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December 15, 2020
The UCLouvain centre of Allergy recognized as Excellence...
The UCLouvain centre of Allergy, based at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, CHU-UCL Namur and at the Faculty of Medecine, has just been officially recognized as an Excellence center by the World Allergy Organization (WHO). This award, reserved to a few institutions (only 12 in...
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December 15, 2020
A new robust method of digital image analysis developed...
Fibrosis is a pathological process that affects different organs and for which there is...
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November 25, 2020
Short telomeres increase the risk of severe COVID-19
Short telomeres increase the risk of severe COVID-19 Aging (Albany NY) 2020 (in press)
Antoine Froidure1,2,#, Manon Mahieu3,#, Delphine Hoton4,2, Pierre-François Laterre5,2, Jean Cyr Yombi6,2, Sandra Koenig1, Benoit Ghaye7,2, Jean-Philippe Defour8,3$, Anabelle Decottignies3$ on...
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October 27, 2020
Silica dust toxicity exposed
The inhalation of silica dust in mines, quarries and construction sites causes serious diseases such as silicosis and bronchial cancers. Its toxicity, while proven, hasn’t been well understood – until now. Through a study published in PNAS our researchers are creating a small...
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October 08, 2020
Brahmi plant extract prevents cardiac hypertrophy
Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s number one killer and advanced heart failure is a major contributor. Drawing inspiration from the plant world, WELBIO-IREC researchers have discovered how heart muscle enlargement occurs. In addition, Brahmi extract, a plant used for centuries in Indian...
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