Topic: Life Sciences & Medicine
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Advancing diagnosis and therapy: Exploring the cancer microbiome
Learn moreSix 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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Survey on sleep quality to better prevent neurodegenerative diseases
Learn moreThe 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
Learn moreStarting 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
Learn moreSix 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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Large-scale testing: High transmission risk from asymptomatic carriers
Learn moreBased on the results of the large-scale testing programme run in Luxembourg, researchers show that asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers represent an important vector for transmission.
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PathoFact identifies pathogens faster and more accurately
Learn moreScientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a new bioinformatics tool that can help them identify pathogens much faster and more accurately than was ever possible with conventional diagnostic methods. The team led by Professor Paul Wilmes, head…
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Investigating the modulation of the COVID-19 immune response
Learn moreIn a recent paper, the research team around Prof. Antonio del Sol from the University’s Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) describes a new method of how molecules can be identified that amplify and maintain the inflammatory response upon an infection. They use their novel method to identify these molecules in COVID-19 patients and suggest…