Topic: Life Sciences & Medicine

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    Smart Photo Booth – New workshops in computer science

    Discover the new computer science workshop for high-school students (15-19 years old) that will be offered five times between 7 June and 9 July. Registrations are open starting today!

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    Country-specific COVID-19 incidences – A biased perspective

    Incidence levels – the number of new COVID-19 cases within a given time period – are currently widely used as indicators to define high-risk areas.

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    10 years building colorectal cancer collection

    Initiated in 2011 by the University of Luxembourg and the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) as a concerted action against colorectal cancer (CRC), the collection of tumour samples from various Luxembourg hospitals has enabled to launch several research projects which already present very promising results for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients.

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    World Parkinson’s Day: Sleep survey to gain more knowledge

    11 April marks Parkinson’s Disease Day. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative brain disorder, about 7-10 million people are affected worldwide. However, this number is likely to double in the next 20 years due to an ageing population. In Luxembourg, more than 1,000 people with PD are estimated.

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    Lasting impact of birth mode on microbiome and immune system

    In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg address the knowledge gaps concerning the lasting effect of birth mode on infants. Thanks to a long-standing study – called COSMIC – they highlight differences in the gut…

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    Advancing diagnosis and therapy: Exploring the cancer microbiome

    Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.

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    Successful virtual Open Day welcomes 2,500 guests

    More than 2,500 guests explored the University of Luxembourg during its Virtual Open Day on Saturday, 20 March. The vast majority of guests came from Luxembourg, representing 41%.

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    Survey on sleep quality to better prevent neurodegenerative diseases

    The National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) launches a nation-wide research survey on sleep behaviour disorders under the patronage of the Ministry of Health. All Luxembourg residents aged between 55 and 75 years will receive a personal invitation letter in subsequent weeks. This survey is part of the second phase of…

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    University opens Master of Data Science in September 2021

    Starting September 2021, the University of Luxembourg will offer a new Master of Data Science. Based on a multidisciplinary approach, the Master’s programme will train students in data analysis, modelling and management, and prepare them to work in areas as artificial intelligence (A.I), cloud computing, machine and statistical learning or big data.

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    No cold case – Uni researchers explore the future of forensic genomics

    Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies. 

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