131 search results for “infection” in the Student website
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
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euros grant for smart antibiotic combinations – tackling resistant infections and antimicrobial resistance
Optimised antibiotic combinations can combat bacteria more effectively while also slowing the development of resistance. Scientists from five European countries are joining forces to identify such combinations and provide tools for others to do the same. The project is led by Professor Coen van Hasselt…
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Cornelis HokkeFaculty of Medicine
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Irene Pascual GarciaFaculty of Science
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Cornelis van KootenFaculty of Medicine
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Frank BaasFaculty of Medicine
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Mark van BuchemFaculty of Medicine
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
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LUMC professor Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives Spinoza Prize
Leiden professor of Cellular Immunology of Parasitic Infections Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives the prestigious NWO Spinoza Prize this year. This, in many ways, border-crossing scientist contributes with her research to more effective vaccines against parasitic infections and better medication for inflammatory…
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Jaap van DisselFaculty of Medicine
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Noortje DannenbergFaculty of Science
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Alexander GorbalenyaFaculty of Medicine
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Eric SnijderFaculty of Medicine
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Edmond RingsFaculty of Medicine
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Leonardus VisserFaculty of Medicine
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Thorbald van HallFaculty of Medicine
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Jannie Keyser-BorstFaculty of Medicine
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Karin de VisserFaculty of Medicine
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Annemieke GelukFaculty of Medicine
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Gert Jan LammersFaculty of Medicine
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Joan Hendrik VeelkenFaculty of Medicine
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Aloysius KroesFaculty of Medicine
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Marlies ReindersFaculty of Medicine
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Paul ParrenFaculty of Medicine
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Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions
A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…
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ERC-subsidie om uit te zoeken hoe kinderen luchtweginfecties te lijf gaan
De crèche en het klaslokaal zijn misschien wel de meest gunstige plekken voor ziekteverwekkers. Toch is er relatief weinig bekend over hoe kinderen reageren op virussen en bacteriën en hoe het komt dat sommige kinderen veel beter beschermd zijn dan anderen. Simon Jochems, onderzoeker aan het Leids Universitair…
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Fijs van LeeuwenFaculty of Medicine
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Mark de BoerFaculty of Medicine
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Amir ZadpoorFaculty of Medicine
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Koos van der Hoeven
Faculty of Medicine
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Jaap Jan ZwagingaFaculty of Medicine
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Bart van HoekFaculty of Medicine
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Willem FibbeFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas HuizingaFaculty of Medicine
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Henricus VerspagetFaculty of Medicine
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Jan van LithFaculty of Medicine
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Reinaldus ToesFaculty of Medicine
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Annette van der Helm-van MilFaculty of Medicine
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Manfred WuhrerFaculty of Medicine
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Frank StaalFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas OttenhoffFaculty of Medicine
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Frits KoningFaculty of Medicine
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Major study offers practical guidance on antibiotic dosing in patients with obesity
Leiden researcher Anne-Grete Märtson brought together a large number of studies to better understand antibiotic dosing in patients with obesity. The publication in a renowned medical journal has already garnered much positive reactions, Märtson says. ‘It’s high time researchers started sharing more…
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Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria
More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from various disciplines in Leiden are studying TB. A symposium on 24 March will highlight different activities in the hope of boosting nationwide collabora…
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Three awarded research projects in NWO-XS call
Cryogenic memories, antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections and recycling plastic sustainably. These are the subjects of the three NWO-XS grants awarded to Leiden Science researchers.
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Leiden ‘super antibiotic’ keeps dangerous gut bacterium under control with a low dose
The antibiotic EVG7, developed in Leiden, has proven capable of fighting the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile with only a minimal dose. What’s more, the bacterium is far less likely to return, a major issue with existing antibiotics. The research was published in Nature Communications.
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UMCs join forces to increase pandemic preparedness
Four university medical centres, including the LUMC, are joining forces to increase pandemic preparedness in the Netherlands.