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Cancer Foundation supports an LIH research project promoting physical activity in cancer patients

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The Luxembourg Cancer Foundation (Fondation Cancer) finances a project from the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory at LIH’s Department of Population.
June 30, 2017   In Our News  

How healthy is Luxembourg? Results from the European Health Interview Survey

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In 2014, LIH’s Department of Population Health conducted a national observational health study in the context of the European Health Interview Survey.
June 28, 2017   In Our News  

Best Healthcare Educative Campaign of the Year Award for LIH’s project Sport-Santé

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At the 4th edition of the Luxembourg Healthcare Summit on 16th June 2017, LIH’s Sports Medicine Research Laboratory was awarded.
June 16, 2017   In Our News  

Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Luxembourg: virovigilance and preparedness at LIH allowed rapid interventions

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Avian influenza of the H5N8 subtype had been reintroduced in Europe since October 2016.
June 15, 2017   In Our News  

Hypermetabolic cancer cells resist to chemotherapy

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A study revealed new findings about the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in human acute myeloid leukaemia.
June 08, 2017   In Our News  

Research dedicated to life - LIH publishes its activity report 2016

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LIH is pleased to present its activity report 2016, an opportunity to look back on a scientifically active year, serving health and healthcare.
June 07, 2017   In Our News  

Renomination of the Luxembourg WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Measles Infections

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The WHO EURO Regional Office has nominated for the fifth time the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Measles Infections.
May 31, 2017   In Our News  

New lecture series “Biomedical research” organised at LIH

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A new lecture series is organised at LIH by its Research Knowledge Transfer Office.
May 30, 2017   In Our News  

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