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Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Early exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals impairs brain development  

Anne-Simone Parent’s team illustrates the consequences of exposure to these compounds on the neuroendocrine system controlling puberty and reproductive functions in Nature Reviews Endocrinology.

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Trends in Cell Biology

Coordination between molecular transport and local translation in neurons  

Laurent Nguyen's team (Laboratory of Molecular Regulation of Neurogenesis - GIGA-Stem Cells) reveals the importance of neuronal transport and local translation processes for the formation and proper functioning of synapses.

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A publication in JCI Insight

First observation of the early link between proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease and their impact on brain function  

These results will help researchers to identify at an early stage the people most at risk of developing the disease, well before the first cognitive symptoms appear.

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GIGA-CRC in vivo Imaging

European funding of 200 000€ for the GIGA-CRC for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research  

The GIGA-CRC-IVI research unit will contribute to this objective by developing the quantification and correction of inhomogeneities in brain data obtained by 7T MRI.

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GIGA-Stem Cells

Modelling Alzheimer’s disease with 3D human multicellular brain organoids  

The "Fondation Recherche Alzheimer" is offering a research credit of €250,000 to the Laboratory of Molecular Regulation of Neurogenesis to develop this project.

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AstraZeneca Foundation Awards

Athena Demertzi to receive one of the AstraZeneca Foundation Awards  

The prize supports his work in the field of Artificial Intelligence applied to the follow-up of patients after coma.

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GIGA-Consciousness

Pioneering clinical study on the effects of trance learning for oncology patients: search for volunteers  

Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse and Olivia Gosseries join their expertise to launch an innovative project on the effects of cognitive trance for oncology patients.

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GIGA-Consciousness

Steven Laureys honoured in the prestigious magazine The Lancet  

The article discusses his innovative approach to research on states of minimal consciousness and Steven's international expertise in the field.

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Trends in Neurosciences

The unrecognized role of mechanotransduction in brain development  

Laurent Nguyen's team (GIGA-Stem Cells) publishes an article in the journal Trends in Neurosciences reviewing current knowledge at the crossroads of neurobiology and mechanobiology.

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Bone Research

A new diagnostic approach for osteoarthritis by PET/CT  

A collaboration between the Laboratory of Rheumatology and the Department of Nuclear Medicine highlights a new diagnostic approach for osteoarthritis via the radioactive tracer [18F] FPRGD2.

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A publication in Science Advances

New knowledge on brain neuroplasticity after long-duration space flights  

An international research team is studying changes in neural substrates in Russian cosmonauts returning from the International Space Station.

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GIGA-Consciousness

Islands of Awareness or Cortical Complexity?  

In January, Tim Bayne, Anil Seth and Marcello Massimini published an opinion paper on Trends in Neuroscience. Not agreeing with some of the points they made, Benedetta Cecconi, Jitka Annen and Steven Laureys decided to write a letter to the editor.

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