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PhD candidate uses AI to search patient forums for unknown side effects 28 November 2022
Patients on patient forums share all sorts of things about their illness: from side effects and advice to messages of support. PhD candidate Anne Dirk...
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How superconducting memory could help data centres reduce their carbon footprint 28 November 2022
Listening to music on Spotify or watching Netflix or YouTube: few of us realise that CO2 is released in the process. This is because online services a...
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Mathematics student Lars Pos wins Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize: 'Discoveries find their application in the most unexpected places' 25 November 2022
With his essay 'Why science?', mathematics prodigy Lars Pos (18) won the Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize. Within the theme 'The fascinating workings of ...
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Improving painkiller dosing in the clinic 25 November 2022
Children, cardiac surgery patients or people who are obese. How can we improve the dosing of painkillers for these patients? Hospital pharmacist Sjoer...
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Using biologically inspired algorithms in the physical world 25 November 2022
Using biologically inspired algorithms on 'edge devices', such as cameras and mobile phones, is what Svetlana Minakova's PhD research was all about. S...
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Study of a Russian doctor and innovator in troubled times 24 November 2022
Ambroise Paré, Thomas Sydenham and Herman Boerhaave: all were great medical innovators in their time. We know far less about the 19th-century Russian ...
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Webb reveals chemical profile of atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-39 b 22 November 2022
An international team of astronomers has revealed the first 'chemical profile' of an exoplanet's atmosphere. The team, including Leiden astronomer Yam...
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Medical Delta professor Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei: 'We work together for the patient' 22 November 2022
Professor of Radiology Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei was already a professor at LUMC and the University of Twente. As Medical Delta professor, she has now also...
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe' 22 November 2022
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022
Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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Children become bacteria to learn about antibiotics 21 November 2022
Last Friday the global Antibiotics Awareness Week begun: an entire week dedicated to antibiotic use. Antibiotics researchers from the LACDR therefore ...
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What do complex molecules tell us about star formation? 21 November 2022
How do you progress from an immense gas cloud somewhere in the universe to a star with planets? Research by Astronomy PhD student Martijn van Gelder s...
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty 18 November 2022
Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty...
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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university 17 November 2022
As one of the first environmental scientists ever, Arnold Tukker received the honorary doctorate at Linköping University on Saturday 12 November. This...
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Animals in fashion: what is portrayed on children’s clothing? 17 November 2022
Children’s clothes are full of cute, fun and cool animals. Researcher Michiel Hooykaas investigated which animals were most prevalent, to see how cult...