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11.11.2024
10 selected Research Luxembourg results – October 2024
The link between pollution and cognitive decline; a simplified diagnosis of sleep apnea; tractor magnets; an effective treatment for acute...
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07.06.2024
10 selected Research Luxembourg results – May 2024
Gender norms, COVID, Parkinson's disease and employment: here are the latest scientific news from Luxembourg.
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07.04.2023
In conversation with our young researchers: Nina Buntić
Nina Buntić is a first-year PhD student at the University of Luxembourg. Her PhD project deals with shared underlying mechanisms...
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21.03.2023
Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force awarded the 2022 Science for Society Prize
The 2022 Science for Society Prize, an initiative of the Science for Society Foundation, under the aegis of Fondation de...
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08.03.2023
Shifts in human gut microbiome due to COVID-19
COVID-19, caused by an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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03.02.2023
WHO study – Luxembourg has lowest excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing public health crisis that has had a significant impact on mortality rates around the...
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03.02.2023
In conversation with our young researchers: Morgan Raux
Morgan Raux is a research scientist at the department of Economics and Management at the University of Luxembourg. His research...
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16.12.2022
In conversation with our young researchers: Bikey Seranilla
Is there any way to improve the quality of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty? Bonn Kleiford ‘Bikey’ Seranilla is a PhD...
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24.10.2022
A pioneering study using vocal biomarkers to monitor COVID-19
The Predi-COVID Cohort study, a project led by Dr Guy Fagherazzi of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), showed for...
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12.10.2022
OECD Report – Evaluation of Luxembourg’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In a report presented on the 5th of October 2022, the OECD analyses Luxembourg’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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12.09.2022
Multiple Types of Long COVID Identified for the First Time
A consortium of Luxembourgish research institutions studying the national population have been looking to identify factors that may contribute to...
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23.05.2022
Physical activity to reduce the severity of COVID-19
A consortium of Luxembourgish research institutions studying the national population have been looking to identify factors that may contribute to...
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17.05.2022
Superimmunity: A defence mechanism against COVID-19?
Two years after the pandemic outbreak, researchers and scientists continue to look at the immune system’s defence mechanisms against the...
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25.04.2022
The why behind mild COVID-19
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of published studies have focused on severe COVID-19 patients in order...
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11.03.2022
In conversation with our young researchers: Abir Elbéji
How to better follow COVID-19-related symptoms thanks to new digital biomarkers and tools and how to improve Long Covid patients’...
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24.02.2022
Shedding light on COVID-19 – Presentation of CoVaLux
Despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic entering its third year, open questions pertaining to the occurrence of new variants, ensuing new...
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13.01.2022
Europe must come together to confront Omicron
Omicron. The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in Europe, even in countries with high levels of vaccination, including those...
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10.01.2022
What are the benefits, costs and feasibility of a low incidence COVID-19 strategy
A low incidence strategy. Lifting some non-pharmaceutical interventions means living with a relatively high incidence of cases. Such a high...
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14.12.2021
Survey reveals 87% of Luxembourg vaccinees are eager to get a booster jab or already got it
How many vaccinated people want to get a booster jab? How many parents have had their children vaccinated? A recent representative survey...
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01.12.2021
COVID-19: Mothers absorbed the higher burden for childcare
Did the traditional division of roles within households just carry over through the pandemic? Or, did it make it worse...
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22.11.2021
CON-VINCE: Luxembourg population willing to help science
What is the nature, prevalence and mode of transmission of COVID-19 in Luxembourg? CON-VINCE was launched in April 2020 as...
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18.11.2021
Covid-19 tracing Apps: Big brother is not watching you
Tracing applications were initially considered as a key instrument for “a quick exit out of the crisis” and quite rapidly...
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09.11.2021
What does Covid-19 sound like?
Audio signatures to identify COVID-19 symptoms Just like a fingerprint, our voice is unique. Recording a cough, the sound of...
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04.11.2021
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has shown to be an effective tool for epidemiological surveillance. Yet, monitoring individual lineages circulating in the...
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05.10.2021
Research Luxembourg and government together during the pandemic
On 5 October 2021, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel and Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Taskforce met to discuss the...
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24.08.2021
How should Europe deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the future?
A European perspective. In spring, many European countries relaxed or even completely lifted their containment measures following a significant drop...
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06.08.2021
In conversation with our young researchers: Dr. Fabiana Ribeiro
Neuropsychology and inequalities. Social distancing, quarantine, and self-isolation are some of the measures to contain the pandemic. How much of...
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14.07.2021
How Covid-19 affects our mental health?
The first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak resulted in strict pandemic control measures in Luxembourg and other countries. While these...
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12.07.2021
Luxembourg comes second in dealing with COVID-19
The analysis was based on a series of factors comprising the Stringency Index. Other aspects include excess mortality, restrictions on...
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01.07.2021
How to make large-scale, voluntary COVID-19 testing work?
Testing is widely seen as one core element of a successful strategy to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic and many countries...
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11.06.2021
Girls and adolescents from low-income homes more at risk from secondary impacts of COVID-19
New research study reveals that girls and adolescents from low-income homes may be especially vulnerable to negative secondary impacts of...
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20.05.2021
Covid-19: Health/Wealth trade-off
Saving lives or saving the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic? Efforts to combat the COVID-19 crisis were subject to a...
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30.04.2021
Launch of FNR COVID-19 funding instrument
Following the fast-track FNR COVID-19 Call in 2020, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has opened a new FNR COVID-19...
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19.04.2021
COVID-19: Survey on the Socio-Economic impacts of the crisis
Phase 2 of the survey examines the long-term impacts on the experiences and expectations of residents and cross-border workers Within...
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12.04.2021
COVID-19: CON-VINCE study enters homestretch
Originally launched in April 2020 under the aegis of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Taskforce, the CON-VINCE study aims to evaluate...
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02.04.2021
COVID-19: The socio-economic impact of the pandemic and related (de)confinement measures in Luxembourg on individuals and households
Based off the results of Phase 1 of a large-scale survey, two major socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has...
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25.03.2021
COVID-19: Predi-COVID study extended to children
Originally launched in April 2020 with the aim of identifying risk factors and biomarkers associated with COVID-19 severity in the...
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23.03.2021
COVID-19: Why is it possible to protect yourself and others by using vaccines and what are the underlying principles?
Pathogens such as viruses have always existed together with mankind. In this interview, Paul Heuschling, cell biologist and full Professor...
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11.03.2021
COVID-19: How can our psychological reactions during this pandemic, and in particular towards the vaccine be explained?
The COVID-19 pandemic imposes a high level of stress on all of us and negatively affects our mental health.How can...
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05.03.2021
COVID-19: How does the vaccination help to prepare the immune system?
The human immune system plays a key role in fighting the SARS-CoV-2. How does the vaccination help to prepare the...
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01.03.2021
COVID-19: mass screening reveals significant transmission risk from asymptomatic carriers
Based on the results of the large-scale testing programme run in Luxembourg, researchers show that asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers represent an...
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25.02.2021
COVID-19: how could virus mutations affect current and future vaccination strategies?
The mRNA technology is often discussed in the context of vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2. Prof. Stephanie Kreis, Associate Professor at...
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15.02.2021
COVID-19: how is the economy affected by the pandemic? And what can we expect from the vaccinations in that context?
The COVID-19 pandemic not only challenges our everyday routines, but also the overall economy. We spoke about this topic with...
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07.02.2021
COVID-19: What can we expect from the vaccines?
What can we expect from the COVID-19 vaccines? And how do they perform compared to previously developed vaccines against other...
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04.02.2021
COVID-19: How do different vaccines work?
How do different vaccines work? And why are people reacting differently to them? These are questions we asked Prof. Paul...
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25.01.2021
COVID-19: Why is it safe and important to get vaccinated?
At the time of this interview, two COVID-19 vaccines have been approved by the European authorities, with both of them found to be more than 94% effective. Yet, some part...
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13.01.2021
Survey about “social distancing”: What is our average daily contact with others?
You would like to help combat the current COVID-19 crisis? Take part in this survey and help researchers to find out how...
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19.12.2020
Scientists call for synchronised curbing of COVID infections in Europe
Hundreds of scientists have called on European decision-makers to take steps for a quick, synchronised and efficient reduction in the...
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15.12.2020
Give your voice to help COVID-19 research
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is currently conducting a research project on the detection of COVID-19 via cough...
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09.12.2020
How bad will the Covid-19 second wave be for Luxembourg’s economy?
A newly published policy brief examines Luxembourg’s macroeconomic and epidemiological prospects for 2020-2021 The Covid-19 second wave is hitting much...
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24.11.2020
Predi-COVID preliminary results
The Luxembourgish cohort study shows encouraging participation rates and sees its protocol published in international peer-reviewed journal Launched under the...
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14.09.2020
Large-scale testing operations: Conclusion of phase 1 and launch of phase 2
Ministry of Health to lead the second phase as of mid-September. On Monday, September 14th, the Minister of Higher Education...
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03.07.2020
Use of new FFP2 masks – ensuring safety & security in large scale testing stations
In the testing stations, the safety and security of the staff collecting samples has been and is being ensured by...
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25.06.2020
Efficient security concept
All Large Scale Testing (LST) related employees are tested at two-week intervals to ensure maximum safety. As with all working...
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09.06.2020
CON-VINCE Study – Behind the scenes (PART I)
CON-VINCE as a role model for translational research collaboration in Luxembourg (PART I) IBBL a as key integrator On 8th...
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09.06.2020
The experts behind Luxembourg’s Covid-19 fight: Interview with Prof Rejko Krüger
Prof Rejko Krüger (RK) is the Director of Transversal Translational Medicine (TTM) at LIH. As a medical doctor and researcher, he is...
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03.06.2020
CON-VINCE study results – second testing phase
CON-VINCE, a national research project aiming to evaluate the prevalence and dynamics of the spread of COVID-19 within the Luxembourgish...
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27.05.2020
Large-scale testing: FAQ now available
The Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force has created a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ to address questions regarding Luxembourg’s large-scale testing strategy...
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22.05.2020
Large scale COVID-19 testing: a public health measure
As part of the deconfinement, Luxembourg is calling on its residents and cross-border workers to get tested for COVID-19. It...
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07.05.2020
First results of the CON-VINCE study
CON-VINCE, a national research project aiming to evaluate the prevalence and dynamics of the spread of the COVID-19 disease within...
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01.05.2020
The concept behind Luxembourg’s testing strategy: Why large scale testing helps with the exit
Research Luxembourg has developed a large-scale testing strategy, which should make the current lockdown-easing measures safer and faster. The project...
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28.04.2020
A deconfinement strategy framed by health and research measures
As part of its exit strategy, the Luxembourg government can count on the support of Luxembourg research, namely the Research...
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24.04.2020
Predicting the severity of COVID-19 infection
The “Predi-COVID” study has been launched The Research Luxembourg COVID-19 task force announces the start of “Predi-COVID[1]”, a study that...
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23.04.2020
André Losch Foundation supports research on COVID-19 with generous donation
André Losch Fondation announced its participation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting Research Luxembourg with one of...
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14.04.2020
Economic effects of Covid-19 in Luxembourg
First RECOVid working note with preliminary estimates A note produced jointly by researchers from the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research...
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08.04.2020
Testing asymptomatic individuals to assess COVID-19 spread in Luxembourg
The Research Luxembourg COVID-19 task force announces the launch of “CON-VINCE ”, a study that aims to evaluate the dynamics...
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06.04.2020
COVID-19: Launch of FNR fast-track Call
In the framework of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 task force activities, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has launched a...
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01.04.2020
COVID-19: Launch of national platform, FNR Call in the making
As researchers work on numerous new projects to contribute to the fight against COVID-19, Research Luxembourg has launched a national...
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27.03.2020
COVID-19: Research Luxembourg is mobilising
Research Luxembourg, a joint initiative of the main players in Luxembourg’s public research sector, is mobilising its knowledge and its...
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