Safeguarding climate-resilient mangroves requires only a moderate increase in the global protected area 

Environment - Mar 4
Environment

VUB research shows that targeted protection makes mangroves more resilient to climate change. A new study by an international team of researchers shows how climate change can be better considered when protecting mangrove forests.

Health - Mar 20

New ’atlas’ for dendritic cells creates order in international nomenclature

VUB-KUL researcher develops mouse model to study tumour development as well as interaction with the immune system and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells. For her PhD at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro, also at VIB, created a kind of systematics for dentritic cells, a special group of immune cells in the fight against cancer.

Health - Mar 24

New biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid improves diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

VUB researcher at the forefront of the fight against neurodegenerative diseases . BRUSSELS - An international consortium has achieved a major breakthrough in the diagnosis of neurological diseases.

Innovation - Mar 16

Chatgpt can autonomously provide mathematical proofs

VUB Data Analytics Lab solves mathematicians Ran and Teng's 2024 conjecture with commercial language model. VUB's Data Analytics Lab publishes new results showing that it is possible to develop original mathematical proofs using commercial language models.

Health - Mar 3

Iron deficiency blocks the growth of young pancreatic cells, according to a team led by VUB researchers

BRUSSELS 03/03/2026 - An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and UZ Brussel, has made a major breakthrough in the study of how our bodies maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

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