Leiden researchers Arko Ghosh and Enea Ceolini analyzed the use data of hundreds of mobile phones and discovered that the body has rhythms ranging between seven and 52 days. These cycles influence how we behave. Their research ...
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Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don't like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this ...
Apr 4, 2023
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The number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios Kallianidis, who is training as a gynecologist, during his Ph.D. research at the ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Dutch people with a low income are up to 1.5 times more at risk of a heart attack or stroke than their wealthier compatriots. Among Surinamese Hindus the risk is 1.9 times higher. This is according to research by the LUMC ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Robots in medical care and rehabilitation are becoming increasingly prevalent. They promise to meet patients' needs by personalizing physical and social interactions with users. However, tailoring robots to users is about ...
Mar 6, 2023
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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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