Topic: Life Sciences & Medicine
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Uni and CHL strengthen their partnership in teaching and research
Learn moreOn 19 and 20 October 2023, the management bodies of the University of Luxembourg and the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) further consolidated their collaboration by signing a framework agreement for scientific and educational cooperation, with the goal of providing university courses in medicine and the health professions.
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Ground-breaking discovery for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases
Learn moreAn international team consisting of researchers from Japan and Luxembourg showed for the first time that pathological forms of the alpha-synuclein protein present in the blood of patients can be used for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and its differentiation from several other neurodegenerative motor disorders.
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COVID-19 Task Force awarded the 2022 Science for Society Prize
Learn moreThe 2022 Science for Society Prize, an initiative of the Science for Society Foundation, under the aegis of Fondation de Luxembourg, has been awarded to the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force, represented by Prof. Paul Wilmes from the University of Luxembourg. The COVID-19 Task Force, a collective effort between several Luxembourg research institutions regrouped under…
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Gaining unprecedented view of small molecules by machine learning
Learn moreA new tool to identify small molecules offers benefits for diagnostics, drug discovery and fundamental research.
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How damaged cells inhibit muscle regeneration over lifetime
Learn moreHumans have a limited capacity for self-regeneration of tissues and organs but they do keep a pool of stem cells throughout their life that can self-renew and differentiate into specific cell types. These stem cells are widely studied as they could enable the repair of human tissues and thus have great potential for medicine. On…
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FNR PEARL Chair on Alzheimer’s disease for Prof. Michael Heneka
Learn moreThe Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has awarded an FNR PEARL Chair to the director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg for a research project focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. Endowed with 3.9 million euros, this new project aims to bridge from fundamental research to clinical applications for diagnostics…
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Construction of a new building for biomedical research
Learn moreOn Tuesday, 29 November 2022, Claude Meisch, Minister of Research and Higher Education, and Simone Asselborn-Bintz, Mayor of Sanem, broke ground for the new Biotech 3 building on Campus Belval, in the presence of a university delegation and the developers of the building. The Biotech 3, opening scheduled for 2026, will foster interdisciplinary research and…
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INSIDE COLON event – Boosting cancer prevention
Learn moreFrom 10 to 12 November (10.00-16.00)at the Cactus Belle Etoile shopping mall
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A new survey to detect risk factors for Parkinson’s disease
Learn moreThe National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) is launching an online survey addressed to residents in Luxembourg and the Greater Region who are over 50 and not diagnosed with Parkinson’s or dementia.
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Partnership with Daiwa Pharmaceutical on dietary guidelines in cancer
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg and Daiwa Pharmaceutical, a Japanese leading supplier of functional foods, have entered a strategic partnership, along with the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch and the Luxembourg Institute of Health, with the aim to study dietary supplements for cancer patients and to identify the underlying mechanisms between gut bacteria (microbiome), its derived metabolites…