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Collaboration
Together with experts from other (inter)national organizations, we aim to ensure that every patient is cared for by the most suitable medical professionals and can beneft from latest insights. Read more about our activities and insights on collaboration
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Artikelen over het afweersysteem
The immune sytem protects our body against infectious diseases caused by bacterias, viruses and fungi. Vaccines can help the immune system.
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Medicines & drug development
Which drugs are most suitable for which patient? Which combinations of drugs work best? Can drugs be more afforable? Read about our latest activities and insights here,
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Clot dissolver after stroke makes no difference for recovery
Patients with acute ischemic stroke do not recover better if they are given a clot-dissolving drug before further treatment. This finding has been the result of a large international study of neurologists and radiologists from 20 hospitals. The research was carried out within the CONTRAST consortium and coordinated by Amsterdam UMC. The findings were published in the scientific journal The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Scientists can detect brain tumors by analyzing urine
Scientists can detect brain tumors by analyzing urine, using simple test
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Ultra-modern imaging facilities bring together clinical care, research and drug development
Amsterdam UMC’s Imaging Center offers required technical facilities to provide a good diagnostic picture, and brings together clinical care, research and drug development under one roof.
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Unique facility to train skills next to expertise
In 2019 Amsterdam UMC opened the Amsterdam Skills Centre. It utilizes the latest technologies so that surgeons and other medical personnel can master new techniques faster.
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Injections with Platelet Rich Plasma not effective for ankle osteoarthritis patients
An injection into the ankle joint with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) does not work better in ankle osteoarthritis than an injection with saline (a placebo).
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Make a difference for cancer patients!
Researchers involved in cancer research at both locations of Amsterdam UMC can apply for grants for innovative and promising research that may be at an early stage or is otherwise not yet ready for submission to other funding agencies. These grants are made possible by the Cancer Center Amsterdam Foundation.
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The future of vaccination
The Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium is just around the corner, and with the timely theme of “The Future of Vaccination”, it is difficult to detach the symposium from the current events.
