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October 27, 2022
Booster vaccinations prove useful for people with transplanted kidney Booster vaccinations prove useful for people with transplanted kidney Immune response emerges after multiple shots
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People are remarkably resilient during coronavirus pandemic, though many psychological symptoms in long-Covid “It is hopeful that a large proportion of people appear resilient in the short term. But the long-term effects are not yet known," says Brenda Penninx.
Do not differentiate between patients with and without corona “Corona has had preferential treatment in healthcare for too long”, argues Armand Girbes, head of intensive care VUmc at Amsterdam UMC in response to research by the RIVM. This shows that postponing non-acute operations in 2020 and 2021 has cost at least 320,000 healthy years of life.
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Plenty of theories, but long covid remains a mystery Minuscule blood clots, an immune system that has been set adrift, a residual virus. Enough theories to explain long covid, but there is no proof yet. Michèle van Vugt, professor of infectious diseases: “And as long as you don't know the cause, you can't treat it properly”.
Two long covid patients show inflammation in the entire brain Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and UMC Utrecht saw inflammation throughout the brain region in two patients with long-term symptoms after a coronavirus infection. This has not been shown before in living people with lung covid.
Corona infections are on the rise. Time for a new round of vaccinations? Experts start warning: there is a corona wave ahead. At this point in time experts can't predict exactly how this next wave will develop. Marjolein van Egmond: 'What we need to do above all is keep a close eye on the virus'.

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COVID-19 Biobank The COVID-19 Biobank is set up with the aim to enable as much research as possible in patients with COVID-19. The biobank collects a.o. clinical data, DNA and blood samples from COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Amsterdam UMC.
COVID-19 Task Force Research To enhance internal coordination between all COVID-19 research activities, Amsterdam UMC have set up five COVID-19 expert groups, which report to the overarching COVID-19 Task Force Research.
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Studies

Breath-taking discoveries: the relationship between COVID-19 and the diaphragm

Researchers from the Intensive Care Medicine and Physiology departments were the first in the world to show that diaphragm muscle fibers possess the required receptors for the corona virus and that virus particles invaded the diaphragm muscle fibers.

Trombosis & COVID-19: addressing thrombosis-specific questions in COVID-19 patients

Researchers of the Vascular Medicine department were one of the first to publish about the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients.

Severe COVID-19: Is complement the way out?

International phase III trial targeting the complement system to treat severe COVID-19.

CounterCOVID study: oral imatinib to prevent pulmonary vascular leak in COVID-19

Translational COVID-19 research that has led to clinical application of imatinib with the potential of a global impact.

The SWITCH-study: Combining a first shot of Janssen with a second vaccination

In the SWITCH-study four academic centers joined forces to investigate whether a second shot with Janssen, Pfizer or Moderna provide a better immune response against SARS-CoV-2.

Impact regulations COVID-19 on mental and social health of children and adolescents

This study investigates the impact of governmental regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and social health of children and adolescents.

Impact of social isolation on vulnerable populations during COVID-19

Research on the impact of social isolation among vulnerable populations in the Netherlands.

FindMyApps project: technological solutions to overcome social isolation

Vulnerable elderly people are even more in social isolation than they were before the Covid-19-outbreak. The FindMyApps project has shifted its focus to the support required to help these people (learn to) use technological solutions such as video calling.