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COVER STORY - Lou Gehrig’s disease 10
Neurologist Leonard van den Berg identifies genes and environmental factors that contribute to the development of sporadic ALS.
PUBLISHED 4
UMC Utrecht publications in ISI journals.
7 TESLA 6
Powerful MR scanner visualizes small blood vessels in the brain.
COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED 8
The dangers of probiotics on patients with severe
pancreatitis.
‘PROSTHETIC BRAIN’ 9
Nick Ramsey has been awarded for his research on a brain-computer interface.
DEVILS ADVOCATE 14
Mild in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) vs. standard IVF.
SCIENTIFIC SUCCESS 16
New cardiomyocytes from stem cells isolated from adult heart tissue by Prof. Pieter Doevendans and colleagues.
'IT'S A TITLE OF HONOR' 19
Rene Medema is elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
MEGATRIAL 20
Testing of a new vaccine against pneumonia. An interview with Prof. Marc Bonten, who's in charge of the project.
NIPPING CANCER IN THE BUD 24
Dr Geert Kops on dividing cells. Prof. Marc Timmers on reading of the histone code.
FROM ABROAD 28
Monica Rais (Italy) and Tunahan Cakir (Turkey) came a long way to pursue their research in the Netherlands.
HUMAN ANTIBODIES 30
Genmab is dedicated to creating and developing human antibodies which will help people suffering from life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
FACTS & FIGURES 34
All about UMC Utrecht.