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Fiffy the chimpanzee can see again thanks to unique operation at the LUMC 31 May 2021
Fiffy the chimpanzee had rapidly developed cataracts in both eyes that made her as good as blind. Eye doctors at the Leiden University Medical Center ...
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Animation: Why Leiden is the birthplace of the Janssen vaccine 25 May 2021
If you'll soon be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, you might just get the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) one. This vaccine was developed for the most part in ...
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‘How can we translate the language of cells into cancer therapies?’ 23 April 2021
On 23 April 2021, Professor Alfred Vertegaal from the Department of Cell and Chemical Biology at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) delivered...
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ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers 22 April 2021
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to six Leiden researchers. It awards these significant grants to established princip...
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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication 22 April 2021
The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ f...
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Leiden University signs health and wellbeing agreement for city of Leiden 20 April 2021
Healthy and active Leideners and a smoke-free generation. These are the main ambitions of the Leiden Health and Wellbeing Agreement that was signed on...
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LUMC will administer first Dutch stem cell gene therapy to patients 19 April 2021
Researchers and clinicians at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are about to begin a milestone clinical study. It will be the first time a stem ...
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‘A donor organ is a precious gift that we should treat with care’ 19 April 2021
Professor André Baranski is a champion for improving organ procurement. He believes there should be standardised training and certification for procur...
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Combating loneliness in Living Lab 13 April 2021
Master's students of Vitality & Ageing work together with older individuals in the so-called ‘Living Lab’ to combat loneliness. You can watch four bri...
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‘Skin injection could allow us to vaccinate up to five times more people from the same supplies’ 12 April 2021
The current COVID-19 vaccination campaign involves injecting the vaccine into muscle tissue, but injecting a smaller amount of vaccine in the skin mi...
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Government pledges millions for economic growth 09 April 2021
The government is investing 646 million euros and has set aside a further 3.5 billion to drive economic growth in the Netherlands. Much of the Nationa...
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections 18 March 2021
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviou...
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Professor Aartsma-Rus receives Ammodo Science Award 11 March 2021
Professor Annemieke Aartsma-Rus from Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) has received the Ammodo Science Award for her research into the muscular ...
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LUMC uses artificial intelligence to calculate lung damage in coronavirus patients 08 March 2021
With the aid of artificial intelligence (AI), care professionals at the LUMC (Leiden University Medical Center) are able to calculate quickly and accu...
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New master’s in Population Health Management 26 February 2021
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden University will start a new two-year English-taught master’s programme in Population Health Managem...