https://www.uu.nl/en en Mon, 06 May 2024 12:25:15 +0200 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/losing-weight-together-with-your-dog-is-beneficial-for-both Research from Utrecht University looked into potential mutual effects of a weight loss program for both humans and dogs on each other. 122005 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-current-process-for-allocating-research-funding-is-in-need-of-reforms A group of early career scientists called The Young Academy is trying to improve the funding process through input from researchers across the Netherlands. 122004 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/repaying-student-loans-may-cost-students-their-health-too A cohort study shows that especially students who struggle to repay their increasingly high debts before early mid-life run higher risks of cardiovascular disease. 122003 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sequencing-a-grain-of-hope Genetic sequence of oat may help us keep our bellies full in the future 122002 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/you-are-what-you-eat-how-you-metabolise-your-food-matters-in-cancer Your metabolism is fundamental to your health, but also your illness. Understanding it is crucial for finding treatments. 122000 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/functioning-liver-units-in-less-than-a-minute Researchers at the UMC Utrecht are working towards on-demand production of cell structures or human body parts. 121999 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/faeces-the-new-anti-ageing-product Transfer of faecal contents from young to aged individuals could reverse symptoms of ageing in the brain, gut, and eye. 121998 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-molecule-of-more-a-dopamine-rush-of-a-book A short review of the popular science book on the influence of dopamine on behaviour and our daily lives: The molecule of more. 121997 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/why-the-major-research-project-should-be-graded-passfail The major research project would benefit from pass/fail grading, instead of numerical. 121996 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/cake-in-the-brain The successful use of the Conditional Activation of Knock-in Expression (CAKE) technique in brain cells allows researchers to study cell processes in more detail. 121995 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-tool-created-by-gsls-students-helps-you-get-the-best-out-of-your-research-project Want to take more control over your learning process? Try it out! 122585 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-ipspine-project-collaboration-is-the-backbone-of-research-for-lower-back-pain The experience of a PhD candidate working in a large research consortium. 122584 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/how-a-lobsters-eye-inspired-a-solution-for-light-pollution Bio Inspired Innovation students are finalists in the Global Biomimicry Design Challenge with their sustainable streetlight design. 122582 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/vacancy-the-brains-of-computer-scientists-needed Scientist use complex methods and computer programs nowadays, to understand the functioning brain, opening an opportunity for computer Scientist in the field of Neuroscience. 122577 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/current-treatments-for-chronic-pain-might-have-the-opposite-effect Recent advances in pain research show that people suffering from chronic pain might have been treated with drugs that do not prevent, but actually facilitate the transition of acute to chronic pain. 121993 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/altered-dna-folding-may-be-at-the-heart-of-diseases-with-no-known-genetic-causes In an interview, PhD student Iwan Vaandrager elaborates on his research on DNA folding. He explains how this process may play a role in a variety of diseases caused by seemingly random, widespread gene expression changes. 122576 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/why-you-can-improvise-your-songs-in-the-shower-but-lose-it-with-an-audience A research team in the US has identified the neural network involved in melodic improvisation during a finch’s practice session. They also discovered why improvisations diminish when performing in front of a female. The answer is stress. 122575 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/immune-system-turns-itself-off-in-tumours-by-fibre-release-0 Until now, it was a mystery why tumours often regrow after treatment. But an American research group has found the culprits. 122574 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/gut-bacteria-as-culprits-for-weight-gain-after-quitting-smoking People who quit smoking often gain weight. A study in mice reveals that gut bacteria might be important regulators for this weight gain. 122573 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/how-seaweed-could-be-the-hero-of-the-century Growing more seaweed could transform our carbon-emitting economy into a carbon-absorbing one! 122572 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws