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  • Disrupted immune response increases the severity of meningitis
    Disrupted immune response increases the severity of meningitis Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have identified antibodies that target the body's own immune system are associated with a higher risk of developing bacterial meningitis. The study, recently published in eBioMedicine, provides important new insight into why some individuals develop severe disease following infection with the pneumococcal bacterium, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide.
  • New podcast Stress Navigation with APH researcher Mark Hoogendoorn
    New podcast Stress Navigation with APH researcher Mark Hoogendoorn In a world where our smartphones and wearables are gathering overwhelming amounts of data, how can we make use of them to better understand our health? This question is explored by APH researcher Mark Hoogendoorn, professor of artificial intelligence at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In this podcast, we explore the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the health setting and stress research.
  • Nutrition’s Impact on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    Nutrition’s Impact on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension We are pleased to announce the upcoming PhD defense of Chermaine Kwant, whose dissertation sheds new light on the critical but often neglected role of nutrition in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Her research not only advances scientific understanding but also draws on her unique perspective as both a researcher and a former patient.

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