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WHO’S WHO 4
A brief introduction of UMC Utrecht researchers
COVER STORY 6
Visualizing breast tumors without radioactivity or MR
PUBLISHED 10
Notable UMC Utrecht publications in ISI journals
INTERVIEW 12
Edward Nieuwenhuis has pediatrics meeting stem cell research
THE SOUND OF CALCIFICATION 15
Ultrasound measurements are simple but eff ective
GROW IT. SHOW IT 16
Hair stem cells promise to regrow skin and hair
UP CLOSE 19
A new diagnostic test is not always helpful, says Carl Moons
DEBATE 20
How to tackle the obesity epidemic?
UNDER THE SCOPE 23
The birth of heart muscle cells
VEINS IN THE BRAIN 24
7 strengths of the Stroke Center
SET ASIDE THE SCALPEL 26
A promising non-surgical treatment of breast cancer
UP CLOSE 29
Madelon Maurice digs into cancer and Wnt signaling
FROM ABROAD 30
A Swiss and a French view on research in the Netherlands
INFLAMMATION CENTRAL 32
One pathological process that underlies multiple diseases
FACTS AND FIGURES 35
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