The Lifecourse Epidemiology and Geroscience agENDa – LEGend – is a research theme of the Leiden University Medical Centre. It brings together multidisciplinary researchers from throughout the LUMC. Lifecourse Epidemiology cover understanding from in the womb to old age and Geroscience studies the biology and therapies of ageing and age-related diseases. This website brings you the latest news, upcoming events, our scientific findings and more.
Following a publication on defining advance care planning (ACP) in dementia and what it entails, a second publication on the 33-country Delphi study addresses policy and research gaps. Evidence-based policy should shape strategic priorities to guide professionals. The taskforce of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) chaired by Dr [...]
Advance care planning is highly relevant for persons with dementia in view of diminishing capacity to express wishes for future care. The commonly cited definitions refer to a continuous process of communication, yet they define advance care planning for person with capacity exclusively. To clarify how to proceed if capacity [...]
The “Toolkit Vitality Garden” is launched! Going outside is not a luxury, but a necessity. Unfortunately, it seems that going outside [...]
Jasmin Annica Keller and Jeroen de Bresser of the LUMC Radiology department published a paper on the identification of brain MRI [...]
On 1 February 2024, Charlotte Poot defended her PhD thesis entitled “Building Bridges for Meaningful eHealth, aligning people, technology and practice [...]
A shift towards a more plant-based diet is promoted as healthy as well as sustainable. Whether this also applies to older [...]
Accumulation of senescent cells leads to numerous diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA). In this study, we set out to characterize heterogeneity [...]