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Surprising Connection between Immune Balance, Ageing and Parkinson’s
Learn moreLuxembourg 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
Learn moreA 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
Learn moreResearchers 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
Learn moreThe 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
Learn moreThe 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
Learn moreOrganised 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
Learn moreEarlier 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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Prof. Paul Wilmes elected full member of the Institut Grand-Ducal
Learn moreAfter having received the Grand Prix 2018 en sciences biologiques, Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes has now been elected full member of the Institut Grand-Ducal.
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The sixth Espoir en tête edition collected 58,000 €
Learn moreThe Rotary Clubs’ sixth Espoir en tête edition raised a large amount of money by organizing an exceptional preview at the Utopolis / Kinepolis cinemas. More than 3,500 spectators were present and once again the support goes to brain research in Luxembourg.
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Dementia Research and Prevention in Luxembourg
Learn moreOn the 17th of May, some fifty people gathered at the University of Luxembourg (campus Limpertsberg) to learn more about dementia research and prevention in Luxembourg.