Topic : Sciences de la vie & médecine
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CIRCLES kick-starts: from research on microbes to healthy diets
En savoir plusMicrobes offer an untapped potential and could be the key to a better and healthier living. Yet, research and innovation developments on microbiomes remain scarce. To challenge the state of play, the European Union has made the development of innovative applications on microbiomes a priority. In 2018, the EU is providing four consortia more than…
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Large international study discovers 11 new epilepsy genes
En savoir plusEpilepsy is a common neurological condition with a controversial past. The cause was unknown and often shrouded in mystery. We now understand that the cause is largely genetic, however, little is known about the specific genes responsible for the most common forms of the disorder. This is particularly important when we consider that a third…
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Pump Prime Fund Awardees announced at the PMC Retreat 2018
En savoir plusOn 10th December 2018, Luxembourg’s researchers and clinicians gathered at the 8th edition of the annual retreat of the Personalised Medicine Consortium (PMC). The event was an opportunity to exchange knowledge, provide updates on the progress of ongoing projects in personalised medicine and announce the three awardees of the 2018 PMC Pump Prime Fund.
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3D culture of dopaminergic neurons to better mimic Parkinson’s disease
En savoir plusScientists around Prof. Dr Jens Schwamborn from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a novel in vitro model to test drug candidates against Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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Emma Schymanski awarded FNR ATTRACT fellowship
En savoir plusFollowing the 2017/18 ATTRACT Call, Associate Prof. Dr. Emma Schymanski has been awarded a 2 MEUR ATTRACT Consolidator Grant for a project aiming to develop methods to identify unknown chemicals and their effects on health and disease at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg.
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The 4th International Parkinson’s Disease Symposium
En savoir plusAn interdisciplinary conference to tackle Parkinson’s disease and dementia
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RIKEN delegation visited Luxembourg’s biomedical research centres
En savoir plusRepresentatives of the renowned Japanese RIKEN Centre for Integrative Medical Sciences (RIKEN-IMS) visited Luxembourg from 24 to 26 September 2018 to discuss latest scientific results, meet government representatives and the directors of the local biomedical research institutions. They presented current and future joint research projects and discussed on how to secure a long-term scientific collaboration…
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La Scienteens Academy 2018 en vidéo !
En savoir plusDigital Luxembourg a filmé les participants de la Scienteens Academy pendant la semaine qu’ils ont passé au Scienteens Lab et la vidéo est maintenant en ligne !
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Identification of a risk factor in genetic generalised epilepsies
En savoir plusFive researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg participated in an international collaboration involving several European consortia (Epicure, EuroEPINOMICS CoGIE and EPIPGX) together with labs from Australia and Canada working on epilepsy.
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LCSB researchers predict cell conversion factors
En savoir plusThanks to a newly developed computational method, Luxembourg researchers can accurately predict how one subpopulation of cells can be converted into another.