690 search results for “placebo effect” in the Public website
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Anne MiersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Maartje van der WoudeFaculty of Law
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GLP-1 receptor agonism to improve cardiometabolic health
PhD defence
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Rapenburg - backdrop for art and knowledge
Street theatre, drama, poetry and a lot of science: Leiden's Rapenburg was the backdrop for the fifth Night of Art and Knowledge on Saturday 16 September. Many University buildings - from the Observatory to the Hortus - opened their doors to artists, scientists and a public curious to know more.
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Insight into the impact of hip and knee arthroplasty on patients: effect on comprehensive health status measures
PhD defence
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Unveiling the electrolyte effects of CO2 electroreduction to CO and H2 Evolution from the interfacial pH perspective
PhD defence
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Freezing conditions in warm disks: snowlines and their effect on the chemical structure of planet-forming disks
PhD defence
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Engineered 3D-Vessels-on-Chip to study effects of dynamic fluid flow on human induced pluripotent stem cell derived-endothelial cells
PhD defence
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The Effect of Directives Within the Area of Direct Taxation on the Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties
PhD defence
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Nina EggensFaculty of Law
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Sabine WittingFaculty of Law
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Gert Jan GeertjesFaculty of Law
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Jaap CorthalsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculty of Law
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Judith van UdenFaculty of Law
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Rineke Keijzer-GrootICLON
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Jacqueline VelFaculty of Law
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Tessa van BuchemFaculty of Law
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Henning LahmannFaculty of Law
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Simone van der HofFaculty of Law
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Joost BatenburgFaculty of Science
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Marieke TollenaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bart Verkuil
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
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Philippe van GruisenFaculty of Law
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Determining global distribution of microplastics by using citizen science
The objective of this study is to better understand the distribution of microplastics in the environment. More specifically, we will quantify the abundance and distribution of microplastics on beaches.
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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Laura Heitman appointed as Professor of Molecular Pharmacology
As of 1 November, Laura Heitman has been appointed full Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR). Heitman has been working on the understanding and improvement of drug-receptor interactions in early drug discovery. ‘My ultimate aim is to make medicines…
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Drugging the undruggable: NWO Open Competition grant for Alireza Mashaghi
Finding structure in disordered proteins and developing drugs for undruggable diseases: it might sound like mission impossible, but pharmacologist Alireza Mashaghi and his team are right on top of it. Their project was awarded by NWO through the Open Competition Domain Science -XS, a competition that…
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Saving threatened orang-utans with climate change-resilient trees
A study of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to climate change. The species support threatened East Bornean orang-utan populations; therefore, the study recommends their use in reforestation efforts.…
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Adriaan BednerFaculty of Law
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Herman SchippersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Afshin EllianFaculty of Law
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Neske BaerwaldtFaculty of Law
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Mariëlle BruningFaculty of Law
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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On this public day on psychedelics, researchers transcend the media hype
Never before has so much research been carried out on the therapeutic effect of psychedelic drugs. Researchers at the LIBC Public Day are happy about the effect the drugs can have on depression, anxiety and PTSS, but at the same time they have some doubts. ‘The hype is bound to crash before long.’
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
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Bernet ElzingaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ionica SmeetsFaculty of Science