New generation of immune cells against breast cancer
Prof. Dr. Reno Debets, researcher within the Internal Oncology department of the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, has received a subsidy of over 900,000 euros from KWF for his research on new immune cells for the treatment of breast cancer. The aim of the research is to create, through a public-private partnership, a new generation of […]
Scientists discover how harmful protein pimple is removed from DNA
Researchers at Erasmus MC have discovered a new mechanism to repair an important type of DNA damage. It concerns damage that manifests as a protein pimple on the DNA and likely plays a role in aging. ‘Not much research had been done on this yet.’
AI model predicts risk of skin cancer better than existing methods
Researchers at Erasmus MC have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts the risk of skin cancer based on a photograph of the face. The AI model outperforms the current methods doctors use to assess skin cancer risk.
Parasitic worm infections expected to be less effectively controlled in the future
Regular preventive deworming of populations living with soil-transmitted intestinal worms can lead to drug resistance within ten years, according to an extensive simulation model created by scientists from Erasmus MC and published in Nature Communications.
Hope placed on gene therapy for rare CAMK2 syndrome
Pediatrician Daniëlle Veenma and neuroscientist Geeske van Woerden are collaborating on a treatment for the rare CAMK2 syndrome. Currently, a cure is not possible. With funding from the Dutch Hersenstichting, they are mapping out the potential of a form of gene therapy. ‘We have good hope that we will succeed.’
With a simple device, scientists observe blood flow in mouse brains in 3D
Scientists from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Erasmus MC have succeeded in visualizing the blood flow in mouse brains in three dimensions using a relatively simple and inexpensive ultrasound device they developed themselves. The team presents their findings in Science Advances.