1600s-scientist-moon-landings/
Modern planetary scientist Dr Suzie Imber critiques John Wilkins's incredible 17th c. book on space travel
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Chemotherapy-free treatment gives hope to adult leukaemia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-chemotherapy-free-leukaemia-treatment
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) may be offered a chemotherapy-free treatment in future, following promising results from a global study involving researchers in the Hope Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester.
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Experts gathered to explore a potentially revolutionary method of diagnosing heart and lung disease from a patients breath sample
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/experts-gathered-to-explore-a-potentially-revolutionary-method-of-diagnosing-heart-and-lung-disease-from-a-patient2019s-breath-sample
On 1 November, the EMBER (East Midlands Breathomics Pathology Node) Industry Symposium took place, to discuss how the latest technologies could take us a step closer to accurately diagnosing conditions such as asthma, pneumonia, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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Leicester academic wins bronze medal for Team GB in Age Group European Championships Triathlon in Madrid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-dr-charlotte-smith-competing-in-the-european-long-distance-triathlon-age-group-championships
Leicester academic Dr Charlotte Smith wins bronze for Team GB in Age Group European Championships Triathlon in Madrid
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.