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New way of diagnostics detects 'undetectable' genetic defects

15 April 2021

Research provides guidance for global application

Vici grant for Michiel Vermeulen Reading the epitranscriptome

15 April 2021

Michiel Vermeulen, theme Cancer development and immune defense, has been awarded a Vici grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), one of the largest personal scientific awards in the Netherlands.

COVID-19 regulations for nursing homes have varying effects

14 April 2021

On May 11th 2020, the Dutch Government allowed 26 nursing homes to welcome one visitor per resident, after two months of lockdown. An in-depth Radboudumc study monitored the feasibility of the regulations and the impact on the well-being of residents, their visitors, and healthcare staff.

ADHD-related alterations in brain organization based on different brain profiles

14 April 2021

Structural differences between the brains of people with and without ADHD are extensively reported. In accordance with earlier (ENIGMA) studies, and using a large cohort, a newly published study builds upon these by showing differences in brain organization that is based on different brain profiles.

Miljoenen voor kennis- en investeringsconsortium op het gebied van AI

14 April 2021

Een kennis- en investeringsconsortium met het Radboudumc heeft acht miljoen euro subsidie gekregen om innovatie op het gebied van Artificial Intelligence (AI) versneld naar de markt te brengen.

Genetische pleister ‘remt’ blindheid in patiënten met Usher syndroom Leidse ProQR bouwt onderzoek Radboudumc verder uit

14 April 2021

Het Leidse biotechbedrijf ProQR Therapeutics presenteerde deze week positieve resultaten van een klinische fase I/II studie met het molecuul QR-421a, een molecuul dat in de vroegste fase is ontwikkeld door onderzoekers van het Radboudumc

Seven million cases of Parkinson's disease The fastest growing brain disease in the world

13 April 2021

Over seven million people worldwide have Parkinson's disease, and it is the fastest growing brain disease in the world. Different forms of personalized treatment plans are needed. This is what Radboudumc neurologist Bas Bloem writes in a review article published in The Lancet.

Academic Alliance Fund (AAF) grant for Florian Krause

8 April 2021

He received 100 kEuro for their project “Getting Trauma Under Control: Learning to Self-Regulate PTSD Brain Networks Through Prospective Neurofeedback Training".

Current overview of intriguing RNA therapies

8 April 2021

In an article in EMBO Molecular Medicine, researchers from Radboudumc, together with European colleagues, provide an up-to-date overview of the (im)possibilities of these intriguing RNA therapies.

Research on treatment for therapy-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder

1 April 2021

The Radboudumc is participating in a study, led by Amsterdam UMC, into a new, promising treatment for therapy-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. A sum of 2.8 million euros has been made available, with several other hospitals and mental healthcare institutions also participating.

High blood pressure variability a potential target for prevention of post-stroke dementia?

24 March 2021

Radboudumc researchers investigated whether blood pressure levels and blood pressure variability influence the risk of post-stroke dementia, in an attempt to find a potential target for prevention of post-stroke dementia. Findings are published in Journal of Hypertension.

‘Mind the gap‘ between clinician-based and patient-relevant outcome measures.

24 March 2021

Radboudumc researchers evaluated health-related quality of life, depressive symptoms, fatigue, and physical activity in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia. The results of this study, conducted at the Radboudumc Expert Center for Rare and Genetic Movement Disorders, is published in The Cerebellum.

Hidden genetic defects contain real risks for serious diseases Genome test for consanguineous couples makes sense

19 March 2021

For the first time researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Radboudumc, Maastricht UMC+ and international colleagues have gained insight into the "hidden genetic defects" of the general European population.

Intensive writing week - online from Radboud in'to Languages

18 March 2021

This course is for early-career researchers, such as PhD candidates and postdocs, who are writing an article or thesis.

Joining forces with patient communities to drive FAIR data

17 March 2021

Nawel van Lin created a new animation, which was presented during the event on Duchenne data sharing to spread awareness of the benefits of FAIR.

New Frontiers symposium on Translational Glycoscience 18 & 19 November 2021

11 March 2021

Save the date for our annual New Frontiers Symposium on current advances in glycobiology. Deadline for registration is 1 September 2021.

Memory training makes the brain more efficient

10 March 2021

Memorizing items by visually putting them in a familiar environment is a known technique that successfully helps people to memorize things, or even big data sets during memory championships. This so-called ‘memory palace’ even improves longer term memory. Findings are published in Science Advances.

Researchers grow most lifelike bone organoid to date Greatly increasing our understanding of bone formation and bone diseases

9 March 2021

Researchers from Radboudumc and Eindhoven University of Technology have interwoven various bone cells into an 'organoid' that can independently make new, hard bone tissue. It’s the most complete 3D model of bone formation to date. Peaked your interest? Read more!

How do anxious people deal with coronavirus?

4 March 2021

There is a lot to say about our emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anne-Kathrin Brehl, a researcher at Radboudumc, investigated whether anxious people experienced more or less symptoms during the lockdown.

Dirk Lefeber receives Vici grant

4 March 2021

Dirk Lefeber, Professor, theme Disorders of movement, receives a Vici grant worth 1.5 million euros. He will use this grant to investigate why sugar metabolism differs between organs by use of stem cell models of muscle and brain.

Aart Schene appointed honorary member Dutch Psychiatric Association

3 March 2021

Aart Schene, theme Stress-related disorders, has received the honorary membership of the Dutch Association for Psychiatry (NVvP). The Professor of Psychiatry received the award because of his extraordinary efforts throughout his career to improve the quality of care for psychiatric patients.

Real-time dialogue with a dreaming person is possible

25 February 2021

Dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while we're fast asleep. So, you might not expect that a person in the midst of a vivid dream would be able to perceive questions and provide answers to them. But a new international study shows that, in fact, they can.

SATB1 - Three classes of mutations and their unique rare diseases

18 February 2021

Recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies have made it possible to uncover the causes of multiple rare diseases. A new collaborative study describes how three classes of mutation within the same gene result in different neurodevelopmental disorders.

Research Integrity Round College Tour

11 February 2021

During the online College Tour on 9 March 2021, Dorine Swinkels, Maroeska Rovers and Marcel Olde Rikkert will be there to answer all of your burning questions. The session will be hosted by Dr. Jos Kole.

Lab of Martijn Agterberg stars in prize winning photograph

10 February 2021

With this photograph, Koen Verheijden has won De Zilveren Camera in the category Nature and Science. It was taken for the Dutch newspaper Trouw, and shows the mobile lab of the Radboudumc researcher Martijn Agterberg, where bumblebees are studied to improve hearing aids for humans.

Cell-type specific changes induced by culturing on microfluidic chips.

10 February 2021

A collaborative TURBO (Twente University RadBoudumc Opportunities) project, recently published in Scientific Reports, developed an organ-on-a-chip device which can be used for modelling the neurovascular unit (NVU).

Rob Collin appointed Professor of Molecular therapy for inherited retinal diseases

3 February 2021

Effective 16 January 2021, molecular geneticist Rob Collin has been appointed Professor of 'Molecular Therapy for Inherited Retinal Diseases' at Radboudumc Radboud University.

Four new professors explain the need for cooperation in developmental neuroscience

27 January 2021

In the past, developmental neuroscience was not a field in which people from different disciplines cooperated very much. However, in recent years, the approach has been gradually changing. Four newly appointed professors at Radboudumc/ the Donders Institute understand the importance of teaming up.

Radboud Young Academy safeguards the future of science

21 January 2021

New platform to provide advice on policy, create an interdisciplinary network of early career scientists, and promote career development.

New research through grants for Radboudumc researchers

14 January 2021

Several researchers at the Radboudumc have received grants to start new studies, including on rare diseases, liver disease and cancer metastases. These are grants from the Dutch Research Council, European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases and the Gastric Liver Disease Foundation.

Should we prepare for a corona-related depression wave? Indira Tendolkar and Eric Ruhé talk about their research projects

13 January 2021

Since the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2, many of us have been staying at home in order to limit our social interactions, to keep ourselves and others safe from the virus. Yet, there’s also concern about what social distancing and anxiety generated by media reports are doing to people's mental health.

Nael Nadif Kasri receives 250k Euro from European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP-RD)

7 January 2021

Nael Nadif Kasri, Department of Cognitive Neurosciences, Human Genetics theme Neurodevelopmental disorders, received 250,000 Euro as a member of the SCN1A-UP! consortium.

Werner Koopman received funding from the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

22 December 2020

In a large consortium, Werner Koopman will apply a cell-based reprogramming strategy for drug repositioning in patients with mitochondrial DNA-associated Leigh Syndrome.

Apathy is an early predictor of dementia

16 December 2020

Apathy predicts some forms of dementia years before the first symptoms appear. This is the main finding of Rogier Kievit of the Radboudumc and colleagues from the University of Cambridge in their publication today in Alzheimer's & Dementia.

ERC Consolidator Grant for André Marquand

10 December 2020

André Marquand, theme Neurodevelopmental disorders, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. With this grant of two million euros, he can develop a new research project.

Enthusiasm among young researchers for the new Recognition and Rewards System

10 December 2020

Do you think we assess each other adequately and justly at Radboudumc? How can we create a more collaborative environment that would foster scientific integrity? These questions were discussed at the Research Integrity Round titled ‘Recognition and Rewards for Radboudumc Academics’ on December 9.

Intensive writing week - online from Radboud in'to Languages

9 December 2020

This course is for early-career researchers, such as PhD candidates and postdocs, who are writing an article or thesis.

Midwinter event Pubquiz for all researchers

8 December 2020

Join the online pubquiz on 18 December, 17.00 – 18.30 hrs.

Working energetically from home

3 December 2020

By now, you may have gotten used to it: working from home. The page ‘Working energetically from home‘ offers you tips to help you work from home better, from setting up a good workspace to working more effectively and maintaining a good work-life balance.

Brainy blog Donders Wonders wins prize for science communication

3 December 2020

Donders Wonders, the Donders Institute’s science blog, has won the Communication Award of the NWO Domain Science (ENW). The jury praised the bloggers for the impact and reach of the articles they write and called the way the blog is organised ‘an inspiration’.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on (future) parents and their babies

26 November 2020

While the corona crisis affects all of us, people who have just started a family or are trying to, are doing this in a sub-optimal situation. Researchers are trying to find out how the ongoing crisis is affecting them.

Radboudumc researchers nominated for VIVA400

19 November 2020

In the annual VIVA400 list, Radboudumc researchers Cindy Nabuurs, Nicole van Gelder and Mieke Meulendijks are nominated. They have the chance to be awarded in the category Knappe Koppen. Please vote before 1 December.

Online recruitment of study participants

19 November 2020

On 17 November 2020, more than 70 colleagues discussed 'Online recruitment of study participants’ in a webinar organized by RIHS. This webinar was the first chapter of the RIHS digital health research series.

Radboudumc scientists in international list of most cited scientists

18 November 2020

The list of the 1 percent most cited scientists of the past ten years contains seventeen scientists who are affiliated with Radboudumc or Radboud University. The list was published by Clarivate Analytics.

Learning disorders and Parkinson’s disease: tremor predicts effects of medication

12 November 2020

The effect of dopaminergic medication on the learning abilities of patients with Parkinson’s disease turns out to be linked to the presence of tremor symptoms. In patients who do not experience tremor, dopaminergic medication improves the ability to learn from rewards (reinforcement learning)

FAIR data is necessary but what can it bring you?

11 November 2020

As a researcher you are obliged to manage your data following the FAIR principles. But is it only a necessity or does it actually have advantages? The Radboudumc takes you along in a number of these showcases.

Veni grants for six Radboudumc researchers

5 November 2020

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to six young researchers at Radboudumc, Pascal Miesen, Isabella Wagner, Janita Bralten, Jorge Dominguez Andres, Elin Svensson and Else Eising. This funding will enable them to further develop their research.

600.000 euro to improve Precision Electroconvulsive therapy for depression

4 November 2020

Depression researchers at the Radboudumc and Donders Institute receive 600.000 euro from the Dutch organisation for health research ZonMw. With the grant, the clinical scientists will improve knowledge and reputation of precision electroconvulsive therapy for patients with a depression.

Vidi grants for Francesco Ciompi, Koen Haak and Laurien Buffart

4 November 2020

They each receive 800,000 euros for their own line of research.

Novartis grant received for retinal dystrophy gene sequencing

4 November 2020

Novartis approved a 600K euro grant proposal from Frans Cremers, Susanne Roosing and Alexander Hoischen

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