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Facts Anders 12 april 2023 Last updated: April 12, 2023 It is important to stay active and fit from a young age so that you can reap the benefits later on Although existing research suggests that metabolic energy expenditure (MCoW: energy per meter traveled, per kg body weight) increases as people age, it appears that … Read more
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Facts Anders 12 april 2023 Last updated: April 11, 2023 Significant improvements can be made on a number of points General practices generally differ from each other with regard to patient safety. We see that this can be improved on a number of points. In general practice, for example, more attention could be paid to … Read more
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Facts Science & Education March 10, 2023 Last updated: March 09, 2023 Coronaviruses use infected cells to replicate themselves and make new virus particles Coronaviruses hijack parts of our cells and turn them into a control room in which they multiply. This fortress also protects the virus against defense reactions of our body. With an … Read more
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The booklet is a kind of monument for the relatives and caregivers The first patient with corona in the Netherlands, three years ago this week. It marked the start of two incredible years. The corona crisis, so visible due to the mandatory mouth masks and all the other protective measures that came with it, is … Read more
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This strategy may provide better and longer-lasting protection than the current corona vaccines Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have made a MERS corona vaccine with the entire virus instead of just the spike protein. The candidate vaccine provides strong protection against the MERS coronavirus in a mouse model. This strategy may provide … Read more
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Facts Anders February 17, 2023 Last updated: February 17, 2023 In the spring of 2022, there was evidence of the spread of mpox in Europe for the first time More than 18 thousand people in the Netherlands have received one or more vaccinations against mpox. The vaccination campaign was completed last month. This campaign started … Read more
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These fats dampen the activity of genes that play a key role in allergies People with relatively high levels of fats in their blood are less likely to develop allergic conditions, such as eczema and asthma. These fats ensure that genes that play a key role in allergic reactions are less active. Researchers from the … Read more
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Organ transplantation is a race against time There are never enough donor organs. The organs that are available must be transplanted as quickly as possible. Medicine is therefore fully committed to keeping organs healthy for longer. Marlon de Haan is researching at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) how you can keep kidneys alive outside … Read more
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UMCG PhD student Arno Bourgonje identified new predictors of chronic intestinal diseases UMCG PhD student Arno Bourgonje (26) wrote perhaps the most extensive medical dissertation ever published in the Netherlands. A dissertation of more than 1100 pages and 31 chapters. Under the supervision of four supervisors from the UMCG departments of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases … Read more
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Researchers calculated the difference between the estimated age and the actual age There is a link between how old someone looks and age-related health problems, including cognitive decline. This is the conclusion of new research in which scientists from Erasmus MC participated. “It seems that aging of the body and mind is reflected in the … Read more