476 search results for “development disease” in the Student website
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Micha Drukker -
Berna GürogluFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Somayah Elsayed -
Ayokunu AdedokunFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van den BroekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leiden students develop highly contagious card game
Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…
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Sophie van RijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new treatments based on stem cells. The collaboration will receive a total of €150 million to develop new therapies in regenerative medicine.
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Jan Michiel OttoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction
Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically outdated. PhD candidate Evelien Trip has developed a new device that can measure erections more comfortably and painlessly.
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Carolien JacobsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nienke BouwFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josien de KlerkFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Emilie PrastFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daniëlla Dam-de JongFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bert KoendersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Horst FischerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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‘Ultimately, the goal is to develop antibiotics for tuberculosis with a lower risk of resistance’
Tuberculosis stands as one of the most lethal infectious diseases worldwide. A significant challenge in combatting tuberculosis lies in the emergence of antibiotic resistance triggered by genetic alterations, commonly known as mutations. These mutations can diminish the responsiveness to antibiotics,…
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Tejaswini SharmaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Antonella MaielloFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mini organs-on-chips: an alternative to drug testing on animals
Mini organs-on-chips allow us to study how diseases develop and how drugs work. Although the technology is not new, it is becoming increasingly advanced. PhD candidate Bart Kramer hopes it will eliminate animal testing in the future.
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A future with tailored therapy for patients with atherosclerosis
The AtheroNeth consortium received €6 million from the Dutch Heart Foundation to gain a better understanding of the differences in disease progression among patients with atherosclerosis. The ultimate goal is to enable personalised treatment.
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Jochanan VeerbeekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Marieke BosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alireza Mashaghi Tabari -
Studying ferritin: ‘we hope this will eventually give more insight into Alzheimer's’
Martina Huber, Jacqueline Labra Munoz research Alzheimer's disease. They study ferritine, iron storage in the brain. An inbalance of iron could play a role in this form of dementia.
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In conversation with the head of the rodent facility
Before patients can take a pill, scientists often spend years in the lab developing and testing a candidate drug. That often includes experiments with laboratory animals. As head of the rodent facility, Ilze Bot and her colleagues ensure that these experiments are conducted in an ethically responsible…
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Fie LuijtenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Catherine Mergen -
Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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New clue to severe MS progression: ‘Overloaded cleanup cells’ in the brain
Researcher Daan van der Vliet, together with colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University and Utrecht University, has discovered an important mechanism that may be linked to severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS): the brain contains large numbers of abnormal immune…
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden scientists create first-ever dengue-on-a-chip to study this deadly virus
Researchers at Leiden University have created a unique model that mimics how disease develops after a dengue infection. This 'dengue-on-a-chip' model helps them study the virus more effectively. The timing is crucial, as climate change is causing dengue to spread worldwide.
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A quick call with Nadine Akkerman about the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘I feel a connection with Annie’
Each year on or around International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wouldn't call yourself a feminist, says professor and organiser Nadine Akkerman. ‘You get the best discussions with a diverse audience.’