LIRM - Lemanic Institute for Regenerative Medicine

🧠 Understanding the Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis onset is influenced by various risk factors. While viral infections, immune factors and sex play significant roles, lifestyle choices and environmental factors are also critical. ▶ Swipe to know more! #MultipleSclerosis  #MultipleSclerosisawareness #BrainHealth #LIRM #Healthcare #research #Switzerland ____________________________________________ The LIRM is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing understanding and care for neurodegenerative diseases.

🧠 Did You Know? 🧠 An international consortium of researchers identify the first genetic risk factor associated with longer-term outcomes and progression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 🌎 This study of more than 22,000 people with MS is the first to provide evidence for the role of genetic factors in MS disease severity. 🚨 This genetic factor accelerates the disability progression by almost 4 years. 🎯 This collaborative effort provides the scientific community with potential new targets for drug development. 📣 Effective treatments targeting progression remain a major unmet need. Source: https://lnkd.in/dkcArtCU  📖  Read the full scientific article published in Nature in 2023 «Locus for severity implicates CNS resilience in progression of multiple sclerosis» here: https://lnkd.in/dA4h7nUS   At LIRM, we're dedicated to advancing understanding and care for neurodegenerative diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases. #MultipleSclerosiAwareness #Research #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Healthcare #Multiplesclerosis #BrainHealth #LIRM #Switzerland

🧠 Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 🧠 MS is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. It damages the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. DID YOU KNOW? 🌎 MS affects 2.3 million people worldwide with hight impact in their daily life 🇨🇭 18’000 people with MS in Switzerland 🚺 Women are 3 times more likely to develop MS than men Sources Schweizerische Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft and National MS Society 📣 Do you live in Switzerland and does one of your family members have multiple sclerosis? Here you will find all the information and support you need: https://lnkd.in/ejqJpaSy 👉 Swipe to know more about this disease that strikes between the age of 20 and 40. #MultipleSclerosis #MS  #MSawareness #BrainHealth #Healthcare #MultiplesclerosisResearch #LIRM  #research #Switzerland

🔬HOW CAN YOU USE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (iPSCs)? 🔬 Induced stem cells (iPSCs) hold many advantages for research and medicine such as:  💥 Research - disease modeling 🚀 Therapeutic development - cellular therapies 💡 Therapeutic development - drug screening 🔥 Personalized medicine - tailored approaches ▶ Swipe to know more on the use of iPSCs for precision medicine. At LIRM we are leveraging iPSCs to push the boundaries of biomedical research. #LIRM #ResearchInstitute #Neurodegeneration #Neurodegenerativediseases #Research #Innovation #Aging #MedicalResearch #Innovation #Healthcare #Neurodegeneration #PrecisionMedicine #iPSCs #JoinUs _______________ 🤝If you're interested in collaborating, supporting, or learning more about our projects, don't hesitate to contact us! Let's work together to make a meaningful impact.

🧠How are Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease different ? 🧠 Frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease cause a progressive loss of neurons and share some symptoms like behavior changes. But they are not the same disorder. 🔽 Find here the key differences : 💡 Want to deepen your understanding of each disease? Read these two scientific reviews: 👉 «Recent advances in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, clinical trials and new drug development strategie» https://lnkd.in/dBSMP3E6 👉 «Changing perspectives on frontotemporal dementia: A review»  https://lnkd.in/dwB_3cNC ______________________________________ At LIRM, we're dedicated to advancing understanding and care for neurodegenerative and chronic inflammatory diseases. #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimer #AD #Frontotemporaldementia  #FTD #Research #Innovation #Healthcare #LIRM #memoryloss #behaviorchanges #movementdisorders

👏 Today we are celebrating the Internation Day of Care and Support, a day dedicated to recognizing and supporting the millions of people who care for their sick, elderly, or disabled loved ones. 💕 Family caregivers play a crucial, often underrated role by providing invaluable support for those they care for. ❓ Did you know? ➡ In Switzerland, approximately 1.4 million people are family caregivers. ➡ By 2030, it is estimated that 2.3 billion people will need care world-wide.  (Source: https://proches-aidants.ch)  #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport #SupportCaregivers #Solidarity #Neurodegenerativediseases #Dementia #Handicap #LIRM #Switzerland

🧠 Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease is possible: FINGER is an ongoing multi-center randomized controlled trial testing the effect of a multidomain intervention in delaying cognitive impairment and disability in elderly persons at increased risk of dementia. This study is spearheaded by   Tiia Ngandu and Miia Kivipelto from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Karolinska Institutet. https://lnkd.in/dHX4dNfJ 🌎 The FINGER trial has now extended to 68 countries, forming the World-Wide FINGERS (WW-FINGERS) Network coordinated by the FINGERS Brain Health Institute. It comprises several studies with local adaptations from the original FINGER trial. For instance, the Alzheimer's Association® is managing the U.S. POINTER study in the U.S. in which the interventions and outcome assessments are harmonized with FINGER. 💡 Over a longer post-intervention follow-up, the FINGER intervention also resulted in less cerebrovascular events https://lnkd.in/dW28Rqds 💪 You can TAKE ACTION now for your health and your loved ones! It is possible to delay Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration.   ▶ Swipe to discover the results of the first trial in the world on Alzheimer’s disease’s prevention and the measures you can take. #Alzheimersdisease #AlzheimersResearch #Prevention #Neurodegeneration #Aging #BrainHealth #LIRM #Healthcare #Research ____________________________________________ The LIRM is a non-profit organization dedicated to improve care for aging patients through innovation.

🧠 Did You Know? 🧠 Multiple sclerosis is 3 times more common among women than men and is more prevalent in women of childbearing age than in any other age group. (Source National MS Society) ❓ Why are women more affected by MS? Several factors may explain it:  • sex hormones • different genes on female sex chromosomes • differences in microbiota bacterial species • complex interplay between sex and environment 💡 Interested in learning more?  ➡ Read the review «Why Is Multiple Sclerosis More Frequent in Women? Role of the Immune System and of Oral and Gut Microbiota» by I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Maggiore di Milano - Policlinico / Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca researchers https://lnkd.in/gGaCq_uk ➡ Read the white paper «Sex, gender and the brain: Towards an inclusive research agenda» by Women's Brain Foundation and Economist Impact https://lnkd.in/dCGGWKsB Research is still lagging behind in understanding the sex differences linked to brain diseases. There is a critical need to investigate these differences in order to truely understand neurodegenerative diseases. At LIRM, we're dedicated to advancing understanding and care for neurodegenerative diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases. #MultipleSclerosis #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Healthcare #Research #WomenHealth #BrainHealth #SexDifferences #LIRM #Switzerland 

🧠 Understanding the Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's disease is a complex and multifaceted condition influenced by various risk factors. While aging and genetics play significant roles, lifestyle choices and environmental factors are also critical. #Alzheimersdisease  #DementiaAwareness #BrainHealth #LIRM #Healthcare #AlzheimersResearch #research #Switzerland ____________________________________________ The LIRM, is a non-profit organization dedicated to care for aging patients through innovation. 

How are Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) different?  ESCs and iPSCs can both differentiate into any cell type in the body but they are not the same thing.  🔽 Find here the key differences : ______________________________________ At LIRM, we're dedicated to advancing understanding and care for chronic inflammatory diseases. #ESCs #iPSCs #Stemcells #DiseaseModeling #CellTherapy #PrecisionMedicine #Research #Innovation #LIRM #Healthcare