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Aerobe exercise has a positive effect on brain function in Parkinson's disease patients

Radboudumc researchers have shown that the brain function of patients with Parkinson's disease improved with regular exercise, which seems to strengthen the connections between different brain areas, while inhibiting brain shrinkage.

Cause of male infertility already present in DNA before birth

New mutations in DNA, which are not inherited from the father or mother but arise spontaneously before or during fertilization, can cause infertility in men.

Rogier Kievit and Geert Litjens both receive ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros Board of Directors congratulates researchers on top grant

Researchers Rogier Kievit and Geert Litjens were today festively welcomed by the Board of Directors, because of the ERC Starting Grants they both received. With these European top grants, they can each design an ambitious research project and put together their own research group.

Improved AI will boost cancer research and cancer care Geert Litjens receives ERC Starting Grant

Geert Litjens from Radboud university medical center has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Understanding fluctuation variation in cognitive abilities may provide insight into lifelong learning Rogier Kievit recieves ERC Starting Grant

Rogier Kievit from Radboud university medical center has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Radboud Postdoc Initiative (RPI) Pizza & Beer

On 2 February 2022 from 17:00 - 18:00 hrs the Radboud Postdoc Initiative will host an online meeting for Postdocs (and last year PhD candidates) with the theme ‘PhD to Start Up'. The meeting will be lead by Sruthi Sreekumar.

Radboudumc receives 2.6 million Euro from KWF for cancer research

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) is awarding funds with a total of more than 2.6 million euros to five new research projects. The awards are part of the latest round of funding from KWF, in which almost 27 million euros is being allocated to Dutch cancer research. The projects will start in mid-2022.

Veni for 8 researchers Radboudumc and Radboud University

NWO has awarded 89 promising young scientists Veni funding of up to 280,000 euros. Eight of them are from Radboudumc and Radboud University. They can develop their own research ideas over a period of three years.

Early-life stress affects the impact of acute stress on the brain

For Women in Science Rising Talent Prizes 2022 Open for applications

L’Oréal Netherlands, the Netherlands Commission for Unesco and the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) have joined hands to offer national prizes to young female researchers as part of the Netherlands L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science program. Deadline 20 January 2022.

KNAW Early Career Award for Martine Hoogman

Martine Hoogman has been awarded a KNAW Early Career Award. The prize, a sum of 15,000 euros and a work of art, is aimed at researchers in the Netherlands who are at the start of their careers and have innovative, original research ideas.

T-Guard can reset immune system

For 20 years, the Nijmegen based Radboudumc spin-off company Xenikos has been working on a drug that can reset the immune system. This reset will save lives of seriously ill patients. Now, after years of hard work, the moment of truth has arrived for T-guard.

Dutch-Nordic Alliance for Precision Cancer Medicine launched

The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland) are together setting up national clinical precision cancer trials modelled on the very successful DRUP trial in the Netherlands.

The effects of dopamine levels on reward responsivity

To adapt to the ever-changing context in which we live, we are constantly deciding how much effort to put into performing our behavior, or how fast to perform our actions. How do people decide how fast to act and how does the brain compute this? Our researchers set out to investigate this.

Milk fat to attenuate obesity-related neurological co-morbidities

The use of lipids to attenuate co-morbidities of obesity may sound paradoxical. However, it has shown to be particularly relevant in the fight against a less familiar co-morbidity of obesity, as it can induce alterations in white matter tracks, neuroinflammation and increases the risk of dementia.

Adverse effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in bipolar disorder

Mindfulness is often described as “being aware of our present moment experience, in a friendly and non-judgmental way”. As research into mindfulness, and psychotherapy in general, has mainly been focused on positive outcomes, not much is known about the possibility of adverse effects.

Twenty Radboud scientists on the list Highly Cited Researchers

AI for Health course open for applications

Have you ever thought about exploring and understanding the field of artificial intelligence? Due to the successes in past years, another AI for Health course will be held in 2022. The deadline for application is 17 December 2021, so make sure to reserve a spot!

Dutch institutions sign agreement about their research using animals

Radboudumc, Radboud University and 13 other organisations involved in animal testing in the Netherlands have signed the Dutch Transparency Agreement on Animal Testing. The institutes commit themselves to communicate in a more open way about how animals are used in research.

New genetic defect links cell biology and protein glycosylation

Peter Linders, Dirk Lefeber and Geert van den Bogaart together with international colleagues have recently reported on novel cell biological insights, by identifying a genetic disorder in syntaxin-5 which allowed to unravel a new mechanism regulating intracellular transportation.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of Parkinson's patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges to the social life and care of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which could potentially worsen mental health problems. A new study investigated this associaten and explored whether mental health and quality of life can be improved.

The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Brain and Cognitive Function

Intermittent Fasting is a type of diet in which one refrains from eating for periods of time. It is known that it has positive effects on metabolic health, but what is the effect of this diet on brain and cognition? Radboudumc researchers reviewed experimental evidence on this topic.

Regional hospitals invest in joint research Four new projects in promotion fund

Four more research projects have been granted in the promotion fund of the Radboudumc and the regional hospitals.

Early stage biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from the translational metabolic lab and department of neurology, in collaboration with researchers from University of Barcelona, set out to research a new biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid called “neuroleukin” for Alzheimer's disease.

BRAINMODEL: precision medicine for brain disorders

A team of researchers is going to look for new and better ways to heal developmental disorders in the brain. Six different knowledge institutions are to collaborate with civil societies, professional associations and companies on new stem cell-based methods in a project entitled ‘BRAINMODEL’.

Tiny blood vessels, big problems Radboudumc receives grant for international collaboration

The Radboudumc, together with the University of Cambridge, receives a grant of €1.8M from three collaborating cardiac foundations for international research into the small blood vessels in the brain. This study will be led by Neurologist Frank-Erik de Leeuw and internist Niels Riksen.

1.5 million euro grant for research into earlier recognition of Parkinson's disease

Researchers aim to improve identification of early symptoms and subtypes of Parkinson's disease with large international study

BRAINMODEL: precision medicine for brain disorders

A team of researchers from Radboudumc, VU Amsterdam and other institutes is going to look for new and better ways to heal developmental disorders in the brain.

To take or not to take anticoagulation after stroke in atrial fibrillation? Initial indications call for major follow-up study

Surprisingly dominant cause underlying type I congenital defect of glycosylation

Alex Garanto, Melissa Bärenfänger, Mirian Janssen, and Dirk Lefeber published a new study, identifying a surprisingly dominant genetic cause underlying type I congenital defect of glycosylation with neuromusculoskeletal phenotypes.

Turbo Grants for four medical-technical research projects

Four TURBO grants were recently awarded to new technical-medical research proposals. The grants are part of the TURBO program, a collaboration between the University of Twente (TechMed Centre) and the Radboudumc.

Epigenetics: Immunization is passed on to offspring Mice transmit adaptations to infections to next generations

Does an infection affect the immunization of subsequent generations? It does, according to research now published in Nature Immunology.

Why we are curious about 'useless' information A neurocognitive explanation

In our daily lives, we are exposed to an overload of information. We found ourselves to be curious about both 'useful' information such as weather forecasts, and 'useless' information such as the infinite content on social media. A new study provides us a cognitive explanation to such curiosity.

Doubling of depression in pregnant women during corona lockdown

Worries about the virus and reduced support from healthcare and social network contribute to mental health problems

Recognition & Rewards: panel discussion 20 October 2021

What makes a good researcher? How should we evaluate and reward good academic practices? What metrics, if any, should we use to evaluate university staff and award funding? Could deviating from current international standards be good or bad for Dutch academia?

More frequent genetic testing required in children with language delays

Genetic cause for developmental language and speech disorder in child provides relief for parents. Lot Snijders Blok describes errors in five new genes.

Palliative care for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their family Caregivers Current state of affairs

Advanced stage Parkinson’s disease can cause a variety of symptoms, for which palliative care can be beneficial, though research from the point of view of patients in later stages is still rare. Radboudumc researchers therefore placed their patients perspectives at the center of their recent study.

Do you want to participate in producing a short film about your PhD research?

In the new BMS master course 'Moving Science - using film in science communication', master students will make a short film about a scientific subject. And what is better a subject than your PhD project? Sign up here!

Large AI project receives over €95 million for ten years of public-private research

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is to fund two consortia for a period of ten years. Radboudumc participates in the ROBUST consortium, which consists of 17 AI labs, eight of which are dedicated to healthcare. Radboudumc leads five of these eight labs.

TropIQ seeks new mosquito repellents

TropIQ Health Sciences, a Radboudumc spin-off, has received a 1.3 million USD grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to track down new mosquito repellents.

Young Radboudumc researchers receive grant to engage in bio-medical and health research that is off the beaten path

The ZonMw Off Road program is once again giving young scientists the opportunity to conduct innovative research in medical and/or health care. This research is off the beaten track and aims to bring about new insights and unexpected breakthroughs for healthcare and healthcare innovation.

Infections increase risk to develop dementia

In a recently published study, Radboudumc researchers investigated the effects of infectious events on cognitive decline and the development of dementia and its possible structural underpinning using pre- and post-infection MRI of the brain.

ENABLECARES launches a course on entrepreneurship for PhD candidates and postdocs

Are you thinking about what to do after your PhD? Want to know more about entrepreneurship? This course gives you insight in many aspects of entrepreneurship and research in industry.

Study shows no relation between breastfeeding and inhibitory control in three-year-old children

New study from Radboudumc researchers, investigated whether breastfeeding was related to inhibitory control, the ability to control impulsive behavior, of 3-year-old children, and whether diet played an intermediate role in this relation.

Donders Medal for Aart Schene

Aart Schene received the Donders Medal from Indira Tendolkar, who presented it on behalf of the Donders Institute. This newly instituted prize to honor Aart's contribution to the Donders Institute had already been virtually awarded to him during his farewell.

Increasing stress resilience through neurofeedback training

Stress-related mental illnesses are amongst those with the highest disease burden, and efforts to reduce their prevalence have remained largely unsuccessful. A recent study from Florian Krause and colleagues investigated the possibility of regulating your brain networks away from a “stressed” state.

People with Parkinson’s disease can benefit from seven gait strategies

People with Parkinson’s disease who have difficulty walking can use several strategies to improve walking. New research shows that many people have never heard of or tried these strategies.

New Frontiers symposium on Translational Glycoscience Last chance for early bird registration

Register now for our annual New Frontiers Symposium (18 & 19 November 2021) on current advances in glycobiology.

Fewer gallbladder surgeries do not reduce pain symptoms

A third of patients still have symptoms a year after a gallbladder removal. Dutch research in JAMA Surgery shows how patient and surgeon can make a better choice.

KNAW Ter Meulen grants for Radboudumc researchers

Four young researchers of the Radboudumc in the field of pediatrics and related fields can go abroad for a scientific research project/work visit in the coming year with a KNAW Ter Meulen grant.