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Beurs voor onderzoek naar de oorzaken van SCAD

Cardioloog Linda van Laake en onderzoeker Hester den Ruijter gaan onderzoek doen naar de oorzaken van de hartziekte SCAD. Omdat SCAD tot nu weinig onderzocht is, blijft de oorzaak van de ziekte grotendeels onbekend. Met het internationale onderzoek willen de onderzoekers de precieze oorzaken van de ziekte verder ontrafelen. De Hartstichting heeft voor dit onderzoek 500.000 euro vrijgegeven.

Neuskanker beter behandelen met maatwerk

Automated point-of-care immune system analysis in trauma patients may save lives

With the introduction of fully automated flow cytometry in traumatology, analysis of the immune system in trauma patients can be done much faster, better and cheaper.

Early-life viral infections may increase risk of respiratory infections later in life

Early-life viral infections may increase the risk of respiratory tract infections during the first year of life.

Increased risk of ICU admission for unvaccinated pregnant women

Unvaccinated pregnant women can become seriously ill and even end up in intensive care due to the delta variant of the coronavirus.

Rotavirus vaccination of children with medical risk factors does not offer sufficient protection

Vaccination of children with medical risk factors against acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus infection does not appear to offer sufficient protection.

Antibody measurement does not predict clinical outcomes in chronic Q-fever

Measurement of IgG antibodies against the bacterium Coxiella burnetii does not reliably predict disease-related events or therapy failure during treatment and follow-up of patients with chronic Q-fever.

Vici grant for researchers Femke van Wijk and Jaco Zwanenburg

This week, researchers Femke van Wijk and Jaco Zwanenburg from the UMC Utrecht were awarded a Vici grant by NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Lex Eggermont appointed as professor of Immunotherapy at UMC Utrecht

Scientific director of the Princess Máxima Center, Lex Eggermont, has been appointed professor of Clinical and Translational Immunotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine of Utrecht University.

ECRAID-Base Launches European Clinical Research Alliance

Securing the advancement of clinical research in the field of infectious diseases

Treating artery stenosis with sound waves

By aiming high-frequency sound waves at a narrowing – a plaque – in the artery, it is broken down layer by layer. That is the theory behind the Hifu treatment (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound). This method has recently been successfully tested in patients with artery stenosis in the groin. This non-invasive operation can be an alternative to patients in the long term to surgery or stent placement.

Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in international trial

Full dose anti-coagulation (blood thinner) treatments given to patients hospitalized for COVID-19 reduced the requirement of vital organ support in a large clinical trial conducted worldwide. With large numbers of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization, this treatment is expected to reduce the pressure in intensive care units around the world.