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'When a deaf child suddenly hears and learns to talk, this also has a huge impact on the people around them.' 15 February 2024
More than 800,000 people in the Netherlands are hard of hearing. They suffer so much from hearing loss that it limits their daily lives. Professor Joh...
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Alumnus Charlotte Poot developed a hospital app for children 14 February 2024
Charlotte Poot (31) is co-founder and chair of Hospital Hero, an app that prepares children for a hospital visit. She studied and obtained her PhD at ...
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Helping people live healthier lives? A game may be the answer 07 February 2024
The LUMC, Leiden University and The Hague University of Applied Sciences want to help health professionals support behaviour change in the population....
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'We aim to continue innovating technologically, but in a relevant manner' 30 January 2024
Within the field of medical science, there is significant interest in tissue and organ repair using biomaterials, notably in orthopedics and liver- an...
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'We are going to make the world's best eye radiation line' 25 January 2024
Annually, approximately 60.000 people in the Netherlands undergo radiation therapy for cancer, with proton therapy being a specialized treatment metho...
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Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time 24 January 2024
Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit t...
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Better treatment of systemic autoimmune diseases requires close collaboration 18 January 2024
Exceptional collaboration between physicians is needed to better understand and treat autoimmune diseases that cause inflammation in various organ sys...
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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’ 15 January 2024
Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support se...
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Supercomputer ALICE is even more powerful, and that is good news for many disciplines 03 January 2024
Supercomputer ALICE has been expanded, making it even more powerful and faster. This means researchers and students can work with heavier models. From...
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Faster diagnosis for rheumatoid arthritis patients may prevent chronic disease 21 December 2023
Professor of Rheumatology Annette van der Helm's research focuses on the earliest possible detection of rheumatoid arthritis to prevent symptoms from ...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023 19 December 2023
Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdiscipli...
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Using medical technology to reduce the burden on healthcare staff 12 December 2023
John van den Dobbelsteen’s work is all about using medical technology to reduce the workload and increase the job satisfaction of healthcare staff, an...
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A healthy start for all 05 December 2023
Many children have an unhealthy diet and do not get enough exercise. Sanne de Vries wants to help everyone get a healthy start in life. She has been a...
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Keuzegids consumer guide: six top programmes at Leiden University 30 November 2023
Leiden University has six top bachelor’s programmes, according to Keuzegids universiteiten 2024 consumer guide to universities published on 30 Novembe...
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‘I’m like a kid in a candy store with all these disciplines’ 23 November 2023
Professor of cardiology Douwe Atsma (LUMC) looks beyond the traditional boundaries of hospitals and healthcare institutions for solutions to increasin...