Lack of oxygen during delivery can lead to brain damage in babies. To minimize this, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht is using a new kind of “refrigeration technology.” Cooling a baby to between 33 and 34°C during the first three days of life lowers the risk of… read more
Every year countless numbers of children and adolescents are affected by distressing events that can undermine their sense of safety. In 2003, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht established a “National Center for Psychological Trauma” for such children. read more
A hundred years ago in Utrecht, Rudolf Magnus was named the first professor of pharmacology in the Netherlands. To honor this occasion, prominent Dutch scientists have organized two symposia: a public symposium on May 13, and a scientific symposium on May 16. read more