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Three LIH workshops at the Science Festival to check your health

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Attracting over 10,000 visitors ever two years, the Science Festival is Luxembourg’s largest public event to promote science and research.
November 29, 2017   In Our News  

First CANBIO retreat: kick-off of the Doctoral Training Unit in cancer biology

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LIH is coordinating the doctoral research and training programme CANBIO in oncology.
November 27, 2017   In Our News  

ISO 9001 certification for the National Cytometry Platform

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Following an external audit, LIH was able to successfully extend its ISO 9001:2008 certification scope to the National Cytometry Platform.
November 24, 2017   In Our News  

Using Big Data technology to achieve better outcomes for patients with blood cancers

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LIH is an associate member of the HARMONY Alliance, a European Network of Excellence in Haematology.
November 23, 2017   In Our News  

European project IDeAl: Improving statistical methodology for small population clinical trials

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Over 30 million European citizens suffer from rare diseases with an incidence of fewer than five in 10,000 people.
November 15, 2017   In Our News  

Bringing Natural Killer cells to the tumour battlefield

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Natural Killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes of the innate immune system with strong cytotoxic activity, play a major role in the immune response against tumours.
November 09, 2017   In Our News  

Well-attended National PhD Welcome Day

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On 26th October 2017 took place the 2nd edition of the National PhD Welcome Day gathering more than 100 first-year PhD candidates based in Luxembourg.
November 06, 2017   In Our News  

Inform to prevent: Second RETRACE report on injuries and accidents in Luxembourg

Accidents and intentional injuries are one of the major causes of death, hospital admissions and disabilities in Luxembourg and worldwide.
November 03, 2017   In Our News  

Intensive training on the optimisation of evidence from clinical trials

From 16th to 19th October 2017, on the initiative of Prof Stephen Senn, Head of LIH’s Competence Centre for Methodology and Statistics, two training sessions...
November 02, 2017   In Our News  

FNR Award for “Outstanding Scientific Publication” for Dr Mahesh Desai

On 27th October, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) held the ninth edition of the FNR Awards on the Belval campus in Esch-sur-Alzette.
October 31, 2017   In Our News  

Dr Ulf Nehrbass appointed as LIH's new CEO

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Dr Ulf Nehrbass, founder, CEO and Scientific Director of Ksilink in Strasbourg, has taken over the general management of LIH.
October 27, 2017   In Our News  

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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