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Research by Aziz Debain (Frailty & Resilience in Ageing Research Unit, VUB & Geriatrics Department, UZ Brussels) sheds new light on the impact of medication on the autonomic nervous system in older adults. The study, conducted with over 400 participants over a two-year period, shows that certain medications nearly triple the risk of frailty in older individuals.

It's a small signal with a big impact: the first radar-based system that detects children left in vehicles.

When most people think of diamonds, they picture jewelry, but researchers at the University of Luxembourg have been investigating a very different side of this material.

In 1952, the Ferranti Mark I, one of the world's first computers at the University of Manchester, did something extraordinary-it generated a series of randomly assembled love letters.

Research by Meenakshi Shankar Poti (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université libre de Bruxelles) delves into the environmental policies and governance structures in small islands, with further emphasis on the mangrove ecosystems of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Researchers advance the energy transition through an interdisciplinary lab combining smart technology, digital twins, and real-world testing solutions.

Belgian scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have returned from Antarctica with samples and data that could help them determine where to find million-year old ice, which in turn can provide information about Earth-s climate in the past.

A team of scientists led by researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has developed a new technology to precisely predict and monitor cancer patients' responses to immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that stimulates a patient's immune system to attack tumors.