171 search results for “parkinson s disease” in the Staff website
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Marit RuitenbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de LangeFaculty of Science
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People with Parkinson’s positive about digital at-home tests
Can cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s disease be measured using digital tests at home? According to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, the answer is yes. They investigated this with a Kiem grant from Leiden University.
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Jolanda SnelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bram SlütterFaculty of Science
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Hans AertsFaculty of Science
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Vladyslav S VirchenkoFaculty of Science
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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Tim KoppertFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lucy RuttenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…
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Willem FibbeFaculty of Medicine
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Margo DonaFaculty of Science
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What makes us ill?
Genes predict whether you have a propensity for an illness but environmental factors often have the last word: nutrition, air pollution, lifestyle, stress. The exposome as both culprit and chance. Large-scale research is being carried out into this at Leiden. Thomas Hankemeier, Professor of Analytical…
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Daan van der VlietFaculty of Science
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Katja CardolFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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300 million euros for new international stem cell consortium
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Danstem Institute from the University of Copenhagen and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have received 300m euros from the Novo Nordisk foundation. The aim of this new international consortium is to bring stem-cell based therapies…
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Maia Casna
Faculty of Archaeology
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases
RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.
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BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…
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Tuomas AiveloFaculty of Science
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Roeland MerksFaculty of Science
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Patrick van Hage
Faculty of Science
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Jordy van der BeekFaculty of Science
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Frits RosendaalFaculty of Medicine
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Joey ZuijderveltFaculty of Science
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Coen van HasseltFaculty of Science
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Irene Pascual GarciaFaculty of Science
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Lotte NagelhoutFaculty of Archaeology
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Paul HooykaasFaculty of Science
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Frank SchaftenaarFaculty of Science
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LUMC signs international agreement on developing Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
Skåne University Hospital, Lund University and Leiden University Medical Center will work together to expand their research, teaching and development relating to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products. That is the essence of a Memorandum of Understanding signed at SciLifeLab near Stockholm on Wednesday…
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Andrew GawthorpeFaculty of Humanities
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Annemarie MeijerFaculty of Science
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Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief
Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have reported in The Lancet. Patients in the pre-arthritis stage who were temporarily prescribed…
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Professor of Urology Maxime Kummeling: ‘The human dimension should guide us’
As technology transforms healthcare and services come under mounting pressure, one question remains the same: Will the advice or treatment offered help patients lead the lives they want to live? In her inaugural lecture, Professor Maxime Kummeling stresses the importance of quality.
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Lies PunselieFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marnix MedemaFaculty of Science
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Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
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Rob van WijkFaculty of Science
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Micha DrukkerFaculty of Science
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Martijn van der LiendenFaculty of Science
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Afrooz Kaviani JohnsonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Veronique de GuchtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Herman SpainkFaculty of Science
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University
Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set up an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group over the next five years.