Latest Posts

Medical Research Day: young generation meets Luxembourg’s biomedical scientists

medical research day, clincal research
The third edition of the Medical Research Day (Journée de la Recherche Médicale) was held at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) on 18th October 2017.
October 25, 2017   In Our News  

A European project to improve treatment outcomes for Glioblastoma patients

luxembourg institute of health, glioblastoma, simone niclou, gliotrain, marie skłodowska-curie actions
LIH is part of a doctoral research and training programme on brain tumours supported by the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Programme.
October 09, 2017   In Our News  

CLINNOVA kick-off: towards a Centre of Excellence in Digital Health and Personalised Healthcare

luxembourg institute of health, clinnova, h2020 teaming, digital health, personalised healthcare
A consortium coordinated by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has been successful in Phase 1 of the H2020 programme TEAMING.
October 06, 2017   In Our News  

Having a fish allergy does not mean that you need to avoid eating fish

luxembourg institute of health, fish allergy, annette kühn, allergology
So far, the general recommendation for those with a fish allergy has been to completely abstain from eating fish.
October 05, 2017   In Our News  

Monitoring the treatment of HIV-infected infants in West Africa

luxembourg institute of health, carole devaux, antiretroviral treatment, monod trial, hiv
LIH participated to a large phase III clinical trial, the MONOD ANRS 12026 study that was recently completed after having run for over five years.
September 28, 2017   In Our News  

New sports medicine study: Good running shoes, fewer injuries?

luxembourg institute of health, sports medicine, running shoes, laurent malisoux, injury risk
What is the link between running shoes and injury risk?
September 21, 2017   In Our News  

Handball Congress gathered international sports medicine experts in Luxembourg

luxembourg institute of health, handball congress, injury prevention, daniel theisen, eric besenius
On Saturday 16th September 2017 took place the Handball Congress “Medical and Training Aspects in Handball” .
September 19, 2017   In Our News  

A link between migration status and depression burden in Luxembourg

luxembourg institute of health, depression, maria ruiz, migration status
Scientists from LIH’s Department of Population Health conducted a nationwide study to estimate the prevalence of depression in Luxembourg.
September 14, 2017   In Our News  

LIH cooperates with IBLA Luxembourg on research in food production and nutrition

luxembourg institute of health, food production, organic agriculture, torsten bohn, ibla
LIH and IBLA -“Institut fir Biologësch Landwirtschaft a Agrarkultur Luxemburg a.s.b.l." recently formalised their cooperation by signing an agreement.
September 12, 2017   In Our News  

Prof Romain Seil nominated to the Scientific Committee of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute

luxembourg institute of health, rizzoli orthopaedic institute, romain seil
In July 2017, Prof Romain Seil was nominated to the Scientific Committee of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, Italy.
August 25, 2017   In Our News  

RNA in exosomes from cancer cells subverts the immune system

luxembourg institute of health, jérôme paggetti, etienne moussay, exosomes, cll
In chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), cancer cells are able to manipulate the surrounding cells to their own benefit by the release of exosomes.
August 23, 2017   In Our News  

Passing the mark of 1000 participants for the cardiovascular health study ORISCAV-LUX2

luxembourg institute of health, oriscav-lux2, cardiovascular health, ala'a alkerwi
LIH’s Department of Population Health is currently conducting the second wave of the ORISCAV-LUX study.
August 23, 2017   In Our News  

Estimating the global prevalence of hepatitis C infection

luxembourg institute of health, carole devaux, hcv, hepatitis c
Scientists from LIH contributed to a worldwide and a European study on hepatitis C prevalence conducted by large consortia.
August 23, 2017   In Our News  

Clinical and Applied Virology research group hosted three scientific visitors

luxembourg institute of health, judith hübschen, virology, microbiology for development
During the first half of 2017, three trainees from underprivileged countries benefitted from travel grants to do parts of their research work at LIH.
August 02, 2017   In Our News  

Pesticide exposure during pregnancy - Prize of best conference presentation for Emilie Hardy

luxembourg institute of health, pesticide, hair testing, human biomonitoring
Emilie Hardy was awarded the prize of the best oral presentation at the annually held international meeting of the Society of Hair Testing.
July 27, 2017   In Our News  

LUXCOR health event in Brussels: showing Luxembourg’s way to next-generation healthcare

luxembourg institute of health, luxcor, luxembourg contact office, ehealth
The first health event, organised by LUXCOR jointly with LIH, was held in Brussels on 19th June 2017.
July 27, 2017   In Our News  

Register now for the International Symposium on Molecular Allergology in Luxembourg

luxembourg institute of health, isma, eaaci, markus ollert, allergology
From 9th to 11th November, Luxembourg will host the International Symposium on Molecular Allergology (ISMA) at the European Convention Centre.
July 24, 2017   In Our News  

Award for sports medicine publication of high public interest

luxembourg institute of health, sports medicine, running-related injury, gots congress, daniel theisen
The GOTS, the German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, has held its annual congress in Berlin from 22nd to 24th June 2017.
July 21, 2017   In Our News  

Donation for brain research from the Rotary Club Luxembourg

luxembourg institute of health, rotary club luxembourg, brain research, espoir-en-tête, alessandro michelucci
For the fifth time, the Rotary Club Luxembourg collected donations for brain research with its initiative “Espoir-en-tête”.
July 06, 2017   In Our News  

New lecture series in Translational Bioinformatics and Systems Biomedicine

luxembourg institute of health, francisco azuaje, translational bioinformatics, systems biomedicine, rescom
A new lecture series focussing on translational bioinformatics and systems biomedicine has been recently launched in Luxembourg
July 03, 2017   In Our News