https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:20:23 +0200 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:53:00 +0100 https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/sick-because-of-work-when-work-doesnt-pay-and-prevention-fails Every year, 4,000 Dutch people die as a result of their work. A large proportion of these cases are due to hazardous substances exposure. How can we prevent work-related illnesses due to exposures? 138855 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:53:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/researchers-have-discovered-a-link-between-certain-pfas-and-an-increased-risk-of-thyroid-cancer An international team of researchers, led by Mount Sinai, has discovered a link between certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine. 134865 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-university-iras-and-kwr-start-academic-collaborative-centre-for-healthy-and-safe-water Utrecht University’s Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) and KWR signed a memorandum of understanding on 30 June with the aim of remedying gaps in our knowledge about risk assessment for substances in water. 131840 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:39:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/bite-of-science/research-into-the-impact-of-microplastics-on-womens-health Utrecht researchers are collaborating with women to investigate the potential impact of tiny plastic particles on women's health. 131533 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:15:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/preventive-health-urgent-and-impactful-for-all-researchers Healthcare is under pressure: costs are rising and the quality of care is under threat. Roel Vermeulen, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science, warns. 130094 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/horizon-europe-grant-for-research-into-better-personalised-treatment-for-high-blood-pressure An international research team has received a ten million euro grant from Horizon Europe and UK Research and Innovation. The HYPERMARKER team will develop and test tools supported by artificial intelligence that allow clinicians to select the best treatment for each individual patient with high blood pressure. 129824 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:54:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/a-healthy-environment-encourages-people-to-adopt-healthier-behaviours The place we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the kind of work we do and the people we interact with – all these environmental factors play a role. 129556 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-measurement-campaign-maps-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-air-pollution-in-rotterdam This very moment, a campaign to measure air pollution and urban emissions of greenhouse gases is taking place in the Rotterdam area. 123062 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:47:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/la-vuelta-air-not-always-healthy How clean is the air at the locations visited by La Vuelta? Researchers from Utrecht University mapped the air quality of all stages. 122457 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:51:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/el-aire-de-la-vuelta-no-siempre-es-saludable Se dice que "el ciclismo es saludable" cuando salimos con todo tipo de clima. Pero, ¿hasta qué punto es limpio el aire que se respira si se recorre la misma ruta que el pelotón de La Vuelta en un día normal? 122466 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:51:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/air-quality-mapped-in-detail-by-project-air-view Google donated two Project Air View cars to Utrecht University a year ago. With these ‘Air View’ cars, the quality of air in cities can be mapped down to street level. Jules Kerckhoffs of Utrecht University coordinates these projects and is responsible for processing the data. He talks about his experiences. 124953 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:12:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/iarc-monographs-evaluate-the-carcinogenicity-of-occupational-exposure-as-a-firefighter The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter. 120727 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:52:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/bite-of-science/this-summer-children-research-air-quality-with-utrecht-scientists-0 Curious children who like to investigate can go and do research in Utrecht this summer, together with scientists from Utrecht University. During Summerschool Junior they will work on the theme 'air quality', to which Roel Vermeulen and his team will contribute. 116966 Thu, 19 May 2022 15:16:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/researchers-provide-insights-into-what-constitutes-a-healthy-microbiome-and-the-factors-that-shape Dutch researchers have been able to properly determine the composition of a healthy gut microbiome through large-scale research in more than 8,200 Lifelines participants. The detailed analysis, reported in Nature, allowed the researchers to not only compile a deep catalog of the microbiome, but also to indicate which gut microbes are associated with disease and which with health. 115878 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:02:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/bite-of-science/how-healthy-is-exercising-along-the-utrecht-singel-canal How healthy is it to exercise along the Singel canal with all the traffic passing by? RTV Utrecht and Ulrike Gehring get on their bikes to answer this question. 114316 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:47:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/strong-reasons-for-the-new-who-air-quality-guidelines On 22 September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised its guidelines for air quality. Gerard Hoek of Utrecht University was involved in the study leading to the new WHO guidelines and explains them further. 109964 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:01:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/project-air-view-shares-hyperlocal-map-of-air-quality-in-amsterdam Air quality measurements at street level show that Amsterdam streets with heavy traffic contain up to three times more harmful particles than quieter neighborhoods with fewer cars. 108238 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/air-quality-and-covid-19 Utrecht University will be researching whether air quality affects the course and severity of COVID-19 in the Netherlands. 108142 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/project-air-view-measurements-result-in-hyperlocal-map-of-air-quality-in-copenhagen A so-called Google Air View Car, fitted with advanced air quality equipment by Utrecht University, measured the air quality on every single street in Copenhagen several times during a period of two years. After six million measurements, the Project Air View team, shared the final map. 106783 Wed, 26 May 2021 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-invests-32-million-euros-in-exposome-infrastructure The Exposome-Scan project, that builds on Exposome-NL and X-omics, has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the NWO Investment Grant Large programme. With the grant the researchers will build a unique and large-scale open facility for research into the so-called exposome. 106665 Fri, 21 May 2021 22:53:00 +0200 Nieuws