550 search results for “development disease” in the Student website
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Caro AalderinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Victor Carrion BravoFaculty of Science
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Jos RaaijmakersFaculty of Science
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Mariana Avalos GarciaFaculty of Science
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Lina Bayona MaldonadoFaculty of Science
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Alireza Mashaghi TabariFaculty of Science
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Jeroen van SmedenFaculty of Science
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Jannik RouselFaculty of Science
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Jochanan VeerbeekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke BosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jiemiao ChenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Selin TopelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Boya LiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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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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Fie LuijtenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carolien RieffeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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.’
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climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Suzanne NaafsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Siddharth DivakaruniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Somayah ElsayedFaculty of Science
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Nico SchrijverFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Catherine MergenFaculty of Science
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Mariona Oliver LloberasFaculty of Science
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Alia AliaFaculty of Science
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Chemistry as the key to medical innovation
Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Janine UbinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thalia ThomassenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Roxane HeidenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jelle BuijsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marit PauwelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Louise van Gent
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Belia Schuurman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josefien StaatsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marc Cleiren
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariska Moreu-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marije StoltenborghFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences