Louvain, Belgium News

Leuven – May 21, 2013 – Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced today that they have expanded joint development efforts to advance STT-MRAM technology.

From the Deutsches Herzzentrum and 1. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische UniversitA t, Munich, Germany ; Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; UniversitA t im FA1 4rstentum Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein ; Cardiovascular Department, Division of ... (more)

A Belgian-led study published in PNAS this week suggests Akkermansia muciniphila , an intestinal microbe that is important for maintaining the gut lining and how food is absorbed, could be used to prevent obesity and associated metabolic disorders, such as those that lead to type 2 diabetes.

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Reverse Medical Corporation today announced the initial clinical use of their MVP Micro Vascular Plug system for peripheral artery embolization.

Obese mice lost weight after being fed the microbe Akkermansia muciniphila , which appears to have a symbiotic relationship with the inner lining of the intestine.

Geza Vermes, who produced the first English translation of the documents while working at Newcastle University, died on Wednesday, aged 88.

Cell-phone mobility data could be a huge boon to development and planning efforts.

With a title like chairman of the party, Josh Deth of Revolution Brewing has a tall order to fill.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the new field of nuclear transport modulators, announces an oral and poster presentation at the 26th International Conference on Antiviral Research in San Francisco, California, May 11th-15th. The presentations will cover the use of Karyopharm's novel oral, small molecule Selective Inhibitors of Nuclear ... (more)

A university coalition is proposing schemes to expand student mobility. In International Curricula and Student Mobility , out on 25 April, the League of European Research Universities in Leuven, Belgium, argues for networked mobility - in which one university sets up student exchanges with others - and embedded mobility, in which several ... (more)

Purpose We aimed to determine the prognosis of patients with breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy .Patients and Methods In this cohort study, a multicentric registry of patients with BCP compiled pro- and retrospectively between 2003 and 2011 was compared with patients who did not have associated pregnancies, using an age limit of 45 years.

Mosis, an integrated circuit small volume production services provider, has partnered with imec of Louvain, Belgium, Tyndall National Institute in Ireland and the European Silicon Photonics Platform , a European Union consortium, to advance its silicon photonics production.

Leuven, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev reported that its total revenue grew 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013, with strong revenue per hectoliter growth of 5.8 percent due to the company's revenue management initiatives and the premiumization of its brand portfolio in key markets.

Anti-religious, xenophobic, and "Islamophobic" speech has already drawn prosecution in a number of cases and some in the European country wish to push the trend further [ Dr.

German philosopher Jurgen Habermas has called for EU countries to increase co-operation and the pooling of sovereignty in a speech at the Catholic university in Leuven.

Urmond, NL, - -Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has awarded the DSM Science and Technology Award, Europe 2013, to Dr.

The Angeles University Foundation is set to confer the distinguished University Medal of Honor upon Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio "Ambo" David during AU's graduation rites today.

Europe continues to live up to its tradition of excellence in academic and collaborative research even if there continue to be concerns about the continent's inability to turn academic breakthroughs into global commercial success.