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• Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients

  Date: 7 Jul 2022

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  A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor speaks to Government Select Committee about alternative to antibiotics

  Date: 21 Feb 2023

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Professor of Microbiology Martha Clokie, spoke to MPs about the potential use of phages to fight bacterial infections.

• New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s

  Date: 16 Nov 2021

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  A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German...

• Future 50: Leicester seeks next generation of world-changing researchers

  Date: 8 Dec 2022

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  The University is inviting applications for 50 funded doctoral opportunities

• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  Date: 19 Aug 2020

  /news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma

  An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ contributes essentials and equipment to NHS

  Date: 29 Mar 2020

  /news/2020/march/30-equipment-for-nhs

  As part of its drive to support the NHS during coronavirus pandemic, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has donated thousands of essential items for...

• Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk

  Date: 5 Mar 2015

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  A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of...

• Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit

  Date: 18 Nov 2022

  /news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance

  Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the Â鶹ÊÓƵ to find out more about its research...

• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  Date: 7 Jun 2022

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  Researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have created the world’s first artificial intelligence system capable of detecting Parkinson’s disease.

• A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease

  Date: 31 Oct 2019

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  A collaborative study involving scientists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of...