Medicine and Life Sciences - Health

There is a clear need for better information and support for breastfeeding women undergoing surgery. Breastfeeding while undergoing surgery can be challenging for many women. Although guidelines exist on how healthcare providers can safely support breastfeeding mothers before, during and after surgery, the extent to which these guidelines are applied in practice is not clear.

The toxin she works with is so potent that it kills the bacteria that produce it. Antibiotics have transformed medicine. However, years of excessive and inappropriate use have led an increasing number of bacteria to develop resistance to these drugs.

Professor Decio L. Eizirik, from ULB's Diabetes Research Center, is coordinating an international project funded to the tune of 2 million euros by the American foundations Breakthrough Type 1 Diabetes and Helmsley Charitable Trust. Objective: to measure, for the first time in humans, the mass of pancreatic beta cells involved in type 1 diabetes.

Launched during Brain Awareness Week 2026, GetBrainHealthy will make brain health accessible through simple, scientific and practical advice for a wide audience, with public activities, workshops, and Luxembourgish ambassadors.

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.

How can we better understand and measure the quality of life of children living with life-limiting or life-saving conditions? While research on this topic exists, it too often excludes the very individuals most affected: the children themselves, a group frequently considered "too vulnerable" to participate ( Namisango et al.