2,000 search results for “disease prevention” in the Public website
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Novel chemical tools for target validation in neuroinflammation
In what way can new tools and techniques be used to develop drug candidates for the treatment of neurological disorders?
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Vascular and Regenerative medicine
With an ageing population it is becoming increasingly important to find means to repair cells, tissue and organs through regenerative medicine.
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Development of organ-on-a-chip systems for translational and personalized medicine
We have developed a microfluidic platform for complex 3D organotypic cell cultures (so-called organ-on-a-chip systems) which are suited for integration in 96 or higher well plate format.
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Imaging
The imaging group focuses on bio-imaging, image analysis and visualization.
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Bioactive Molecules
Bioactive Molecules is one of the four research themes of the Institute of Biology Leiden.
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IBL Spotlights
During the IBL Spotlights, researchers of our department discuss their newest findings and achievements. After the lectures, you are all invited to the reception on the first floor of the Sylvius building.
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Technical Medicine (MSc)
Leiden University offers a unique interdisciplinary joint-degree Master programme in technical medicine together with TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam and their academic medical centers.
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Cardiac CT for diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease
PhD defence
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Advanced diagnostic tools in congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension
PhD defence
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Psychology
The Institute of Psychology is committed to play a prominent role in teaching and research at the national and international level.
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‘Unimportant’ plant gene turns out to be essential
Leiden biologists have shown that a gene present in plants, animals and yeasts does play an important role in plants, although for years the gene was considered unimportant. It turns out the gene plays a crucial role in the development of vascular tissue in plants. Publication in Nature Plants on 11…
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Longevity gene discovered in plants
Harvesting rice from the same field, without planting new rice plants? A discovery may bring this scenario closer. Leiden scientists have discovered a gene that allows annual plants to grow after flowering, instead of dying. Publication on 13 April in Nature Plants.
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Research
The current projects of the Molecular Physiology group focus on proteins of the endocannabinoid system, kinases and antibacterial targets. MSc- and BSc-students can contact Jessica van Krimpen-Kraaijenoord to apply for research internships.
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Why Leiden University?
The Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) offers a unique tailor-made programme in Life Science and Technology. You can customize the programme to your own interests and ambitions with the help of your own personal mentor. Your study will focus on either a biomedical, molecular or biophysical approach…
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Taking a closer look at resistance to tuberculosis bacteria
Though tuberculosis can be cured today, new resistant strains of the bacteria are becoming a growing problem in the medical world. Biologist Annemarie Meijer and her colleagues are studying resistance to this disease. Their research is already yielding several interesting clues that could help the development…
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Macrophages as drivers of an opportunistic infection
The opportunistic bacterium Burkholderia cenocepacia is feared by cystic fibrosis patients and is emerging in hospital-acquired infections. An international study sheds new light on the infection mechanism of this opportunistic pathogen that may have large implications for treatment strategies.
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Anxiety and cognitive performance: better insights and new treatments
How does stress influence cognitive performance? What is the role of selective attention to threatening information in this effect? Could we prevent stress-induced decline of cognitive performance with pharmacological interventions? Could we use resting state theta/beta ratio as a biomarker for cognitive…
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BAT: Breaking the Transmission of Anxiety in the Family
Parents may pass anxiety onto their offspring by exposing them to anxious behaviors in novel situations. Just as the parents’ anxious signals lead to anxiety, parents’ confident signals can ward off anxiety in the offspring. This project is seeking a new way to break anxiety transmission in the family…
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Career prospects
The knowledge and skills you will acquire will qualify you for many different jobs. Possible careers include: researcher of learning, behavioural and emotional problems in children, or designer of prevention and intervention programmes.
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Mechanistic Early Phase Clinical Pharmacology Studies with Disease
PhD defence
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Iron-immune interactions in Alzheimer's disease
PhD defence
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Microbes protect crops from microbes
Farmers do not love them all. Microbes can cause tragic consequences for crops. Even the presence of just one pathogenic fungus or bacterium can drastically reduce yields. Still, there are exceptions. In that case, a pathogenic microbe is present in the soil, but does not cause any harm. Adam Ossowicki…
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Conflictoplossende Instituties
Institutions for Conflict Resolution in Leiden focuses on how the judiciary is able to prevent and solve problems.
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Activities
Join the fieldwork, participate in a webinar, attend a workshop? Discover upcoming activities. For results of past activities check Publications.
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Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies Leiden University
The program group Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies of the Institute of Education and Child Studies deals with the developmental processes of vulnerable children, young people and families.
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Sustainability on campus
Duurzaamheid op de campus, energietransitie, groen, circulair
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Zebrafish personality, stress physiology and behaviour in the context of sound exposure
To what extent is sound a stressor to fish? And are behavioural and physiological phenotypes equally sensitive to disturbance by noise pollution?
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Determining the kinetic profile of ENT1 inhibitors
Supervisor: Anna Vlachodimou
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COMMUNITY: unraveling the regulatory networks in Streptomyces that switch on antibiotic production on demand
Through his project we will unravel the global regulatory networks that control gene expression in Streptomyces bacteria and allow them to properly respond to major changes in the environment; we will then harness this knowledge to activate and identify novel antibiotics
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Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development
Despite recent advances in medicine, many devastating disorders like cancer and cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases still lack effective treatments. In order to address this challenge, we, as scientists from Leiden University, joined hands in the LED3 network. LED3, for Leiden…
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Cell Observatory: visualising structures of life
From molecule, to cell, to organism. The high-level drug research at the Cell Observatory aimes at reducing the spread of cancer and developing new medicines for tuberculosis.
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Molecular Physiology
Molecular Physiology is a research group at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry dedicated to the design, synthesis and application of chemical tools to study important biological and biomedical questions. The group is headed by Prof. Dr. Mario van der Stelt and includes the research lines of Assistant…
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In vivo tracking and biodistribution of protein aggregates
Therapeutic proteins have revolutionized the treatment of many severe diseases like multiple sclerosis, haemophilia, diabetes and many more. Unfortunately, even recombinant proteins with structures (almost) identical to those of their endogenous counterparts often induce the formation of anti drug antibodies…
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Saving for discounts by living healthily
A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research group including psychologist Andrea Evers has been awarded 2.5 million euros by the Dutch Heart Foundation and the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare…
- Lecture: Designing Modulators of Purinergic Signaling for Chronic Disease Treatment
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Rob van Wijk
Science
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‘Like Don Quichot, you have to keep dreaming’
Having a bachelor, master and Ph.D in chemistry, Elena Sánchez López shifted to a more biological research for her postdoc. All of her studies she did at the University of Alcala, in Spain. Way back in medieval times, this city was the place of birth of Miguel de Cervantes, author of the world famous…
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Leiden biology appreciated with large NWO grants
A Vici grant and a Science-GROOT: scientists from the Institute of Biology Leiden have been awarded prestigious grants from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). From investigating bacteria without cell walls to harnessing plants with the help of microorganisms.
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Tumours can use ‘remote control’ to attract blood vessels
Researchers at Leiden University have demonstrated that tumours can apply mechanical means to attract the blood vessels they need to be able to grow. The team published this discovery on 2 March in Nature Scientific Reports.
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Unsafe products in e-commerce
European product safety law is one of the focal points of internal market legislation.
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Halting protein degradation may contribute to new cancer treatment
Chemist Gerjan de Bruin has designed a method of slowing down the degradation process of proteins in cells. This may contribute to new cancer medicines with fewer side-effects. PhD defence on 1 June.
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Tackling chronic respiratory disease in low-resource settings
PhD defence
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Replacing the needle and syringe for vaccine administration
Promotores: Prof.dr. G.F.A Kersten, Prof dr. J.A. Bouwstra
- Research
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System-level design for efficient execution of CNNs at the edge
A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a biologically inspired algorithm, highly capable at processing images and videos.
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John van Noort Lab - Chromatin Dynamics
Chromatin is an ubiquitous protein-DNA complex that forms the structural basis of DNA condensation in all eukaryotic organisms.
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Topological decoding of biomolecular fold complexity
Biological polymers, including proteins and the genome, undergo folding processes crucial for their proper functioning. Even slight changes in the folding structure of these biopolymers can have significant implications, leading to the development of various pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative…
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Topic: Work and health
The research connected to this topic is related to Work and health.
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Natural and non-natural factors influencing Alzheimer´s Aβ
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams
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Martin Giera
Assistant Professor at the Metabolomics group, LUMC, The Nederlands