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Comorbidities, complications and treatment of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is an increasing health issue. In the first part of this thesis comorbidities in children with obesity were studied, concerning the diagnostic process and dosing regimens.
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To reduce or to recycle? Urban residents’ views on food waste and food-related packaging practices in The Hague, Netherlands
This study focused on how households' food consumption and waste were adapted to lifestyles during COVID-19.
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Vincent Delhomme and Carina Van Os on 'The European Health Union'
On 1 and 2 December 2022, Vincent Delhomme and Carina van Os participated (Europe Institute) in the workshop ‘The European Health Union - Setup, challenges and global outlook’, held at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Vincent had the opportunity…
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Daredevil behaviour of young people due to active reward centre in the brain
Young people tend to take more risks than children or adults. This trend is related to the reward centre in the brain, which is much more active when they are rewarded, PhD candidate Barbara Braams discovered. Personality, testosterone levels and social context also play a role in risk-taking.
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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’
Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support services, policymakers and residents are joining forces. What are the results of this transdisciplinary approach?
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The power of positive peers for socially anxious youth
Can positive peer feedback break the cycle of negative self-relevant cognitive processes and reduce self-reported anxiety in early adolescents?
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Got a friend in me?
Mapping the neural mechanisms underlying social motivations of adolescents and adults
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‘We shouldn’t lump all microorganisms together’
Hermelijn Smits is Professor of Host-commensal Interactions and Immune Modulation. In this role she is increasing our current understanding of the way in which microbes and parasites shape our immune system to protect us from respiratory infections and chronic inflammatory diseases. In her inaugural…
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Coronavirus: Powers of employers to deal with reckless behaviour of workers
In the public debate on the coronavirus, bold assertions from academics, doctors and other medical practitioners are often heard. For example, that the coronavirus would be no more deadly than the flu. Or that measures to combat the virus like wearing face coverings are unnecessary.
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Genetic and lifestyle factors in breast cancer prognostication
PhD defence
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Urban ecology and avian acoustics: Function and evolution of birdsong in a changing world
Birds sing to be heard, but how do they cope with increasing noise levels? Which species persist in cities and why? And do they thrive or suffer in the urban soundscape?
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International Exhibition on Jamu: Medicinal Plants for Health and Conservation in Indonesia
In 2005, the LEAD Programme organised and coordinated the International Exhibition on ‘Jamu: Medicinal Plants for Health and Conservation in Indonesia’ in collaboration with Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) in Bandung, Indonesia, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICH) in Chania, Crete,…
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The noise of the hunt: effects of noise on predator-prey relationships in a marine ecosystem
The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.
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Expert Meeting: Solidarity and the Right to Health in the Era of Healthcare Commercialization
On 13 April, an expert meeting to discuss the doctoral thesis of Eduardo Arenas Catalán was held at Leiden Law School. The discussion, chaired by Aart Hendriks, Professor of Health Law at Leiden Law School, included the contributions from Javier Couso Salas, Professor at Universidad Diego Portales and…
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tenure track: understanding and engineering microbial metabolism for health and sustainability
On 1 March, Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski will start on a tenure track position at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). With a focus on the natural and synthetic biochemistry of environmental bacteria, he wants to apply their features to health and sustainability issues.
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Building blocks of success
A research into for whom, when and why the Cool Little Kids intervention works.
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Research
The research carried out within the unit Health, Medical and Neuropsychology investigates the psychological factors of health and disease, and the development of innovative treatment.
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Conference the Health-Environment Nexus and the Systemic Implications of Environmental Crimes
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (‘C-EENRG’, University of Cambridge) and the ESIL Interest Group (IG) on International Criminal Justice, is pleased to invite public international scholars,…
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ERC Synergy Grant to unlock sugar codes for health and a sustainable society
Hermen Overkleeft and his colleagues Gideon Davies (University of York) and Carme Rovira (University of Barcelona) will receive a 9.1 million euros Synergy Grant from the European Research Council. Together, they will form the Carbocentre Synergy team for research into enzymes that work on glycans:…
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group
People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is one result from the first systematic review of longitudinal studies following their study population from before to during the first eighteen months of…
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Strategy Dynamics
In the thesis the dynamics of strategies is studied from two perspectives.In the first part of the thesis strategies are considered to be opinions present in a community.
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Searching for an explanation for remarkable behaviour of ice on Earth
If you replace the standard hydrogen atoms in ice with a heavier variant, something odd happens. The volume occupied by the molecules increases by 0.1 per cent. Leiden chemist Jörg Meyer and his colleagues have created a theoretical model that describes this behaviour. Their research appeared on the…
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Bianca Boyer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nina Komrij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rudy Andeweg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hans Slabbekoorn
Science
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Marijn Nagtzaam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Yvette Dijkxhoorn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lisa Schreuders
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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David Heyne
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elina Zorina
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Neeltje van den Bedem
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jiemiao Chen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Coen Wirtz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mirjam Wever
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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MIGRADROME: new study on the impact of vessel sound pollution on fish behaviour
Fishes rely heavily on sound to find their way during migration or dispersal. Many species are affected by noise pollution. Hans Slabbekoorn from the Institute of Biology Leiden received a HORIZON2020 grant of 500,000 euros to study the impact of sound conditions on movement decisions of fishes.
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New Medical Delta professors mean boost for health and technology research
Five of the new Medical Delta professors who now hold an appointment at multiple institutions are affiliated with Leiden University/LUMC. They are psychologist Andrea Evers and four LUMC professors.
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Explaining Government–Opposition Voting in Parliament
How to explain variation in the extent to which parliamentary voting behaviour follows the government–opposition divide? Party Politics article by Tom Louwerse et al.
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Annemarie Samuels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mattijs Numans
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Elise Dusseldorp
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mona Shahab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Koosje van Lessen Kloeke
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jonathan Phillips
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Helena Vrabec
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne Stiggelbout
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Vincent Delhomme
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Inger Schipper
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Rita de Sousa e Silva
Science
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Bernard Bernards
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs