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- During the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers often had to choose between societal freedoms and preventing the spread of the coronavirus. As more people contracted the virus, pressure on the healthcare system increased. Frontline healthcare workers sometimes had to provide care that fell below their usual standards. Working under high pressure contributed to moral injury among healthcare workers: a…
- Populations with a migration background and lower educational/occupational groups were more vulnerable to negative changes related to mental health, income, healthy behavior (i.e. diet, tobacco, alcohol use) and access to non-COVID-19 healthcare during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. These populations were also at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes…
- Learn how the quality instrument 'Managing fatigue and life balance' supports the care for people with fatigue as a result of chronic conditions.
- Learn more about the development and implementation of a guideline for neck pain and headache that focuses on exercise and physiotherapeutic care.
- COVID-19 measures, such as lockdowns, reduced the spread of non-COVID respiratory infections, which are linked to the development of neurological autoimmune diseases like narcolepsy, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. LUMC, Amsterdam UMC, and Sleep-Wake Center SEIN will investigate whether COVID-19 measures reduced the number of new autoimmune disease cases. The societal effects of…
- In het Post-COVID Netwerk Nederland werken patiënten, wetenschappers, zorgprofessionals en maatschappelijke partners samen om wetenschappelijk onderzoek en patiëntenzorg voor mensen met post-COVID onderling en op elkaar af te stemmen.
- Read more about a brief intervention in primary care for patients with problematic use of alcohol: the Motiposh project.
- Accumulation of the protein α-Synuclein in brain cells is characteristic of Parkinson's disease. However, we still do not understand why certain cells are vulnerable to this protein buildup while others are not. Additionally, we have limited knowledge of how and when disease processes manifest in different cell types.ObjectiveThe 4DPD-Omics consortium will use advanced molecular techniques to…
- Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. It is expected that 1 in 5 people in the Netherlands will develop dementia in the future, but there are still no effective treatments. Researchers aim to develop such treatments. Multiple processes are involved in Alzheimer's disease, such as the clustering of amyloid and tau proteins, as well as inflammatory reactions in the brain…
- In dit project worden processen om te identificeren die gemeenschappelijk zijn voor zowel veroudering als Alzheimer en die vervolgeffecten hebben op cognitieve achteruitgang onderzocht.
- Lees meer over het project dat behandeling en diagnose wil verbeteren voor de ziekte van Creutzfeldt-Jakob.
- Neurodegeneratieve ziekten kunnen ontstaan door ophoping van alfa-synucleïne. Dit project onderzoekt de effecten van dit eiwit.