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July 06, 2023
A first for UCLouvain in the fight against organ...
Press realease - UCLouvain research
In brIef:
In Belgium, 40% of people waiting for a transplant are unable to find an organ and therefore have to wait, which is why it is so important to guarantee the success of transplants
One of the major factors in...
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February 17, 2023
Brussels housing architecture under the microscope
Press release - UCLouvain LOCI+LAB monograph
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Gérald Ledent and Alessandro Porotto (UCLouvain Faculty of Architecture LOCI+LAB*) publish the first comprehensive monograph on Brussels housing architecture.
It tells the architectural history of...
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August 16, 2022
Discovery of a genetic factor that quadruples the risk...
Press release - UCLouvain Brussels research
In brief:
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 10% of the world’s population, including over one million people in Belgium.
Genetic mutations are a major cause of CKD. Some mutations are very rare and have...
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May 10, 2022
Blocking spike captors to counter Covid
UCLouvain Research
In brief:
It’s a very promising world first! Scientists at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have managed to identify the key that allows the Covid virus to attack cells
Better still, they have also managed to close the lock to...
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March 15, 2022
To prevent human breast cancer recurrence and metastasis
In brief:
Scientists at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have succeeded in preventing the recurrence and spreading of a human breast cancer in mice, in conditions very similar to clinical practice, thanks to a new drug (the molecule MitoQ)
What...
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