University of Luxembourg

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Name: University of Luxembourg
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Family Trees for Yeast Cells

Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle (USA) and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have jointly developed a revolutionary method to analyse the genomes of yeast families. The team ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 13 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Will the next new antibiotic be produced by the brain?

Brussels - Scientists have found that the immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth called itaconic acid. The part of the brain that is responsible are the microglial cells ( small cells forming part of the supporting ... [Published Digital Journal - May 10 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Luxembourg University to host major finance conference

The Luxembourg School of Finance of the University of Luxembourg will host the European Conference of the Financial Management Association International (FMA) on June 12-14, at Neumunster Abbey in Luxembourg City. The annual meeting is one of the most ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 07 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Endogenous Antibiotic Exists in the Brain

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have discovered that immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth: Namely, itaconic acid.Until now, biologists had ... [Published Bioscience Technology Online - May 07 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

LCSB Discovers Endogenous Antibiotic in the Brain

– Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have discovered that immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth: namely itaconic acid. Until now, biologists had ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 06 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

University Of Luxembourg physicist receives Umicore Scientific Award for pioneering work in thin film photovoltaics

Dr Dominik Berg, University of Luxembourg, has received the -10 000 Umicore Scientific Award for his ground breaking PhD work in the field of thin film photovoltaics. Dr Berg's entry was one of 35 submitted from all over Europe. His pioneering research ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 06 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

University of Luxembourg Ph.D. student wins scientific prize

Dr Dominik Berg, University of Luxembourg, has received the 10 000 Umicore Scientific Award for his ground breaking PhD work in the field of thin film photovoltaics. Dr Berg's entry was one of 35 submitted from all over Europe. His pioneering research ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 03 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Link between school climate and violence confirmed

Apr. 25, 2013 — Schools may be a step closer towards the development of effective strategies to prevent violent behaviour. New research from the University of Luxembourg shows that there is a direct link between school climate and school violence.School ... [Published Science Daily - Apr 25 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Internet use 'can fight loneliness'

Older people are being encouraged to use the internet as research shows using a smartphone, tablet or computer can help fight feelings of loneliness and isolation.Four out of five (86%) people aged over 55 who use the internet said it had improved their ... [Published Media Trust - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 3 reports

European Academia Selects TotalView(R) Debugger

Rogue Wave's TotalView Significantly Shortens Universities' Application Development CycleRogue Wave Software, the largest independent provider of cross-platform software development tools and embedded components for the next generation of HPC applications, ... [Published NewsBlaze - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Biggest family tree of human cells created

Apr. 21, 2013 — Cells are the basic unit of a living organism. The human body consists of a vast array of highly specialized cells, such as blood cells, skin cells and neurons. In total more than 250 different cell types exist. How are the different types ... [Published Science Daily - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 3 reports

Biggest family tree of human cells created

Washington, April 22 (ANI): Biologists at the University of Luxembourg, Tampere University of Technology and the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, USA, have created the biggest family tree of human cell types.Human body has more than 250 different ... [Published TruthDive - Apr 22 2013]

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...dentifying the genes that underlie complex traits requires extremely large numbers of progeny and high volumes of DNA sequencing," says Patrick May. "BEST combines the power of a gold standard genetic technique with ultra-high-throughput genome sequencing in a way that will enable the study of problems that were previously not possible."
...Why? The company had just announced that they were going to going to a model of "fly in, fly out In Labrador City. We're not talking about an isolated site in the middle of nowhere where there's no development and no community, we're talking about a city in Labrador. And the company has essentially decided that it wanted to start to "de-vitalize" it, sucking the life out of this city by flying in and flying out millwrights. That's a recipe for disaster."
Professor Wolff said: "The FMA is one of the large, prestigious associations of Finance academics in North America. We are very happy to host this meeting. It is a great opportunity to help place Finance research in Luxembourg on the map." The Luxembourg School of Finance is closely tied to the Luxembourg Financial Centre, with on-going partnerships in research, internships and student...
"However, because we suspect there are connections between the immune system and Parkinson's disease, we want to find out what happens in the brain when we trigger an immune response there." For this purpose, Michelucci brought cell cultures of microglial cells, the immune cells in the brain, into contact with specific constituents of bacterial...

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Family Trees for Yeast Cells [Published ScienceNewsline - May 13 2013]
Family trees for yeast cells [Published PhysOrg.com - May 13 2013]
Will the next new antibiotic be produced by the... [Published Digital Journal - May 10 2013]
The Mind of Mulcair: The leader of the NDP on e... [Published Rabble.ca - May 07 2013]
Luxembourg University to host major finance con... [Published EurekAlert! - May 07 2013]
Endogenous Antibiotic Exists in the Brain [Published Bioscience Technology Online - May 07 2013]
LCSB Discovers Endogenous Antibiotic in the Brain [Published ScienceNewsline - May 06 2013]
LCSB discovers endogenous antibiotic in the brain [Published Bio-Medicine - May 06 2013]
University Of Luxembourg physicist receives Umi... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 06 2013]
Researchers discover endogenous antibiotic in t... [Published Medical Xpress - May 06 2013]
University of Luxembourg Ph.D. student wins sci... [Published EurekAlert! - May 03 2013]
Young German talent wins prestigious Umicore Sc... [Published Umicore Group - May 02 2013]
Link between school climate and violence confirmed [Published Science Daily - Apr 25 2013]
April infringements package: main decisions [Published European Commission - Apr 25 2013]
Internet use 'can fight loneliness' [Published Media Trust - Apr 23 2013]
Getting your hands dirty for your country [Published Luxemburger Wort - Apr 23 2013]
European Academia Selects TotalView(R) Debugger [Published NewsBlaze - Apr 23 2013]
European universities select TotalView by Rogue... [Published Scientific Computing World - Apr 23 2013]
European Academia Selects TotalView(R) Debugger... [Published PR inside - Apr 23 2013]
TotalView Debugger Shortens App Development Cyc... [Published insideHPC - Apr 23 2013]
Biggest family tree of human cells created [Published Science Daily - Apr 23 2013]
Biggest family tree of human cells created [Published TruthDive - Apr 22 2013]
Biggest family tree of human cells created by s... [Published EurekAlert! - Apr 21 2013]
Scientists create biggest family tree of human ... [Published PhysOrg.com - Apr 21 2013]
Social Media can Offer Valuable Additional Supp... [Published MedIndia - Apr 20 2013]
2nd workshop on the verification of model trans... [Published Eventseer.net - Apr 19 2013]
Luxembourg shows 'bigger is not always better' [Published PhysOrg.com - Apr 19 2013]
Comparing *requirements* modeling approaches (C... [Published Eventseer.net - Apr 18 2013]
Give old people a tablet, it's good for them [Published Barchester - Apr 18 2013]
Social Media May Help Improved Clinical Care of... [Published French Tribune - Apr 18 2013]
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TotalView Debugger Shortens App Development Cyc... [Published insideHPC - Apr 23 2013]
Today Rogue Wave Software announced that TotalView has been selected by both the University of Luxembourg and University of Strasbourg to debug complex, multi-threaded applications. TotalView is a scalable and intuitive debugger for parallel applications ...
Delphi and University of Luxembourg SnT partner... [Published Green Car Congress - Dec 07 2012]
Leading global automotive supplier Delphi and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust ( SnT ) of the University of Luxembourg have signed a four-year agreement to cooperate on a joint research program involving electronic ...
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