Facts Anders February 17, 2023 Last updated: February 17, 2023 In the spring of 2022, there was evidence of the spread of mpox in Europe for the first time More than 18 thousand people in the Netherlands have received one or more vaccinations against mpox. The vaccination campaign was completed last month. This campaign started … Read more
These fats dampen the activity of genes that play a key role in allergies People with relatively high levels of fats in their blood are less likely to develop allergic conditions, such as eczema and asthma. These fats ensure that genes that play a key role in allergic reactions are less active. Researchers from the … Read more
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
In the coming days, the Russian Football Federation (RFU) will have to resolve, it seems, the most pressing issue for it now – the transition from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). His idea arose in connection with UEFA sanctions, which for a long time deprived both domestic … Read more