Category: Research

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    Multiple Types of Long COVID Identified for the First Time

    All-Luxembourg study finds that Long COVID is not just a single disease but can take a variety of forms with different symptoms and potential treatments.

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    The Expobiome Map – Exploring the role of microbiome-derived molecules

    The human microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our body, is intricately connected to our health. Recent studies have shown that these microbial communities are implicated in various diseases and that the molecules they produce could be drivers of many pathogenic processes including inflammation. However, much remains to be discovered about…

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    19 PhD positions in immunology and chronic inflammation – Apply now!

    In the framework of the NextImmune2 Doctoral Training Unit, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) are recruiting 19 PhD students to work on research projects focusing on next generation immunoscience.

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    Surprising Connection between Immune Balance, Ageing and Parkinson’s

    Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) experts together with collaborators from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have begun to unravel the complex links between a key Parkinson’s disease protein and the functionality of specialised immune cells (T cells) with regulatory suppressive functions during ageing. The findings may provide a…

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    International team discovers endogenous anti-inflammatory substance

    A research team led by Prof. Karsten Hiller of the Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, BRICS, in collaboration with scientists at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the University of Luxembourg has discovered an anti-inflammatory chemical substance that the body naturally produces: mesaconic acid. This molecule could be a candidate for further development…

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    Midbrain single-cell sequencing to understand Parkinson’s Disease

    Researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, investigated the different cell types present in the human midbrain to better understand their respective role in Parkinson’s disease.  They examined post-mortem samples from people affected by the disease and…

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    88,000 euros awarded for the 9th edition of Espoir en tête

    The Rotary Clubs of Luxembourg were able to collect important donations from private donors and their sponsors, despite the cancellation of the traditional screening of a special film in the Kinepolis cinemas.

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    The CMCM supports research on epilepsy

    The CMCM has started a partnership with the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) to accelerate research on Parkinson’s disease (PD) and epilepsy.

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    50,000 euros awarded as part of the 8th edition of Espoir en tête

    Organised for the 8th consecutive year, the Espoir en tête project, initiated by the Rotary Clubs of Luxembourg, raised 50,000 euros for research on brain diseases in Luxembourg.

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    Rotary’s “Prix Jeunes Talents” and support for rare diseases

    Earlier this year, the Rotary Club Dudelange celebrated the 1st edition of its Prix Jeunes Talents and initiated an appeal for donations to support the LCSB. The charity event raised 11,000 Euros for research on rare childhood diseases in Assistant Prof. Carole Linster’s group.

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