Category: Research

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    A model for dementia prevention

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    A new model to fight Batten disease

    Researchers from the LCSB have developed a new zebrafish model of Batten disease, paving the way for a deeper understanding of disease mechanisms as well as potential future diagnostic and treatment strategies.

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    Celebrating a successful decade of ‘Espoir en tête’ with a generous donation

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    Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health

    Microbiomes are essential for safeguarding human and environmental health through the most widely used biotechnological process on our planet: biological wastewater treatment. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg and their international collaborators have now developed a novel modelling approach that can predict the dynamics and functions of such microbial communities several years into the future. 

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    Gut-brain axis: When diet and microbiome modulate Parkinson’s disease progression

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    Breaking down borders: Alzheimer’s research initiative ‘Ensemble, unis contre Alzheimer’ launched

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    Better care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases

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    LCSB researchers contribute to largest genetic study of epilepsy to date

    The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), including scientists from the ILAE Consortium on Complex Epilepsies of the Genetics Commission amongst which several scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy.

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    FNR PEARL Chair on Alzheimer’s disease for Prof. Michael Heneka

    The FNR awarded an FNR PEARL Chair to Prof. Michael Heneka, director of the LCSB for a new research project on Alzheimer’s disease.

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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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