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

  Date: 24 October 2023

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

• Pancakes, and how life flipped upside down for Leicester’s Bake-Off chemist

  Date: 14 February 2024

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  Dr Josh Smalley from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Chemistry has been keeping busy since his appearance on the Great British Bake Off.

• Leicester scientists take sustainable energy research to Parliament

  Date: 28 February 2024

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  PhD student Manon Lachmann joins supervisor Dr Patricia Rodriguez-Macia to showcase green chemistry to a panel of experts and politicians on 4 March

• Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site

  Date: 7 May 2024

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  New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M.

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

  Date: 16 November 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...

• New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years

  Date: 28 July 2022

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  Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.

• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  Date: 19 August 2020

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

• Leicester praised in new book on science communications

  Date: 1 February 2024

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  Award-winning work by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in improving science communications has been featured in a new book by Fiona Fox from the...

• Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score

  Date: 13 March 2023

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  New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for...

• Turi King returns to our screens with DNA Family Secrets

  Date: 18 September 2023

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  Professor of Genetics Turi King returns to our screens on September 27th on BBC Two at 9pm for another heart wrenching series of DNA Family Secrets