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To diagnose lung cancer and determine the optimal treatment strategy, physicians typically rely on tissue examination.

Two projects investigating how AI is used in healthcare and other sectors have received a grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded 2.3 million to a new research initiative on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

Tick bites are a growing problem in the Netherlands, especially in Overijssel and Gelderland. Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks and is difficult to recognise.

Greater understanding of how depression progresses thanks to brain scan. Depression affects millions of people worldwide, but much is still unknown about this illness and treatments don't always work.

Military personnel, police officers, firefighters and healthcare workers may experience moral injury: psychological and social problems caused by moral dilemmas.

TU/e PhD candidate Lotte Ewals involves patients in her research on earlier detection of pancreatic cancer.

FORESIGHT consortium stimulates molecular imaging in the development of new immunotherapy drugs and the matching of existing drugs with patients.

Due to capacity problems, about 600 babies have to be moved to another Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) every year.

BMT researcher Maaike Bril studies skin cells in their dynamic environment with an adaptable hydrogel.

TU/e's Precision Medicine group develops nature-inspired nanotechnology to use genetic drugs as immunotherapy.

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed.

During his PhD research, biomedical engineer Mohammad Jouybar explored how to build specific organ-on-a-chip or even cancer-on-a-chip devices.

Fibroblasts are the most common cell type in connective tissue. They can be compared to 'nature's stitches', holding together damaged tissue until it is healed.

The care for people with dementia often falls on the shoulders of women. Health economist Yvonne Krabbe-Alkemade is researching the consequences of the increasing demand for care on the position of women in society.

Exercise is good for you, yet many of us do not move enough. Human movement scientist Bart Visser, endowed professor at VU Amsterdam, researches ways to encourage people to be more active and to maintain these habits.

An abortion following an unintended pregnancy is generally not the cause of mental health issues in young women.

How do our values change as we age? VU researcher Ingmar Leijen reveals that young people, particularly millennials, experience more rapid shifts in their values compared to older generations.

Maritza Rovers became a microscale scaffold builder for her PhD research as she sought ways to regenerate and grow eye, nerve, and plant cells.

Juliette van Haren used insights from medical biology and industrial design for her PhD research. A better alternative for current incubator care: that's the goal of the interdisciplinary This new approach mimics the womb and may offer premature babies better development chances.

Humour can influence pain. Physiotherapist Wendy Scholten-Peeters, professor at VU Amsterdam, decided to conduct an experiment with her colleagues during Amsterdam's Museum Night.

Successfully losing weight and maintaining your weight loss? This is most achievable when you have confidence in your own abilities and a social environment that doesn't make it too difficult.

Pioneer in synthetic biology and DNA data storage joins the Netherlands Academy of Engineering As a fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE), Professor Tom de Greef joins a select group of prominent professionals.

The use of gardens for relaxation or treatment can have positive effects on patients' health. However, these opportunities are often not utilised to their full potential.