Artificial 'baby butter' for foetus skin Mar 29, 2009
LONDON: Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have come up with an artificial version of the buttery coating that protects and nurtures a foetus' developing skin. Joke Bouwstra and Robert Rissman say that their artificial "baby butter" may find a use outside the womb, in speeding up wound healing and treating eczema. (India Times, India)
Badu Bonsu II was not an Asante King - Manhyia Mar 25, 2009
Kumasi, March 24, GNA - Manhyia Palace has denied reports that Badu Bonsu II, a Ghanaian Chief, beheaded by the Dutch Colonialists in revenge attack in the 1730s and had since been kept at Leiden Museum, was an Asante. Mr George Osei Antwi, Media Relations Manager, told the Ghana News Agency that the Asantes throughout history never went to battle with the Dutch. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Dutch hospital to send Ghanaian chiefs head home Mar 22, 2009
Bonsus head was discovered last year in a jar of formaldehyde at the Leiden University Medical Centers anatomical collection by a Dutch author. Ghana asked for it to be returned and the Dutch government asked the hospital to cooperate. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
King's head, in jar, going home to Ghana Mar 21, 2009
Bonsu's head was discovered last year in a jar of formaldehyde at the Leiden University Medical Center's anatomical collection by a Dutch author ... The head was apparently brought to Leiden around that time at the request of a researcher who studied skull shapes. (MSNBC -- International)
Netherlands to return head of 19th-century Ghanaian king Mar 21, 2009
He was doing research for a book about the life of two Ghanaian princes in the Netherlands and made the discovery in the archives of Leiden University, Radio Netherlands reported. The author, Arthur Japin, informed the Ghanaian ambassador to the Netherlands of this. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dutch to return Ghana king's head Mar 21, 2009
The Leiden museum, which has been storing the head, said it hoped it could now have a dignified burial ... At some point, the king's head was taken from Ghana to the Netherlands, and has been kept in a jar of formaldehyde at the Leiden University Medical Centre ever since. (BBC News)
Climate Change Reduces Nutritional Value Of Algae Mar 15, 2009
(July 2, 2002) According to fellow phycologists, algae expert Stefan Draisma from the Leiden University has turned brown algae phylogeny completely upside down. His research shows that few of the currently assumed. (Science Daily)
The little known prime minister Mar 10, 2009
He studied in Medan and Bandung, before moving to Leiden in The Netherlands around 1929 to study law. In Holland, he gained an appreciation for socialist principles, and joined several labor unions as he worked to support himself. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Flu Virus Foiled? Molecule Attacks Many Viruses Feb 27, 2009
In addition to Wilson and Ekiert, authors of the paper are Gira Bhabha and Marc-Andr; Elsliger of Scripps Research, and Robert Friesen, Mandy Jongeneelen, Mark Throsby, and Jaap Goudsmit of Crucell Holland BV, Leiden, The Netherlands. The work was funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, a predoctoral fellowship from the ARCS Foundation and the Skaggs Institute. (Science Daily)
Madagascar: Mayor Runs Out of Options But Forces President Into Corner [analysis] Feb 18, 2009
Stephen Ellis (SE), professor in the faculty of social sciences at the Free University of Amsterdam and Senior researcher at the Africa Study Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands. The heart of the matter. (allAfrica.com)
A sophistication unfolds in a new dictionary Feb 15, 2009
(I have gratefully used Hein Steinhauer's Leerboek Indonesisch, Leiden, 2005, as my guide and reference for grammar). Indonesian "slang" is generally not included, although the entry ketemu ("to meet") can still be found under "k", from where we are rerouted to temu, under which it cannot be found back next to the more official bertemu. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Dr. Willem Kolff dies at 97; Dutch physician built first kidney ... Feb 14, 2009
Willem Johan Kolff was born in Leiden, the Netherlands, on Feb. 14, 1911, the son of a doctor. Although his childhood goal was to become the director of a zoo, his father convinced him to study medicine instead, and he received his degree from Leiden University in 1938. (Los Angeles Times)
The resurgence of religion in modern era Feb 12, 2009
M Hilaly Basya, Leiden ... The writer is an activist of the Pemuda Muhammadiyah (Muhammadiyah Youth Wing) and a student of Islamic Studies at Leiden University, the Netherlands. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
DSM and Crucell Sign Agreement with Bioceros to Serve as Pre-Approved Cell Line Generation Partner of PER.C6(R) Cell Line Proteins Feb 10, 2009
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- DSM Biologics and Crucell N.V. (Euronext, Nasdaq: ; Swiss Exchange: CRX) announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Bioceros B.V. of Utrecht, The Netherlands to join their Vendor Network ... Important partners and licensees include DSM Biologics, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, Wyeth and Merck & Co. Crucell is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands, with subsidiaries in Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Korea... (PR Newswire)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Building immunity in the womb Feb 8, 2009
The new research explains "precisely how that works," said Dr. Jon J. van Rood, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Leiden who conducted the original research. By homing in on regulatory T cells in fetal lymph nodes, "they found the crucial clue.". (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk Feb 7, 2009
The Framingham score did no better than chance in predicting the 108 deaths that occurred among the 215 women and 87 men who were followed for five years, said researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. The finding was published online Jan. 9 in the journal BMJ.. (MEDLINEplus)
In Europe, payback time for bankers Feb 7, 2009
"There's no opposition to giving bonuses or high pay to people who are successful," added Bolkestein, now a professor at the universities of Delft and Leiden in the Netherlands. "But there should be no extra money for people who have failed.". (International Herald Tribune)
Climb into a gigantic nose at Corpus Mar 29, 2008
Trains available from the Leiden station in Amsterdam or The Hague Central station. By bus, from Leiden, bus 57 to Lisse (Snellius stop), or from The Hague, bus 32 toward Katwijk (Transferium A44 stop). (CNN -- Travel)
Dutch reliefMuted reaction to anti-Islam film in the Netherlands Mar 29, 2008
Maurits Berger, an expert on Islam from Leiden University, shares the view that the film is milder than expected, but he says there could still be problems. "I'm worried about what I call the Salman Rushdie effect - then, having not read the book was no bar to protest and that could be the case here," he said. (BBC News -- Europe)
Dutch Government Condemns Lawmaker's Movie Linking Islam With Violence Mar 28, 2008
The movie isn't an insult to Muslims,'' Maurits Berger, a professor of Islam in the Western world at Leiden University, said in an interview with NOS. ``It's nothing more than a sequence of images from the past years. . (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Dutch lawmaker releases anti-Quran film on the Web Mar 28, 2008
The film was not as jarring as anticipated, said Maurits Berger, professor of Islam in the West at Leiden University. "It's a series of images and photos, headlines from recent years which we already know," he said. (MSNBC -- International)
Kosovo independence -- Feb. 21 p. 2 Feb 26, 2008
WIM ROFFEL Leiden, Netherlands. This author is drunk on the high language of diplomacy, global community, human rights and democracy. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Identical Twins Not As Identical As Believed Feb 20, 2008
Researchers at UAB( University of Alabama), Leiden University Medical Center and VU University, The Netherlands; and Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden recently published their findings. . (Science Daily)
Changes In Narcoleptics' Skin, Core Body Temperatures Affect Their Vigilance And Sleepiness Feb 6, 2008
The study, authored by Rolf Fronczek, of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, and Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands, focused on eight patients who were diagnosed with narcolepsy with cataplexy and suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness. The subjects' vigilance was measured using the Psychomotor Vigilance Task, and their sleepiness was assessed with the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test. (Science Daily)
Enzyme May Treat Gluten Intolerance Jan 31, 2008
Dr. C. Mitea from Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands and associates tested the enzyme in a system designed to closely mimic the human gastrointestinal tract, according to their report, published in the medical journal Gut. The enzyme accelerated the digestion of glutenins and gliadins that are found in white bread, the authors report. (Newsmax)
Human rights violations and the search for a job Jan 26, 2008
In a lecture at Universiteit Leiden about those deprived of job opportunities due to their sexual orientation, I simply thought it was "horrible" but I never dreamed of having something similar happen to anyone I know, let alone myself ... The writer is a graduate of Universiteit Leiden Law School, the Netherlands. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Injuries might boost clot risk Jan 26, 2008
In a study of 2,471 patients diagnosed with either deep venous thrombosis (a blood clot in the leg) or pulmonary embolism (a clot that has traveled to the lung), researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that ... Indeed, the latter group has a 50-fold increased risk, says Rosendaal, a professor of clinical epidemiology at Leiden University Medical Center. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Exhibition gives light to works of unknown colonial photographer Jan 23, 2008
His search found an answer at Museum of Cultural Anthropology in Leiden, the Netherlands. "Jean Demmeni was relatively unknown compared to other colonial time photographers like Woodburry and Page, for example," Firman said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
International Prize for Ian Buruma Jan 23, 2008
After studying Chinese in Leiden and Japanese film in Tokyo, he became cultural editor of The Far Eastern Economic Review and foreign editor of The Spectator; since 2003 he is Henry R. Luce Professor of Democracy, Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, New York ... In 2008 he is holding the Cleveringa-chair at the University of Leiden and will be professorial fellow at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden. (Canada Newswire)
Progentix Orthobiology B.V. Closes Series A Financing Round Jan 22, 2008
BioGeneration Ventures was co-founded by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI), NWO, the holding of the University of Leiden, and ABN-AMRO Capital. BioGeneration closely cooperates with Forbion Capital Partners (). (PR Newswire)
Transforming Indonesia's family business groups Jan 19, 2008
The writer, holding a PhD degree from Leiden University in the Netherlands and is currently a visiting fellow at NUS Business School in Singapore. She studies family business groups in Southeast Asia, and has recently published an independent corporate biography of the Salim Group. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Uli Kozok: Discoverer of world's oldest Malay manuscript Jan 19, 2008
In fact the Tanjung Tanah manuscript had been registered as one of the Kerinci ancient manuscripts by Dutch linguist Petrus Voorhoeve in 1941 and the record was kept in a library in Leiden, the Netherlands. The library had a photo of the manuscript, but it was not that clear. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Minor Leg Injuries Associated With Risk Of Blood Clots Jan 16, 2008
and colleagues at Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, studied 2,471 patients who developed venous thrombosis between 1999 and 2004. The patients completed a questionnaire about any injuries, surgical procedures, plaster casts or immobilizations they had within one year of developing blood clots, as well as their height, weight, family history and sports participation. (Science Daily)
Minor Leg Injury a Risk Factor for Blood Clot Jan 16, 2008
Major injuries that require surgery, a plaster cast, or immobilization are known risk factors for venous thrombosis, Dr. Frits R. Rosendaal and associates at Leiden University Medical Center note in their paper ... Compared to uninjured subjects without these mutations, the risk in those with a mutation in factor V Leiden was increased by nearly 50-times; and those with a mutation in factor II 20210 plus a leg injury had nearly 9-times the risk of venous thrombosis. (MEDLINEplus)
Galaxy 'Hunting' Made Easy: Quasars Light The Way Jan 14, 2008
SINFONI was developed and built by an international consortium consisting of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany, ESO, and NOVA, Leiden, the Netherlands (see ESO PR 21/04). This research is presented in a paper in press in the Astrophysical Journal ("The SINFONI Mg II Program for Line Emitters (SIMPLE): discovering starbursts near QSO sightlines" by N. Bouch; et al.). (Science Daily)
Snail shell takes a weird turn Jan 9, 2008
"It is sort of biological madness," says Jaap Jan Vermeulen, a taxonomist from the Nationaal Herbarium of the Netherlands in Leiden and a member of the team that discovered the snails. Most land snails' shells have a single coiling axis, making for a simple spiral. (Nature News Service)
In treating muscular dystrophy, an early drug test shows promise Jan 3, 2008
"We are still years from its first application," said Gert-Jan van Ommen, head of human genetics at Leiden University Medical Center and an author of a report on the drug that is being published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The work was done by researchers from universities in The Netherlands and Belgium, and from a Dutch company, Prosensa, that makes the drug. (International Herald Tribune)
Highly Promising Dutch Research Into Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease Dec 17, 2007
Researchers Expect Groundbreaking Results LEIDEN, The Netherlands, December 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Top Institute Pharma presents a new and highly promising research project ... The project is being realized in cooperation with Solvay Pharmaceuticals B.V., DNage B.V., the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, the Netherlands Brain Bank, VU University Amsterdam, VU Medical Center, the Leiden University Medical Center, Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht and the Erasmus MC in... (PR Newswire)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
The ghost of research past Dec 5, 2007
But Jan Vandenbroucke, an epidemiologist at the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands cautions that it may be too soon to draw conclusions about bias. Ioannidis and his colleagues should enlist the help of experts in each field to determine how much merit there is in arguments that favor observational research, he says. (Nature News Service)
Genetic Testing May Help People With Severe Type Of Migraine Dec 5, 2007
"Our findings have important clinical implications," said study author Michel D. Ferrari, MD, PhD, with Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. "Since many people with this type of migraine are initially misdiagnosed and not given the proper treatment, understanding the genetic basis of this type of migraine may help clinicians in diagnosing and treating the problem. Most patients are initially diagnosed with epilepsy, stroke or other disorders and are treated accordingly with... (Science Daily)
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd: A critical theologist fighting for justice Nov 30, 2007
"Besides, democracy can result in a new government that the U.S. might not like," said Zayd, who supervised master's and PhD students at the University of Leiden as well. "But when speak about the culture of the West; we speak about ideas and philosophies ... about possible shared values ... about a free market of an exchange of ideas. "Here the distinction between the East and West is sometimes ideologically emphasized," he said. "Hence, the differentiation of the different aspects of the West... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Democracy in Indonesia and Middle East countries Nov 30, 2007
Giora Eliraz, Leiden ... The writer is Research Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Affiliated Fellow at KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Leiden). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Stem Cells Train Heart Following Heart Attack Nov 30, 2007
Liesbeth Winter of the Leiden University Medical Center, however, was able to prove the concept of using the embryonic potential of adult human cells to train the heart: this cell therapy ensured that less tissue died and that the remaining heart cells functioned better ... Researchers from Leiden University discovered this in a project forming part of the Dutch Programme for Tissue Engineering, funded by Technology Foundation STW and the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and... (Science Daily)
Eritrea-Ethiopia border deadline looms amid war fears Nov 29, 2007
"The U.N. will look at the security situation and if that is unstable and the threat of war is seen as real, they will not move out," said Jon Abbink, professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. "They will even renew the mandate. If they move out immediately then you have another stepped-up level of threat in the region," he said. (AlertNet)
Church closed -- Nov. 27, p. 2 Nov 29, 2007
ML FAUZI Leiden, the Netherlands. If Abu Zayd did say Holy Koran is not a revelation from Allah to the Prophet Muhammad, he must not be allowed to shoot his mouth off at an Islamic gathering. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Ministry was told to keep me out, says Egyptian scholar Nov 27, 2007
In the Netherlands, Abu Zayd serves as a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Leiden. (wda). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Study: Migraines Thicken the Brain Nov 24, 2007
" Professor Peter Goadsby, of the University College London Institute of Neurology, was encouraged by the discovery, saying: "The new data provide further clear evidence that migraine is a brain disorder. The findings are consistent with a change in the way the brain handles information, such as pain signals or light or sound. (DigitalJournal.com)
Military Contractors Aided the First Thanksgiving Nov 22, 2007
John Carver, the leader of the small religious community of English exiles in Leiden, Holland, chartered the Mayflower and the services of its crew. Christopher Jones, a part-owner of the vessel, captained the 12-year-old ship. (Newsmax)
Migraine Sufferers Have Different Brains Nov 22, 2007
In an unrelated study, researcher Mark C. Kruit, M.D., and colleagues from Leiden University in the Netherlands identified tiny brain lesions in the brains of a significant percentage of migraine sufferers who underwent MRI.. In an interview with WebMD in 2004 , Kruit predicted that the imaging studies would "change the common perception that migraine is a trivial problem with only transient symptoms.". (CBS News)
Regular exercise reduces risk of blood clots Nov 21, 2007
Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands evaluated 7,860 people aged 18-70. Patients who had suffered their first blood clot in a leg vein or lung artery were compared with control subjects who had never experienced blood clots. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Make state-sanctioned killing only a memory Nov 20, 2007
Near the St. Peter's Church in Leiden in the Netherlands there is a "historical spot" that is an ancient execution ground ... Chiu Hei-yuan is a professor at Leiden University. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
High-tech CT Scans: Not A Bad Choice To Test For Clogged Arteries Nov 10, 2007
John Hoe, from Mount Elizabeth Hospital of Singapore; and Albert de Roos, from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Presentation title: Coronary artery evaluation using 64-row, multidetector computed tomography angiography (CORE-64), results of a multicenter trial to assess the diagnostic accuracy and predictive ability compared with conventional angiography. (Science Daily)
Recreational Cocaine Use May Impair Inhibitory Control Nov 8, 2007
In a study in PLoS One, researchers at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, led by Lorenza Colzato, employed the "stop-signal paradigm" to measure the length of time taken by subjects to initiate and suppress a prepared reaction. The stop-signal task requires participants to react quickly and accurately by pressing a left or right key in response to the direction of a left- or right-pointing green arrow. (Science Daily)
Pig-like beast discovered in South America Nov 3, 2007
The newly named (Pecari maximus) was found in the basin of the Rio Aripuan and confirmed to be a distinct species via a genetic analysis conducted by the Leiden Centre for Environmental Sciences in the Netherlands ... Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen of the University of Leiden recently was doing some field surveys in the area and saw the unusual mammal. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Indigenous languages in danger of disappearing Oct 27, 2007
The Alor and Pantar Project (from 2003-2007), funded by the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research, Leiden University and Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Documentation Program, has documented endangered languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, in Alor and Pantar, such as Klon, Kafoa (West Alor), Abui (Central Alor) and Teiwa (West Pantar). Dayak languages found in West Kalimantan are also believed to be threatened. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
U of R Gets Millions to Study Muscular Dystrophy Oct 26, 2007
The new Fields Center for Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD) and Neuromuscular Research will be an international collaboration between the URMC Department of Neurology and Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. The money was donated by Richard T. Fields, chairman and founder of resort developer Coastal Development. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Jan Wolkers, Dutch novelist, poet and sculptor dies at 81 Oct 20, 2007
Born in the western Dutch town of Oegstgeest in 1925, Wolkers studied painting in Leiden at the end of World War II and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam from 1949-53. He started writing in 1957, a year he spent living in Paris, publisher De Bezige Bij said. (International Herald Tribune)
Long-lost, Dangerous Asteroid Is Found Again Oct 16, 2007
The original designation of P-L stands for "Palomar-Leiden," the juxtaposition of two observatory names that reflect what was a very fruitful collaboration by the trio of pioneer asteroid searchers Tom Gehrels of the University of Arizona, and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten. Gehrels made a sky survey using the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope at the famed Palomar Observatory, long before modern asteroid reconnaisances, and shipped the photographic plates to... (Science Daily)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: abandoned to fanatics Oct 9, 2007
After attending the University of Leiden, Hirsi Ali began speaking publicly about the repression of women under Islam, and shortly thereafter she started receiving death threats from local Muslims. Her security situation eventually became so dire that she moved to the U.S. in 2002. (Los Angeles Times)
* Taiwan Quick Take Oct 8, 2007
The one-and-half day conference was organized by Taiwanese doctoral students at Leiden University in the Netherlands and sponsored by Taiwanese students at the University of Leuven to provide a platform for Taiwanese academics in Europe to present their work and increase cooperation between Taiwan and the EU, the organizer said. A number of young Taiwanese academics pursuing their doctoral degrees from universities in Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Germany and Sweden participated. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Long haul flights treble risk of DVT Sep 30, 2007
Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam and Nestle Medical Services monitored 8,755 employees of multinational companies for more than four years to find out how many developed the potentially fatal condition ... "The study clearly shows this could be prevented if seats were adjustable or there was more space," said Suzanne Cannegieter at Leiden University Medical Centre. (Management-Issues)
Big Island resident was WWII hero in Netherlands Sep 30, 2007
Born in the Dutch East Indies as Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, he returned to the Netherlands before World War II to earn undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Leiden. During the war he became a friend of Prince Bernhard and maintained a lifelong friendship with members of the Dutch royal family. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Family: Dutch WWII resistance hero 'Soldier of Orange' dies at 90 Sep 29, 2007
Hazelhoff Roelfzema was a student at the University of Leiden when the war broke out, and he later went underground and fled to England, where he carried out numerous missions in the service of the Dutch royal house in exile. The notice in De Telegraaf did not specify the cause of death, but said Hazelhoff Roelfzema died in his sleep Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
