The Hottest July, How Climate Change is Breaking Temperature Records in 2019
July 2019 was the hottest July and the hottest month on record globally since temperature records began in a year of many record-breaking temperatures as heat waves hit many parts of the world.
This trend of high temperatures and heatwaves looks set to continue. Scientists say that as long as the world continues to emit greenhouse gases at the current rates, climate change related impacts will continue to be felt.
“If you put all of the Julys for the last 20 or 40 or 100 years, there’s a clear trend upward. That’s the concern — that long-term trend. Not a single day or single month in particular,&r...
Source: TIME: Science - August 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized climate change onetime weather Source Type: news
July 2019 Was the Earth ’s Hottest Month Ever Recorded, NOAA Says
July 2019 was the hottest July and the hottest month on record globally since temperature records began in a year of a number of record breaking temperatures as heatwaves hit many parts of the world.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the figures Thursday, confirming that worldwide, July was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit (.95 degrees Celsius) warmer than the average of 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit. The record-setting July follows the hottest June on record, rising .71 degrees Fahrenheit (0.95 Celsius) above the average temperature for that month.
Regions across the world experienced record-breaking temperat...
Source: TIME: Science - August 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized climate change onetime weather Source Type: news
Luxembourg Parkinson's study funded with an additional 6 million euros by the FNR
(Luxembourg National Research Fund) The National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson's Disease was created as the first inter-institutional research programme of its kind in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg National Research Fund has committed 8.3 million euros to it for the past 4 years. At the end of this first funding period, the program has been evaluated with outstanding scores by an international jury of experts, paving the way for its second phase, funded with additional 6 million euros. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Novel computer model supports cancer therapy
(University of Luxembourg) Researchers from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a computer model that simulates the metabolism of cancer cells. They used the programme to investigate how combinations of drugs could be used more effectively to stop tumour growth. The biologists now published their findings in the scientific journal EBioMedicine of the prestigious Lancet group. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 2, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Walking, trip purpose, and exposure to multiple environments: a case study of older adults in Luxembourg - Perchoux C, Brondeel R, Wasfi R, Klein O, Caruso G, Vall ée J, Klein S, Thierry B, Dijst M, Chaix B, Kestens Y, Gerber P.
PURPOSE
Understanding the geographical and environmental triggers for active transport among older adults is crucial to promote healthy and independent lifestyles. While transportation research has long considered trip purpose as a major determinant of tr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Cancer cells are quick-change artists adapting to their environment
(Luxembourg Institute of Health) Until now, researchers have assumed that the growth of solid tumors originates from cancer stem cells characterized by specific surface markers, which develop in a fixed, hierarchical order. In a joint interdisciplinary project led by the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), researchers now show that cancer cells of glioblastomas -- conspicuously aggressive solid brain tumors -- manifest developmental plasticity and their phenotypic characteristics are less constrained than believed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression
(University of Luxembourg) Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a combination of dietary factors and gut bacteria that inhibits the progression of colorectal cancer. Their findings, which were published in the prestigious, open-access journal Cell Reports, could help exploit dietary regimens for therapeutic purposes to improve chemotherapy efficacy and reduce toxicity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Full Professor in Digital Health (M/F) at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Location:
Luxembourg
Job Type:
Full-Time
Employer:
University of Luxembourg
The newly recruited professor will join the LCSB - an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Luxembourg. At LCSB we accelerate biomedical research by closing the link between systems biology and medical research. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - April 23, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Jobs Source Type: news
Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice
(University of Luxembourg) Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalised stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain of old mice. The researchers expect that their approach will provide fresh impetus in regenerative medicine and facilitate the development of stem cell therapies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New computational method reduces risk of drug formulation
One major factor that determines the efficacy of a drug is the structure that its molecules form in a solid state. Changed molecular structures can entail that pills stop functioning properly and are therefore rendered useless. A team led by researchers from the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with Princeton University, Cornell University, and Avant-garde Materials Simulation GmbH, has developed (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - January 31, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
New computational method reduces risk of drug formulation
(University of Luxembourg) A team of researchers has developed a new method to calculate and predict how drug molecules in molecular crystals arrange themselves under changing energetic conditions. For pharmaceutical companies, this approach could be used to avoid expensive development failures, production errors, and potential litigation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
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Global action on patient safety
Draft resolution proposed by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Botswana, Eswatini, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Source: WHO Governing Body Documentation)
Source: WHO Governing Body Documentation - January 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Altered microbiome after caesarean section impacts baby's immune system
(University of Luxembourg) Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have observed that, during a natural vaginal birth, specific bacteria from the mother's gut are passed on to the baby and stimulate the baby's immune responses. This transmission is impacted in children born by caesarean section. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack
(Luxembourg Institute of Health) Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body's immune defenses such as the attack by Natural Killer (NK) cells which normally swiftly kill abnormal cells by releasing cytotoxic products. While studying breast cancer cell lines, Dr. Cl é ment Thomas' research team at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that leaves tumor cells unharmed by NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 23, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Working with HTAs: It ’s Your Move
In June last year, the heads of European health technology assessment (HTA) bodies came together at a meeting facilitated by EUnetHTA (European Network for Health Technology Assessment) and the European Commission ’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety.A key focus of the event was the creation of earlier and more engaging dialogue between pharma and HTA bodies. This is not surprising. As critical gatekeepers for new medicine seeking access to national markets, HTAs are playing central roles in moves to tighten control over drug spending across Europe. As part of this, bodies are going further than ever before ...
Source: EyeForPharma - October 16, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ross Davies Source Type: news
