Mariska was heavily pregnant when she developed cancer: ‘I tell my son that I sometimes go through the magic tunnel’

Why a book?“When I was diagnosed with lymph node cancer in May 2016, I decided to keep a diary to record that period for us as a family. I never had the intention of publishing it as a book, until several people, including doctors , suggested sharing my story more widely. At first I didn’t … Read more

Apathetic behavior predicts dementia much earlier

NIJMEGEN – Some forms of dementia may soon be predicted much earlier. Long before the first symptoms of dementia appear, apathy can be a predictor. This is shown by research by Rogier Kievit of Radboudumc and colleagues from the University of Cambridge. Potential treatments could be started much earlier with this knowledge. – Fronto-temporal dementia … Read more

This may be proof that hospital staff are less …

The flu shot may reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. Researchers at the Radboudumc in Nijmegen have found indirect evidence for this in two ways. They calculate that staff members of the university hospital who got vaccinated against the flu virus last year, contracted SARS-CoV-2 less often than colleagues who did not get the flu … Read more

‘Pay students for quarantine if infections continue’

Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 8:30 AM – – NIJMEGEN – Students pay to go into quarantine to stop the virus from spreading. That is an idea of ​​the Nijmegen department of the Koninklijke Horeca Nederland. The plan will be presented to Mayor Hubert Bruls this Tuesday. – The Nijmegen department of KHN is concerned about … Read more

After ‘acting improperly’: professor of Radboud University dismissed

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 8:35 PM – – NIJMEGEN – Professor Paul Bakker will not return to Radboud University in Nijmegen for the time being. The educational institution reports this on its own internet page. This summer, an external study was conducted into social safety and manners within the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious … Read more

Queen Máxima visits supermarket and environmental street in Nijmegen

Vital professions are government-identified key occupational groups to keep society running during the outbreak of COVID-19. Máxima was given a tour of a supermarket. There was Omroep Gelderland not present because it was not possible to keep enough distance because of corona. Máxima speaks with employees of the Milieustraat Registered at the environmental street in … Read more

Researchers want to detect antibodies against corona via nasal fluid

RIVM is already conducting an investigation via the blood banks to see whether antibodies are being produced in corona patients in the blood. But researchers at Radboud university medical center think they can find out more by researching antibodies in nasal fluid. Watch the video. The text continues below. ‘With mild corona complaints or infections … Read more

“Smart watch can predict corona,” says Nijmegen professor

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 9:15 PM – – NIJMEGEN – While all kinds of experts are now working on developing a corona app, a Nijmegen professor will start research on Tuesday to detect corona early with a smart watch. Professor Bas Bloem of Radboud University in Nijmegen has been conducting research on PwPs with a … Read more

Researchers Radboudumc: ‘Essential mechanism of coronavirus exposed’

NIJMEGEN – Researchers at Radboud university medical center seem to have found an essential mechanism in the disease process of Covid-19, the disease that causes the coronavirus. If the insight is correct, it has important consequences for the treatment of the disease. – The insight has to do with blood vessels in the lungs and … Read more