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… environmental scientists and medical specialists is both unique and robust. With this, the Netherlands is playing an internationally leading role. I therefore expect a lot from the … We therefore need to urgently investigate how many plastic particles from our consumer society penetrate the human body.’ The first interim results will be presented on 3 October … in the studies and therefore hopes that long-term follow-up research will be possible. ‘The Netherlands has a leading international position in scientific research into microplastics, and …

… 10091012110017 ME/CFS is a serious disease with a major impact on individual health and on society. A broad spectrum of genetic, biochemical and environmental factors are believed to be …

… At that time, hospitals could offer very few insights. That is why the programme of the Netherlands Federation of Medical Specialists at an early stage discerned a knowledge gap … we began to collect data on a large scale. Due to the collaboration of 45 hospitals in the Netherlands, we have collected research data from more than 40% of all patients who were … damage. By linking the research data collected within DEFENCE to data available at Statistics Netherlands, we can follow patients for a longer period of time and measure the long-term …

… gehandicapten 2024 Academische Bruggenbouwers Erasmus Medisch Centrum Intellectual disability medicine To enable physicians in intellectual disability medicine to provide the best care for people with intellectual disabilities, ZonMw invests in … research projects. This is one of those projects. View all projects on intellectual disability medicine that received funding from ZonMw. dr. A. Oppewal PhD Slaapproblemen komen veel voor bij …

… are developing knowledge about lifestyle for use in disease prevention, and also as ‘medicine’, and they promote the use of this knowledge in practice. Attention also focuses on … is accessible to all patients, as it is covered by basic health insurance. Using lifestyle as ‘medicine’ A healthy lifestyle is important to prevent illness, but it can also be used to help … are less burdened by their disease, and can sometimes even cure them. Examples of lifestyle medicine in general practice (available in Dutch) include: Overweight patients with arthritic …

… as they ensure that everyone benefits from the research: citizens, scientists and, ultimately, society as a whole. Citizens can engage scientific researchers to help them increase their … The knowledge and perspectives provided by citizens also lead to new insights. Meanwhile, society benefits from Citizen Science because it facilitates more effective and better-informed … but also for studies that will eventually lead to the development of new treatments and medicines, as well as ones that focus on improving care and support for people with illnesses …

… results and will offer researchers greater visibility.’ Open Access to utilise knowledge in society Even though the transition from publishing behind paywalls to Open Access is a difficult … Open Access: ‘Of course, researchers also feel the need to allow their findings to be used by society. In the case of COVID-19 research programmes, you can see that there is a considerable amount of expertise in the Netherlands to counteract the medical and non-medical negative effects of COVID-19. Rapid access …

… Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reveal that this will not change in the Netherlands in the coming years. Indeed, the health gap will only become bigger. I refer to it as 'an untameable problem'. It is unpalatable that a wealthy country such as the Netherlands has not been able to come to grips with this problem. In the government's national … for the Dutch economy. This all the more illustrates the important role ZonMw plays in Dutch society. The policy plan 2020-2024 describes how ZonMw fulfils its role as a funder of health …

… animal-free innovations. The ZonMw programme “More Knowledge with Fewer Animals” and the Dutch Society for Replacement of Animal Testing made more than 2 million euros available for this. The … from Dr D. de Korte-de Boer and Prof. Wolfgang Buhre (Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Maastricht University Medical Center+). In this project, the effect of postponing …

… of which they are findable online by people and computers. As so succinctly worded by the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences:   This openness is essential for … practice in business, at municipalities, in health care institutions and in education. The Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences What is the advantage of Open Access … scientific and social stakeholders. For example, among collaboration partners in science and society (for example patients’ associations) who can contribute to reinforcing the impact of the …

… with HIV (PLHIV) to any of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines that will be implemented for use in the Netherlands HYPOTHESIS: the immune response in PLHIV will be inferior compared to persons … design STUDY POPULATION: PLHIV in care of one of the 22 participating hiv centers in The Netherlands, who are invited for the national SARS-CoV2 vaccination program OUTCOME MEASURES … Vries, P.Katsikis, B.Rijnders, K.Brinkman, A.Roukens, C.Rokx 27 October 2022 Tijdschrift PLOS Medicine Start- en eindpagina 1-20 URL https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003979 Titel …

… ronde 2023 Huisartsgeneeskunde en Ouderengeneeskunde Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum Elderly Medicine Research To meet the changing care demand in the future, we need to improve the quality of elderly medicine. We therefore support academicization by funding PhD research projects for elderly …