322 search results for “disease prevention” in the Staff website
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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Jyothi Thrivikraman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.k.thrivikraman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief
Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have reported in The Lancet. Patients in the pre-arthritis stage who were temporarily prescribed…
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Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
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Behavioural expertise needed for lifestyle change
The importance of a healthy lifestyle does not receive the attention it deserves, as the coronavirus pandemic made painfully clear. Twelve behavioural scientists, including Professor Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management Marieke Adriaanse and Professor of Health Psychology Andrea…
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression
Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.
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Bram Slütter
Science
b.a.slutter@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6208
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Help us prevent student burnout!
We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs and perceptions of students regarding stress and burnout. In short, we aim to carefully listen to the students’ needs: how can we help you?
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…
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Laura Pape
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.m.pape@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1780
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Hans Aerts
Science
j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Psychology education on suicide prevention honoured with Casimir prize
'We zijn heel blij met deze erkenning! Het mooie aan deze onderwijsprijs is dat het voor een teaminspanning is', reageert Joanne Mouthaan op de Casimirprijs voor het onderwijsproject 'E-learning Zelfmoordpreventie'. Maatje Maartje Schoorl noemt de Casimirprijs de kers op de taart van goed onderwijs…
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A safe workplace
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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A safe work environment
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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Joanne Mouthaan
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.mouthaan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6781
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange
Science
ecmdelange@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6330
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Jennifer Schense
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8586
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Willem Fibbe
Faculteit Geneeskunde
w.e.fibbe@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 2271
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Tim Koppert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Katja Cardol
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.k.cardol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5697
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Maia Casna
Faculteit Archeologie
m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marit Ruitenberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.f.l.ruitenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease'
In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their loved ones. This leads to insights: 'One lady told how much stress she felt from all those caregivers around her bed.'
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Maartje Witlox
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leo de Sonneville
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.m.j.de.sonneville@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: seven tips to prevent phishing
ICT, Security
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How e-coaching helps people with chronic kidney disease to live more healthily
An e-coaching programme helps people with chronic kidney disease, particularly in areas that patients themselves want to work on. ‘A healthy lifestyle is important for patients with kidney disease: it can slow down the loss of kidney function and there will be fewer complications,’ Katja Cardol explains…
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Roeland Merks
Science
merksrmh@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7106
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Jordy van der Beek
Science
j.g.van.der.beek@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Patrick van Hage
Science
p.van.hage@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4950
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Joey Zuijdervelt
Science
j.l.zuijdervelt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6227
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Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Faculteit Geneeskunde
m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 5067
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Coen van Hasselt
Science
coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3266
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Frits Rosendaal
Faculteit Geneeskunde
f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 4037
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Annemarie Meijer
Science
a.h.meijer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4927
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Nina Komrij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5378
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Hanna Swaab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4060
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the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees
The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…
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Paul Hooykaas
Science
p.j.j.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4933
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Herman Spaink
Science
h.p.spaink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5055
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Veronique de Gucht
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
degucht@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3863
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Frank Schaftenaar
Science
f.h.schaftenaar@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5134
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Inkomen en afkomst zijn risicofactoren bij kans op hart- en vaatziekten
Nederlanders met lage inkomens lopen tot 1,5 keer meer risico op het krijgen van een hartaanval of beroerte dan rijkere landgenoten. Bij Surinaamse Hindoestanen is dit risico 1,9 keer hoger. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LUMC en het HagaZiekenhuis. Nederlandse artsen kijken tot nu toe niet naar deze…
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Preventing Future Ukraines: Conflict Prevention in Europe
Debate
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Micha Drukker
Science
m.drukker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6271
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Vivian Kraaij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
kraaij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3736
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Rob van Wijk
Science
r.c.van.wijk@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4505
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Intensive Leiden collaboration on ICT for research
Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have signed an agreement on ICT for research. This is the further concretisation of previous cooperation between the two.
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.