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Six Veni grants for researchers at UMC Utrecht
The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) today awarded 188 promising young scientists a grant of up to € 280,000 through a Veni funding (Veni round 2022). Among them are six researchers from UMC Utrecht. With this grant, the laureates can further develop their own research ideas for the next three years.
Read moreLodewijk van Rhijn appointed professor of Orthopedics
Professor Lodewijk van Rhijn made the switch from MaastrichtUMC+ to UMC Utrecht last year, and has been appointed professor of Orthopedics since 15 July. In his assignment, a lot of attention is paid to health care organization (e.g. Integraal Zorg Akkoord), regenerative medicine and biofabrication; important themes within UMC Utrecht.
Read moreCall to politicians: Healthy future for The Netherlands
With the election manifesto 'Healthy future for The Netherlands', the Dutch Federation of University Medical Centers today appeals to politicians on behalf of all umc's.
Read moreOscar Franco appointed Professor of Public Health
Professor Franco, who has been working at the Julius Center since October 2022, will focus on prevention as of July 15 as newly appointed Professor of Public Health. Prevention is an important theme for UMC Utrecht, and this chair strengthens both its academic underpinning and its application.
Read moreMajor step forward in treating patients with kidney failure
Researchers have shown that a new dialysis method, hemodiafiltration, is a better therapy for patients with kidney failure than hemodialysis. With this dialysis therapy, the risk of death decreases by 23 percent. This is according to a European study led by Peter Blankestijn, nephrologist, and Michiel Bots, MD-epidemiologist from UMC Utrecht. The results of this study appear today in The New England Journal of Medicine. It is a major step forward in the treatment of patients with kidney failure. It is expected to lead to wider global application of hemodiafiltration.
Read moreEU funds consortium for technology towards the development of an artificial kidney
From bulky telephones, fax machines, cameras and radios to a smartphone that contains it all: technological advancements have revolutionized many aspects of our lives in the past fifty years. For kidney patients, however, life has remained the same in one major aspect: the dialysis treatment that they rely on for their survival. It’s time for this to change, as the growing prevalence of chronic kidney disease poses a heavy burden on patients’ lives, and, at €90K per patient per year, also a financial stress on an already straining European healthcare system.
Read morePreventive health: urgent and impactful for all researchers
Healthcare is under pressure: costs are rising and the quality of care is under threat. Major crises are coming to the fore, such as climate change, which have significant consequences on the population’s health. Roel Vermeulen, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science (UU) warns, "It's five to twelve. More attention to preventive health can help reduce the pressure on the front end, but this requires proven, effective solutions.
Read moreScience and technology play a key role in a healthy, circular future
During the annual conference of the EWUU alliance (TU/e, WUR, UU, UMC Utrecht), held in the Omnia dialogue centre in Wageningen on 19 April, the alliance partners will show how collaborating across the borders of the scientific disciplines can contribute to a healthy planet. The theme of this edition is entitled ‘Crossing Boundaries for a Healthy and Sustainable Future’.
Read moreHorizon Europe grant for research into better, personalised treatment for high blood pressure
An international research team has received a ten million euro grant from Horizon Europe and UK Research and Innovation. The HYPERMARKER team will develop and test tools supported by artificial intelligence that allow clinicians to select the best treatment for each individual patient with high blood pressure. The consortium consists of 12 partners, including world leaders in health data science, patient advocacy and industry.
Read moreLarge grant for national infrastructure to implement new organ and disease models using human stem cells
Researchers from the University Medical Centers in Leiden, Utrecht and Rotterdam, jointly affiliated with the "Institute for human organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT)," intend to develop new organ and disease models using human stem cells.
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