In the media
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Reality or coincidence? We need to move from probability to evidence. 19 April 2024
In studies, it is an old acquaintance, the p-value. But mathematician Peter Grünwald wants to get rid of it. The p-value is too susceptible to fraud a...
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Adapting to climate change: how leftover seeds can help birds breed 19 April 2024
When migrating from China to Siberia, a few intermediary food stops are not a luxury. For migratory birds, they are even crucial for their survival. H...
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Measuring the pull of gravity on a micron-sized particle 10 April 2024
Tjerk Oosterkamp of the Leiden Institute of Physics managed to do the first-ever measurement of gravity on a tiny particle - just 0.43 milligrams - wh...
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What's better for the environment, cotton or polyester clothing? 08 April 2024
What clothing is best to buy if you want to consider the environment? That question isn't so easy to answer. You have to consider the entire life cycl...
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Microplastics in artery plaque linked with higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death 22 March 2024
You can't see them with the naked eye, but they are highly likely to pose a threat to our health: microplastics. These tiny plastic particles are pres...
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Ditching meat could release vital land to produce energy and remove carbon from the atmosphere 29 February 2024
A radical reduction in the amount of meat, dairy and other products sourced from animals is possible in the coming decades, as people turn to an incre...
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Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic 29 February 2024
Nanotechnology has pervaded numerous industrial sectors over the past decades. Although many of us may not be aware of it, nanomaterials are now embed...
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Review paper on the potential impact drug-metabolizing enzymes on brain exposure 31 January 2024
PhD candidate Mengxu Zhang (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) published a comprehensive and important review on “The potential impact of ...
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Rethinking antibiotic therapy of urinary tract infections 31 January 2024
Suruchi Nepal, postdoc in the group of Coen van Hasselt at LACDR, was awarded an NWO XS project which aims to study the response to antibiotic treatme...
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Unlocking the potential of small molecules in cancer therapy 30 January 2024
How can we translate more fundamental discoveries into clinical solutions for patients? From that question, the Oncode Accelerator programme emerged. ...
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Sander Wezenberg receives the first "C2W Molecule of the Year" award 18 January 2024
The molecule calix[4]pyrrole, synthesised in the group of associate professor Sander Wezenberg at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry, has been voted ‘M...
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NWO-XS grants for two innovative research projects 12 December 2023
Two Leiden Science researchers received an NWO-XS grant for their research. Both projects are highly promising, but also high-risk. Macrophages that t...
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How Euclid will reveal the dark side of the Universe 07 December 2023
ESA’s Euclid mission is to reveal the dark side of the Universe. But how? Professor of Observational cosmology Henk Hoekstra explains it in his interv...
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How can the voices of African scientists be heard? 22 November 2023
African researchers want more international research collaborations for better representation in the scientific community. As of now, their voices are...
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Opening of new DNA-GER research network 27 October 2023
On October 26, the Dutch Embassy in Berlin celebrated the opening of a new research network for Dutch academics in Germany. Dutch minister of Educatio...