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How does exercise help fight cancer?
It is well known that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of various cancers, including breast cancer as well as helps mitigate fatigue, treatment side effects and recurrence, and improves the quality of life of cancer patients post-diagnosis. Now we better understand – how. The main goal…

Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre

September 27, 2024

"Water for Circular Economy" project competition is open
Horizon Europe Within the framework of the European Partnership Water4All, the "Water for Circular Economy" project competition has been opened. The competition welcomes project applications that correspond to one of the following competition topics: Enhancement of water circularity in ind…

Latvian Science Council

September 26, 2024

RTU scientists conduct research in Finland using a unique 16 meter long tribometer
Researchers of the BMF Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering and the Sports Technology Center of the Riga Technical University (RTU) Faculty of Construction and Mechanical Sciences conduct tests in Finland, creating a scientific database for the development of sports techno…

Riga Technical University

September 25, 2024

Applications Open for Training in the Space Sector
The Ministry of Education and Science, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is offering valuable training courses for Latvian companies and research organizations working in the space sector. The courses will take place in Riga on October 28. During the training sessions, particip…

Ministry of Education and Science

September 24, 2024

MSCA Staff Exchanges competition is open
The Staff Exchanges (SE) competition is open, which is one of the annual competitions under the Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) sub-programme. The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024 competition is February 5, 2025, and the budget is almost 100 million euros. T…

Latvian Council of Science

September 24, 2024

Latvian Talents Compete in the European Union's 7th CASSINI Space Hackathon Final

On September 18, the final of the 7th CASSINI space hackathon of the European Union (EU) took place, bringing together 10 teams from various European countries, including Latvia. Team "NEAMO," representing Latvia, qualified for the international competition after winning the national selection, pre…

research Latvia

September 20, 2024