Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental SystemsTopic: Life Sciences & Medicine
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Antibiotics impact gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance
Learn moreAntibiotics are commonly used to treat infections and ensure the safety of surgical procedures. However, their overuse has led to the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, resulting in an “arms race” whereby ever more potent drugs are becoming a necessity. As antimicrobial resistance represents an ever-growing healthcare challenge worldwide, researchers from the Systems Ecology research…
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Climate warming alters glacier-fed stream ecosystems worldwide
Learn moreAccording to two recent studies carried out as part of the Vanishing Glaciers Project, the ecosystems of glacier-fed streams are undergoing profound change around the world. That could have major repercussions on the food chain and the natural carbon cycle.
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The why behind mild COVID-19
Learn moreAll-Luxembourg study helps to anticipate a personal COVID-19 health trajectory From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of published studies have focused on severe COVID-19 patients in order to understand the causes of critical illness. However, it is equally, if not more important to understand the protective immune factors in our body. Using…
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B or not to B: Insights in the regulation of anti-viral immunity
Learn moreResearchers delve into the inner workings of the antibody immune response, finding key differences in the metabolism of two closely related immune cell subsets.
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University participates in the “Chercheurs à l’École” 2022 Programme
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg participates in the 2022 edition of “Chercheurs à l’Ecole” taking place this year from Monday 14 to Friday 18 March.
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CoVaLux research programme launched
Learn moreResearch Luxembourg has announced the CoVaLux research programme (COVID-19, Vaccination & long-term health consequences of COVID-19 in Luxembourg), a comprehensive study aimed at addressing key unanswered questions related to COVID-19. It focuses specifically on vaccination and the longer-term health impact of COVID-19.
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Michael Heneka takes up position of Director of the LCSB
Learn moreProf. Michael Heneka, who was appointed as Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) in June 2021, has taken up his position at the start of 2022. He succeeds Prof. Rudi Balling, the founding director of the LCSB since 2009.
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Scienteens Lab launches new workshops in computer science
Learn moreThe Scienteens Lab, an extracurricular learning centre of the University of Luxembourg, is organising its first workshops in computer science for secondary school pupils. Designed to be an interactive introduction to programming and artificial intelligence, these workshops were developed with the support of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and are the first step toward…