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Rotary Club joins the fight against Parkinson

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The Chairman of Interclub Rotary Clubs in Luxembourg and Rotary Country Chair Grand-Duché de Luxembourg participated to our Parkinson study.
May 23, 2017   In Our News  

Michael J Fox Foundation visits Luxembourg

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research visited the LCSB, IBBL and the Parkinson research clinic.
May 23, 2017   In Our News  

Certified expertise in small animal welfare and experimentation

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Animal experimentation is employed in biomedical research to unravel disease mechanisms and perform preclinical studies
May 22, 2017   In Our News  

Launch of the SYS-T-Act study: towards a personalised treatment of allergies

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The allergy burden continues to grow worldwide. To counter allergies, immunotherapy can be used to desensitise patients.
May 17, 2017   In Our News  

Successful first Luxembourg Microbiology Day

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On 11th May 2017, the Luxembourg Society for Microbiology (LSfM) held its first national conference, the “1st Luxembourg Microbiology Day”.
May 16, 2017   In Our News  

Assessing cardiovascular health - Call for participation of Luxembourg residents to ORISCAV-LUX 2 study

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LIH’s Department of Population Health is currently conducting the second wave of the ORISCAV-LUX study .
May 10, 2017   In Our News  

Treating cancer with viruses - Inauguration of a new binational research unit

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On 2nd May, LIH and the renowned German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) have inaugurated a new binational research unit named LOVIT.
May 02, 2017   In Our News  

Master detox molecule boosts immune defence

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LIH scientists discover an unknown immune mechanism.
April 19, 2017   In Our News  

Training on animal experimentation and welfare organised in Luxembourg

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Animal experimentation provides essential information to model and understand disease mechanisms which are otherwise impossible to unravel.
April 05, 2017   In Our News  

LIH coordinates the clinical phase of an innovative orphan drug in European sites

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VISION-DMD is an EU-US collaborative Horizon 2020 project which aims to advance the clinical development of the orphan drug vamorolone.
March 27, 2017   In Our News  

The Cancer Foundation supports a project on cancer virotherapy of a newly created research group at LIH and DKFZ

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The Cancer Foundation funds a research project that allows the optimal launch of a new research group created at LIH’s Department of Oncology.
March 09, 2017   In Our News  

Luxembourg’s injury surveillance system rated excellent and sustainable

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Accidents and intentional injuries are one of the major causes of death, hospital admissions and disabilities in Luxembourg.
March 07, 2017   In Our News  

FNR and LIH support Luxembourg research project on rare disease

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28th February 2017 marks the 10th international “Rare Disease Day”. The day serves to raise awareness around the research on rare diseases.
February 28, 2017   In Our News  

LIH and LNS cooperate on doctoral training

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In December 2016, LIH and the “Laboratoire national de santé” (LNS) signed a bilateral agreement to collaborate on the training of PhD candidates.
February 27, 2017   In Our News  

LIH contributes to an important worldwide study on blood pressure with national data

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Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disorders and chronic kidney disease.
February 01, 2017   In Our News  

Specialised training to accompany people with mental disorders for their professional reinsertion

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Mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders or schizophrenia affect about one third of Europe’s population.
January 30, 2017   In Our News  

Retrospective 2016: LIH’s highlights of the year

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2016 was a scientifically successful year for LIH, which pursued its mission to generate and translate research knowledge in the biomedical field.
January 24, 2017   In Our News  

Strengthened research activities in neuro-oncology and neurodegenerative diseases with FNR PEARL Chair Prof Mittelbronn

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Beginning of January 2017, renowned neuropathologist Prof Michel Mittelbronn joined the Laboratoire national de santé (LNS).
January 23, 2017   In Our News  

Erasmus+ Award for a multinational project coordinated by LIH

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On 19th December 2016, Dr Laurence Fond-Harmant was awarded an “Erasmus+ Strategic Project” trophy.
January 16, 2017   In Our News  

Advancing brain tumour research with preclinical MRI studies

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Research on pre-clinical animal models is an essential step in the testing of new treatments.
January 11, 2017   In Our News