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November 27, 2025
Illness in older age is not a given: insights from 35 years of Rotterdam population research

The longest-running population study in the Netherlands – The Rotterdam Study – in the Ommoord district is 35 years old. Professor of Epidemiology and research leader Arfan Ikram is still enthusiastic. The insights from ERGO have led to policy changes in the Netherlands and beyond. ‘It has triggered a change in thinking.’
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November 13, 2025
World’s First Database for Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Researchers at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute have developed a nationwide database containing a wealth of information on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). This resource will soon enable doctors to provide more personalized treatments for patients with this type of skin cancer.
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November 7, 2025
New mechanism in BRCA2 tumors discovered: why chemotherapy sometimes fails

Why do some BRCA2 tumors eventually stop responding to chemotherapy? Researchers at Erasmus MC discovered how these tumors are still able to repair their DNA damage and how they evade the effects of chemotherapy.
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November 4, 2025
Nearly €20 Million to Drive Innovation in Imaging Technology

A national consortium led by Erasmus MC has been awarded €19.6 million through the NWO Large-Scale Research Infrastructures program. The consortium, known as AMICE (Advanced Multimodal Imaging Centers), will invest over the next decade in advancing and refining imaging technologies that are essential for cutting-edge biomedical research.
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October 30, 2025
Screening reduces prostate cancer mortality, even after more than twenty years

A prostate cancer screening program can reduce prostate cancer mortality, even in the long term. That is the take-away from research conducted by Erasmus MC in a large European group of screened men. ‘The longer the follow-up, the more reliable the results.’
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October 8, 2025
Biomarker may predict Parkinson’s disease progression

Researchers at Erasmus MC have discovered a biomarker in the blood that can predict the progression of Parkinson’s disease. ‘Knowing how severe the disease will be in three years allows doctors to plan treatment much more precisely. ’
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