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Flu stops when you block the enzyme that cleaves off virus particles 12 September 2023
A flu virus could cause a pandemic. And then we would be poorly armed because flu viruses are starting to become resistant to flu medications like Tam...
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Versatile antiviral proteins discovered with supercomputer 11 September 2023
A single tiny molecule that can destroy flu, corona, HIV and Zika viruses? Yes, it really does exist. An algorithm that mimics evolution has produced ...
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Oncode Accelerator launched: patients at the centre of innovative cancer drug development 08 September 2023
Providing each cancer patient with the right treatment remains a challenge. Oncode Accelerator aims to change this by innovating the way we develop ca...
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Heavy metals have a bad reputation but they also cure cancer 05 September 2023
Many people think heavy metals are poisonous and always harm people and the environment. The reality is more nuanced, says Professor Sylvestre Bonnet....
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The role of bubble formation in sustainable hydrogen production 10 August 2023
The sustainable production of hydrogen could potentially be made more efficient by adding a cleverly chosen salt to the process. Researchers at the Le...
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space 28 July 2023
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The ...
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Can Parkinson's be stopped by unravelling protein fibres? Anne Wentink finds out with a Vidi grant from NWO 29 June 2023
In brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, proteins clump together to form fibres. ‘Chaperone proteins’ unravel those fibres, but in the t...
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Chemotherapy without side effects? It’s possible, with light 29 June 2023
Nausea, neurologic pain and hair loss: some of the severe side effects of chemotherapy. Not necessary, biochemist Liyan Zhang showed. Together with Le...
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Can we make bioplastics with artificial photosynthesis? 05 June 2023
Mimicking photosynthesis to produce bioplastics sustainably and efficiently. Researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) and the Leiden Ins...
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Fighting cancer with light (and a drug that self-assembles into nanoparticles) 10 May 2023
Chemotherapy that does not harm the body, but effectively fights cancer cells: that is the goal of chemist Sylvestre Bonnet and his team. During his P...
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New research facility for the energy transition 09 May 2023
Leiden University is part of a Dutch consortium that will receive 4.7 million euros from NWO to build a facility that makes controlled, thin layers of...
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Two thesis awards for research on electrochemical reactions 20 April 2023
Understanding the proces of electrochemical reactions is essential to improve the technology for the energy transition. Fuel cell cars, for example us...
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The molecular secrets of medicinal cannabis 23 March 2023
Chronic pain, nausea or vomiting due to chemotherapy. If you suffer from such ailments, medicinal cannabis can be a godsend. Though a downside is that...
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This is how physicists contribute to the energy transition 10 March 2023
Studying surfaces of solid materials: it may not seem relevant to energy consumption, but it is. Marcel Rost studies how platinum electrodes wear out....
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In Memoriam: Robert Louw 1936-2023 01 March 2023
On 18 February 2023, our esteemed former colleague Robert Louw passed away. Rob was 86 years old.