268 search results for “disease prevention” in the Staff website
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief
Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have reported in The Lancet. Patients in the pre-arthritis stage who were temporarily prescribed…
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Merel van VlietFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Laura PapeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
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Bram SlütterScience
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Joanne MouthaanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Renske GilissenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hans AertsScience
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Lotte NagelhoutFaculteit Archeologie
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maartje WitloxFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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Help us prevent student burnout!
We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs and perceptions of students regarding stress and burnout. In short, we aim to carefully listen to the students’ needs: how can we help you?
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Leo de Sonneville
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…
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Willem FibbeFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de LangeScience
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
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Katja CardolFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tim KoppertFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marit RuitenbergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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A safe work environment
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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A safe workplace
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases
RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.
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Nina KomrijFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…
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Hanna Swaab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: seven tips to prevent phishing
ICT, Security
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Roeland MerksScience
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Patrick van HageScience
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Tuomas AiveloScience
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Coen van HasseltScience
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Jordy van der BeekScience
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Joey ZuijderveltScience
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the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees
The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…
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Frits RosendaalFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Annemarie MeijerScience
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Inkomen en afkomst zijn risicofactoren bij kans op hart- en vaatziekten
Nederlanders met lage inkomens lopen tot 1,5 keer meer risico op het krijgen van een hartaanval of beroerte dan rijkere landgenoten. Bij Surinaamse Hindoestanen is dit risico 1,9 keer hoger. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LUMC en het HagaZiekenhuis. Nederlandse artsen kijken tot nu toe niet naar deze…
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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Mojgan Chaichian MalekiScience
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Paul HooykaasScience
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Herman SpainkScience
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Veronique de GuchtFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Intensive Leiden collaboration on ICT for research
Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have signed an agreement on ICT for research. This is the further concretisation of previous cooperation between the two.
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Suicide prevention training: Gatekeeper
Training for staff members
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Frank SchaftenaarScience