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LoginUltrahigh-resolution MRI reveals structural brain differences in serotonin transporter knockout rats after sucrose and cocaine self-administration
20 February 2019In Addiction Biology Peter Karel and Judith Homberg showed that rats lacking the serotonin transporter show increased cocaine, but unaltered sucrose, self-administration.
Standing balance capacity is easily overestimated in well-recovered stroke survivors
20 February 2019In Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair Jolanda Roelofs and Sander Geurts showed that well-recovered persons in the chronic phase after stroke with clinically no (or only very limited) motor impairment of the affected leg may still show substantial problems with standing balance control.
Research Integrity Round: The ConScience App 15 February 2019
14 February 2019To introduce the new Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity we invited ‘Het Acteursgenootschap’ to perform ‘The ConScience App’, a theatre piece designed to move the debate on scientific knowledge. All Radboudumc researchers are invited to attend this event.
Stress hormone may improve exposure therapy for patients suffering from PTSD
7 February 2019Exposure therapy is effective in about half of the patients with PTSD. This percentage may possibly increase due to the targeted use of cortisol in the right patients. Benno Roozendaal received a TOP subsidy from ZonMw to investigate this.
Research Integrity Round: The ConScience App
31 January 2019To introduce the new Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity we invited ‘Het Acteursgenootschap’ to perform ‘The ConScience App’, a theatre piece designed to move the debate on scientific knowledge. All Radboudumc researchers are invited to attend this event.
A band aid to prevent blindness a solution in the fight against Stargardt disease
25 January 2019You cut your finger? Patch it up with a band aid and let the healing begin. How convenient would it be if this would work in an eye. If you can cure blinding eye diseases with a band aid, or at least slow them down.
Exergaming as an effective method to engage people with dementia in physical exercise
11 January 2019In Alzheimers Research & Therapy Esther Karssemeijer and Roy Kessels from the departments of Geriatrics and Medical Psychology showed that a 12-week exergame and aerobic training improve psychomotor speed in people with dementia.
Specific sugar is important for muscle function Treat a genetic condition with a pinch of sugar?
2 January 2019Dirk Lefeber and colleagues have discovered that the sugar sialic acid is important for good muscle and heart function. In a family with muscle problems, they discovered a mistake in a gene that prevents the breakdown of sialic acid.
Research into drugs for treating rare diseases can be more efficient and patient-oriented
18 December 2018To assess whether a drug is an effective treatment for a rare disease, large-scale research with Randomized Controlled Trials may not be necessary in all situations, say researchers from the departments of Neurology and Health Evidence in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
3 DCMN researchers among most cited scientists
10 December 2018Christian Beckmann, Jan Buitelaar and Barbara Franke made it to this year’s list of highly cited researchers. Scientists in this list are selected for their exceptional research performance and are regarded to have had a major impact on fellow scientists.
Discover Israels' secret to startup success
6 December 2018International exchange of staff is an indispensable part of one’s personal and professional growth. In the context of entrepreneurship, exciting career opportunities and networking an educational and inspiring trip to Israel is planned. You are invited to join for free (only for PhD's).
Researchers have found the first risk genes for ADHD New insight into the biology behind ADHD.
28 November 2018A major international collaboration headed by researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has - for the first time - identified genetic variants which increase the risk of ADHD.
Very few similarities between the brains of schizophrenia patients Research at group level says little about the individual patient
16 October 2018Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia are a heterogenous group with large differences between individuals. Researchers at the Radboudumc showed that only a negligible number of identical features in the brain occur in more than two percent of patients.
Bas Bloem receives Tom Isaacs Award for effort to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s
2 October 2018Bas Bloem receives the Tom Isaacs award 2018. Andel Research Institute and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust awarded Bloem, together with Simon Stott, as scientists who strive to improve the lives of people with Parkinson's.
Cognitive behavioral therapy effective in MD1 New treatment option for complex disease
21 September 2018Treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 in improving their physical abilities and social participation. This is the result of a survey of more than 250 patients in four European countries.
Successful teamwork between Neurology and Human Genetics leads to identification of two new ataxia genes
19 September 2018Thanks to close cooperation between Bart van de Warrenburg (Neurology) and Erik-Jan Kamsteeg (Humans Genetics) two new genes involved in movement disorders were identified. The genes are relevant for autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia.
Maud Graff appointed as professor of Occupational Therapy
11 September 2018Maud Graff has been appointed as professor (by special appointment) of Occupational Therapy at RadboudUMC and Radboud University. The chair – the first in the Netherlands - is financed by the Dutch Occupational Therapy Association ‘Ergotherapie Nederland’.
Brain specific mutations may only explain sporadic Alzheimer's disease in very few cases
20 August 2018Alexander Hoischen, theme Infectious diseases and global health, and colleagues studied brain- and blood-DNA of sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, for somatic mutations in the known AD genes.
Gatsby Foundation donates 10 million to improve Parkinson's care UK foundation supports rigorous healthcare innovation in the Netherlands
15 August 2018The Parkinson center for expertise receives 10 million euros from the Gatsby Foundation. Thanks to this private donation they can implement a new healthcare model that focuses on the desires and needs of people with Parkinson's disease.
Researchers and industry join forces to unravel and treat autism Public-private project AIMS-2 receives 110 million euros from IMI
12 July 2018In a large public-private project, supported by 110 million euros by the IMI, a large consortium of researchers will search for biomarkers with which people with autism can be divided into clear subgroups.
