Article overview
In our articles, we explain the impact of the results from the funded projects and our programmes. These articles also provide information about the projects that have received a ZonMw Pearl and about the evaluations commissioned by us. And we share knowledge, experiences, tips and tools.
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Everyone can develop Long COVID
Long COVID is diagnosed if the symptoms still persist after three months. However, it is not known which symptoms...
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Acknowledgement is important
During the initial months of COVID-19, little was known about the nature, size, severity and duration of lingering...
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Pearl for groundbreaking research into microplastics in the placenta
There are growing signs that microplastics and nanoplastics can affect human health. In September last year it was...
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A major loss: no more sense of smell after COVID-19
A loss of smell often occurs following a COVID-19 infection. The majority of patients recover from this quickly, often...
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Aftercare trajectories following hospital admission
Can we further develop the aftercare trajectories following a hospital admission as a consequence of COVID-19? We are...
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We were sometimes amazed by the blood values
At the start of the pandemic, nobody knew anything about COVID-19 and the impact of the virus. There was a lot of...
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Good science: researchers cherish mutual differences but share the same concerns
Good science is not the responsibility of individual researchers. A uniform science policy such as open science accords...
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For many illnesses, behavioural therapy helps to combat fatigue, and that also applies to tiredness following COVID-19
Researchers Hans Knoop and Tanja Kuut from Amsterdam UMC are doing research into the role of behavioural therapy in...
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Biomedical aspects of ME/CFS studied by 2 consortiums
The ZonMw ME/CFS programme funds biomedical research on this illness, exploring what exactly happens in the patient’s...
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HPV and cervical cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection. Amongst other effects, it can cause cervical...
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Knowledge Agenda makes recommendations for transition to animal-free innovations
(Bio)medical research is currently undertaking the transition to animal-free research. ZonMw analysed what is needed to...