Organ transplantation is a race against time There are never enough donor organs. The organs that are available must be transplanted as quickly as possible. Medicine is therefore fully committed to keeping organs healthy for longer. Marlon de Haan is researching at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) how you can keep kidneys alive outside … Read more
UMCG PhD student Arno Bourgonje identified new predictors of chronic intestinal diseases UMCG PhD student Arno Bourgonje (26) wrote perhaps the most extensive medical dissertation ever published in the Netherlands. A dissertation of more than 1100 pages and 31 chapters. Under the supervision of four supervisors from the UMCG departments of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases … Read more
Researchers calculated the difference between the estimated age and the actual age There is a link between how old someone looks and age-related health problems, including cognitive decline. This is the conclusion of new research in which scientists from Erasmus MC participated. “It seems that aging of the body and mind is reflected in the … Read more
A Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract Do people who are more frequently exposed to non-typhoidal Salmonella have an increased risk of colon cancer? Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the University of Illinois jointly conducted a study to find an answer to this question. Initial study … Read more
The whole field of oncology is getting a huge boost December 20 is an important day for Dutch cancer research. KWF is investing over €43.7 million in a large number of new projects across the country. From laboratory research to the implementation of new healthcare innovations, from childhood cancers to metastatic cancers of unknown origin … Read more
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder The UMCG Department of Cardiology has received a $2.5 million grant from the Heart Foundation for atrial fibrillation research. Cardiology professor Michiel Rienstra leads the EmbRACE network which will conduct the research. The research focuses on the mechanisms underlying the development of atrial fibrillation and on … Read more
Follow-up research is urgently needed to determine the impact of iGAS in the Netherlands and Europe Severe group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) have been observed more than usual in children in the last year. Although these serious infections are still very rare, the number of children arriving at hospital with them has increased significantly since … Read more
DNA changes in a tumor determine the behavior of the tumor and the course of the disease Using microscopic images of a tumor to see what DNA changes are present in the tumor and thus determine what type of uterine cancer the patient has. This is impossible for a human eye. That’s why pathologists at … Read more