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A new study on brain imaging by LEGend researchers, the WHIMAS study, has recently started data collection from memory clinic patients at the LUMC. The aim is to study novel cerebrovascular correlates of cognitive impairment and dementia on brain scans.
Dementia is a severe multifactorial, age-related disease resulting in memory loss and cognitive decline. It is often associated [...]
The University Network for the Care Sector South-Holland (UNC-ZH) has a new website, which is currently operational, but still under construction. For now it is only in Dutch, but the English webpages will follow soon. We will keep you posted regarding our latests research on elderly care via:
When we sleep poorly, we immediately realize how much it affects our mood. But research suggests that poor sleep is also linked to biological changes in our gut health.
The systematic review recently published thoroughly analyzed all trials and studies associating certain bacterial profiles with poor sleep. In essence, poor sleep is associated with an inflammatory bacterial profile. Given the interest in naturally-occurring muscle mass loss due to ageing – termed sarcopenia -, mechanism through which these inflammatory gut bacteria [...]
November 15 the Medical Delta Conference 2022 took place entitled: Technology: THE Gamechanger for Health. This conference was held at the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, Europa’s ‘City of Science 2022’. At this event 8 female professors became Medical Delta Hoogleraar among which LEGends chair prof. dr. Eline Slagboom who has now a dual position at LUMC and TU Delft.
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Professor of elderly care at the LUMC, Wilco Achterberg, has been appointed as visiting professor at the University of Nottingham as of August 1. Congratulations, Wilco! On October 21st he gave a lecture on pain in people with dementia – one of the main collaborative topics between Nottingham and the LUMC – at the event celebrating Ageing and Rehabilitation Research in Nottingham.
On Octobter 17th, a first strategic retreat was held. During the meeting researcher from throughout the LUMC connected in various innovations pipelines. Discussions covered topics throughout the lifecourse: from inside the womb until late in life. The goal of the meeting was to connect researchers and spark multi-disciplinary collaboration, which was met by great enthusiasm of the participants. As a follow-up of the meeting the pipelines will organise follow-up meetings to further strengthen collaborations. If you want to get involved [...]
Is a decline in daily steps during chemotherapy treatment associated with severe toxicities in older patients with cancer? And how do you successfully set up a study with wearables in older cancer patients receiving chemotherapy? PhD student Joosje Baltussen received a grant from Stichting de Drie Lichten to answer these questions during a 6-month research fellowship in Mexico City, Mexico.
As older patients are at higher risk of developing chemotherapy-related toxicities and we face a global lack of healthcare personnel [...]
On Sunday 18 September 2022 the Leiden Longevity Study (LLS) participation day took place. During this day researchers and more than 330 participants came together to talk about the results that the LLS has garnered until now.
In honour of the 20 year existence of the LLS participants from all over the Netherlands were invited to come together in Corpus Leiden. Here researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) talked about the many facets of aging research [...]
De langdurige ouderenzorg staat in alle zorgvelden volop onder de druk. Dit vraagt om vernieuwing op vele fronten. De zes samenwerkende Academische Werkplaatsen Ouderenzorg (SANO) lanceren daarom een Kennisagenda Langdurige Ouderenzorg.
Met deze nieuwe kennisagenda beschikt de langdurige ouderenzorg over een kompas dat inzicht geeft in de huidige kennistekorten en helpt bij prioritering van kennisontwikkeling. De agenda ondersteunt het beleid dat gericht is op duurzame en goede zorg voor ouderen in een kwetsbare positie. Ook kan met de agenda [...]
De SANO Wetenschapsdag was dit jaar een groot succes. Georganiseerd door het UNC-ZH, een dag vol onderzoek in de langdurige zorg met ruim 50 (poster)presentaties. Met dank aan alle sprekers en bezoekers werd het een inspirerende dag. Nieuwsgierig? Het UNC-ZH hebben een korte impressievideo gemaakt van de dag: