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'It’s the complexity of this group of patients that makes the challenge of improving their quality of life so interesting’13 October 2024Dialysis patients experience a range of physical and mental symptoms that interact and influence each otherIn her doctoral research, psychologist Judi...
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain09 September 2024People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious an...
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way01 August 2024Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study o...
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Psychology students talk about their research at the Science Day 202409 July 2024The celebration of our up-and-coming science talent, that is the Psychology Science Day. Students stand proudly by their research posters and enrich t...
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Using VR to experience how it feels when a patient throws a shoe at you08 July 2024Psychology students usually only get to meet patients late in their studies. Therefore, neuroscientists Ineke van der Ham and Judith Schomaker want to...
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Aleksandrina Skvortsova receives LUF grant for Mind over Meal08 July 2024'We can uncover new, non-pharmacological strategies to help individuals, especially those struggling with weight los', reveals psychologist Aleksandri...
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How these young researchers are preparing for their first scientific conference16 April 2024Three Psychology students will present a poster of their thesis research on Alzheimer’s and dementia at the international conference AAIC Neuroscience...
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Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor08 April 2024Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighbourhoods than others? An...
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A good pedometer encourages physical activity - but not for everyone05 March 2024eHealth can improve our lifestyle without the involvement of a healthcare provider. Talia Cohen Rodrigues investigated the possibilities for people wi...
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more?22 February 2024Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat...
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'There's nothing more we can do for you': new publication on harmful communication in oncology23 January 2024PhD student Janine Westendorp and her colleagues conducted literature research on what patients with cancer and their loved ones perceive as harmful c...
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Serious game helps people with acquired brain injury to relearn how to navigate22 January 2024When trying to find their way, some people pay attention to the surroundings while others remember where they need to turn left or right. People with ...
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Neuroscientists on tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease'22 January 2024In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their lo...
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Supercomputer ALICE is even more powerful, and that is good news for many disciplines03 January 2024Supercomputer 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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View photo series of inaugural lecture Ineke van der Ham: 'An illusion richer'18 December 2023On 1 December, Ineke van der Ham held her inaugural lecture, in which she talked about how spatial technology can bring the patient's experience close...