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Successful launch of BRAINS experiment into space

Midbrain organoids from the interdisciplinary BRAINS project have successfully launched towards the International Space Station. After more than a year of intense preparation since being selected by the “Überflieger 2” competition, the team of five students from the University of Luxembourg watched the launch of their experiment on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket live…

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Shifts in human gut microbiome due to COVID-19

COVID-19, caused by an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. While some people developed severe illness and required medical care, many people reported only mild-to-moderate symptoms, if any at all. However, many of the infected individuals have experienced persisting symptoms or frequent other…

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Rare disease day 2023: Surprises & challenges in rare disease research

On Rare Disease Day 2023, Prof. Carole Linster from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg reflects on her team’s work on metabolite repair disorders, a subset of the over 7,000 rare diseases identified to date. Most of these diseases have a genetic background, and an estimated 300 million people…

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WHO study: Luxembourg has lowest excess mortality during pandemic

Luxembourg’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Open Science for water research

For the launch of the new scientific journal Nature Water, researchers Emma and Stan Schymanski contributed an article about the future of water research. This opinion paper focuses on the importance of open science in a field where, due to its global societal relevance, knowledge and research results should be freely accessible by a wide range…

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Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle pour pister les molécules

Ce nouvel outil d’identification des petites molécules présente de nombreux avantages pour le diagnostic, le développement de médicaments et la recherche fondamentale.

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Construction of a new building for biomedical research

On 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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Four University professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list

Professors Stéphane Bordas, Michael Heneka, Alexandre Tkatchenko, and Paul Wilmes have been ranked among the “Highly Cited Researchers” 2022 list by Clarivate.

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Événement INSIDE COLON – Pour une meilleure prévention du cancer

Du 10 au 12 novembre (10h00 à 18h00)au Centre Commercial Cactus Belle Etoile

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Enquête sur les facteurs de risque pour la maladie de Parkinson

Le National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) lance une enquête en ligne qui s’adresse aux résidents du Luxembourg et de la Grande Région, âgés de plus de 50 ans et n’étant pas atteint de démence ou par la maladie de Parkinson.