In breast cancer, metastasis rather than the primary tumor is the cause of death. A lack of oxygen in the tumor cells promotes this metastasis, accompanied by a reprogramming of the cell's metabolism. Ph.D. candidate Qiuyu ...
Mar 6, 2023
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As a bachelor student of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Femke Vlaswinkel wrote a research proposal she was allowed to carry out in her master's BPS. Femke subsequently graduated with honors. Her research was published in the ...
Feb 23, 2023
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"You'll know right away when you meet your true love" or "Opposites attract": These are persistent beliefs about love and attraction, but are they true? Researcher Iliana Samara investigates the dynamics of attraction and ...
Feb 14, 2023
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People with relatively high levels of lipids in their blood are less likely to develop allergic conditions such as eczema and asthma. These lipids cause genes that play a key role in allergic reactions to be less active. ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Arteriosclerosis bears great similarities to autoimmune diseases. Researchers from Leiden University show this in a new study they published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research. "This discovery suggests that treatment ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Eating disorders develop gradually and it often takes a long time for people with an eating disorder to seek help and receive treatment. This "treatment gap" can be reduced with eHealth, Ph.D. candidate Pieter Rohrbach has ...
Jan 19, 2023
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Scientists from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) have discovered how specialized immune cells can detect and remove cancers that are "invisible" to the conventional defense mechanisms ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patients with breast, prostate and skin cancer. The aim is to create a conversation ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Research at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Department of Pathology shows the power of artificial intelligence (AI) applied to endometrial carcinoma microscopy images. The group of Dr. Tjalling Bosse offers novel ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Ten years later, a group of veterans still struggle daily with the effects of their deployment to Afghanistan. Sanne van der Wal, a Ph.D. candidate at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), conducted research into the ...
Dec 15, 2022
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