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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive ability
The ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongkees after experiments and a literature review. PhD defence on 21 February.
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Aggression in young children often caused by nervous system defects and problems experienced by the mother during pregnancy
Young children exhibit more aggressive behaviour if their nervous system fails to respond adequately to stress situations and if they are exposed to risk factors such as smoking or psychological problems experienced by the mother during the pregnancy. This is the conclusion of PhD candidate Jill Suurland.…
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Adolescents don't just think of themselves
Parents often see that when their sweet, socially-minded children become adolescents they change into selfish 'hotel guests' who think only of themselves. But adolescents become increasingly better at weighing up one another's interests. This discovery has been made by development psychologist Rosa…
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Status update in the evolutionary race between humans and resistant bacteria: two steps forward for us
A patent for what may be a potent, new antibiotic. And: a clear overview of promising approaches to overcome a crucial resistance tactic employed by bacteria. In the span of one week, two researchers from Leiden are receiving their PhDs, each of them on an important step in the battle against bacteria…
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‘City dwellers in Middle Ages no worse off than village dwellers’
City dwellers in the Middle Ages were probably no worse off than people living in villages. Both groups had very different health risks, is Rachel Schats' conclusion from her research on bone material. PhD defence 3 November.
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North Holland settlement re-examined
Archaeologist Virginia García-Díaz made replicas of centuries-old tools to be able to study North Holland settlements from the corded-ware culture. PhD defence 23 February.
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Family matters
Brothers and sisters within a family, with the same parents, experience their upbringing differently. As well as the impact of their own negative experiences, the way siblings experience their upbringing also plays an important role in anxiety and depression. This is the conclusion reached by Marie-Louise…
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Staring at stardust
Dust particles in space form the basis for new stars and planets. But what do these particles consist of and how do they behave? Sascha Zeegers studied this. PhD defence 1 November.
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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden's Child Law department signs MOU
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between the Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden Law School - Child Law Department
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Jan Maarten Elbers concludes that this system does little to encourage behavioural change and can even be counterproductive.
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Tuberculosis and diabetes
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Predicting Outcomes in Patients with Kidney Disease
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Driver or passenger?
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Identifying and characterizing regulators of histone acylation and replication stress
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Outcome measures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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The appreciation of prosthetic heart valves
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A balanced clock
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors in mesothelioma
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Characterization of innate immune cells in the glioma microenvironment
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Redesigning Cardiovascular Healthcare
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A novel approach towards acute care integration
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Personalized medicine in rheumatoid arthritis
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Neurovascular Imaging Markers of Brain Aging
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Perioperative Outcome and Smart Monitors
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Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency: Breaking the bubble
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Correction methods for measurement error in epidemiologic research
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Artificial Intelligence in Spine Surgery
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Systemic Sclerosis
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Enhancing epicardial EMT to repair the heart
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Characterization of tricuspid regurgitation and its prognostic implications
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Gut environment and Socioeconomic status
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Cis and trans modifiers in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
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Patient-relevant outcomes after kidney transplantation
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Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
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Comorbidity and outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation
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Nociception Monitoring
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Deconstructing depression
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Identify, appraise and individualize
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Thyroid axis challenges in Leiden Longevity Study
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Advanced echocardiographic imaging in valvular and systemic diseases
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'Exploring the Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigenome
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Targeting SUMO Signaling to Wrestle Cancer
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Management of fear of falling after hip fracture
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Stromal immunobiology in gastrointestinal cancer
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Towards solving the missing heritability in pharmacogenomics
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Quality until we die
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Novel Imaging Strategies in Venous Thromboembolism
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Modulating energy metabolism
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Prediction of outcome in Autoimmune Hepatitis and Variant syndromes
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