Fat-dissolving procedure carries infection risks Nov 14, 2009
Jaap T. van Dissel and Ed J. Kuijper of Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands said more study is "urgently needed." They concluded that physicians should suspect infections if patients develop similar symptoms after any kind of cosmetic skin procedure. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in Its Tracks Nov 6, 2009
"This shows that it is possible to vaccinate against chronic disease, as well as treat HPV-induced premalignance," added study co-author Sjoerd H. van der Burg, of the experimental cancer immunology and therapy section at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and ISA Pharmaceuticals, which helped fund the study and has licensed the patent for the vaccine from Leiden University Medical Center ... D., Experimental Cancer Immunology and Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center,... (MEDLINEplus)
Vaccination against HPV-16 Oncoproteins for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia Nov 5, 2009
From the Departments of Gynecology (G.G.K., M.J.G.L., D.M.A.B.M.), Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion (M.J.P.W., A.P.G.V., F.E., R.O., J.W.D., C.J.M.M.), Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology (A.R.P.M.V., L.M.F., A.R.W., J.O.), Pathology (G.J.F.), and Clinical Oncology (S.H.B.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; and ISA Pharmaceuticals, Bilthoven (C.J.M.M., F.E.) both in the Netherlands ... Address reprint requests to Dr. Kenter at the Department of Gynecology, Leiden University Medical... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Alternatively spliced tissue factor identified as promising new biomarker for aggressive cancers Oct 27, 2009
In a preclinical study, an international team of collaborators including Vladimir Bogdanov, PhD, of the University of Cincinnati (UC), and Henri Versteeg, PhD, of the Einthoven Laboratory of Experimental Vascular Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, has described in detail how asTF works to contribute to cancerous cell growth ... Collaborators in this study, supported by the Netherlands Scientific Organization and the National Institutes of Health, include Yascha van... (EurekAlert!)
Two Afro-Asian Leaders: Kufuor and Zulfi Bhutto in Identical Portraits. Oct 20, 2009
Professor Y.M. Alex is an African-American political scientist and Director of Graduate Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington, U.S.A. This review article was recently published in the African and Asian Studies Journal (Vol 6 2007), Leiden, The Netherlands. Source:Y.M. Alex Indiana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kenya: Kings of the Jungle Fight for Survival Oct 15, 2009
The Amboseli Lion Project is a joint effort between KWS and the Leiden University, Netherlands under a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. The five collared lions in the project include three females and two males. (allAfrica.com)
Kufuor heads international peace group Oct 8, 2009
After New York former President Kufuor delivered a key note in the Hague where the Dutch Development Corporation celebrated 60 years of working in Africa and also gave a major lecture on "Ghana's Democratic Journey" at the University of Leiden, one of the Netherlands leading universities whose first Africa research scholar was the late Prime Minister of Ghana, Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia. He also joined his colleagues Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Sam Nujoma of Nambia, Alpha Konare of Mali in... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Karel Frederik Liem, 73; was biologist, Harvard professor Oct 6, 2009
He taught at Leiden University in the Netherlands as an assistant professor of zoology in the mid-1960s and then at the University of Illinois College of Medicine as an assistant professor of anatomy. He was named associate professor in 1967, and a year later, became associate curator in charge of vertebrate anatomy at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Oct 1, 2009
Dutch authorities on Tuesday presented the skeletal remains of five 18th and 19th century Aboriginal Australians to their descendants in a special ceremony in the western city of Leiden. The spirits can stop wandering now, they are returning home with us, Gwen Hickling, an elder of the Aboriginal Bundjalung community, said after a spiritual cleansing ceremony. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
No major moves expected from Russia in return for Obama's missile defense decision Sep 24, 2009
LEIDEN, Netherlands, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia was unlikely to reciprocate U.S. President Barack Obama's scrapping of a missile shield in Eastern Europe as it was not a political concession to Moscow, said a scholar in Russia studies and international security. Related. (Xinhuanet, China)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Longstanding Mystery Of Tipped Stars Solved Sep 18, 2009
The work was carried out in collaboration with Sabine Reffert of the Zentrum fur Astronomie in Heidelberg, Germany, and Ignas Snellen of the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands (where Albrecht earned his PhD). It was partly supported by grants from NASA's Origins program, the Optical Infrared Coordination network, and a Rubicon fellowship from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. (Science Daily)
Apollo moon rocks lost in space? No, lost on Earth Sep 14, 2009
(AP Photo/NASA, File) This undated photo released by the Boerhaave Museum in Leiden, Netherlands shows authentic Dutch moon rocks on display ... (AP Photo/Boerhaave Museum) This undated photo released by the Boerhaave Museum in Leiden, Netherlands shows authentic Dutch moon rocks on display. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
arGEN-X Raises EUR9.5 Million to put SIMPLE Antibody(TM) Platform to Work Sep 10, 2009
BioGeneration Ventures was co-founded by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI), NWO, the holding of the University of Leiden, and ABN-AMRO Capital. About Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund. (PR Newswire)
Dutch Top Institute Pharma Attracts International Interest Sep 10, 2009
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, September 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Danish Council for Strategic Research is visiting the Dutch Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) on Thursday, September 10. The purpose of their visit is to learn about the unique Dutch approach on public-private cooperation and the concrete results that are being booked by this institute. (PR Newswire)
Fluvastatin in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery Sep 3, 2009
From the Departments of Surgery (O.S., H.U., M.R.H.M.S., H.J.M.V., M.D.), Cardiology (E.B., S.E.H.), Immunology (R.B., N.A.K.), and Anesthesiology (D.P.), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam; the Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (M.R.H.M.S.); and the Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (J.J.B.) all in the Netherlands. Address reprint requests to Dr. Poldermans at Erasmus Medical Center, Gravendijkwal 230, Rm. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Unnecessary 'safety' concerns are hampering farming Sep 2, 2009
Arnaud, Leiden, Netherlands. in this country alone we waste up to a third of all the food we buy. (BBC News -- Science)
ProFibrix Raises US $11 Million (EUR 8 million) in Series B Financing Aug 24, 2009
LEIDEN, The Netherlands and SEATTLE, August 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ProFibrix B.V., a leader in the development of innovative products for hemostasis and regenerative medicine, today announced the successful closing of a US $11 million series B investment ... ProFibrix () was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Leiden, The Netherlands, with a subsidiary in Seattle, WA, USA The company leverages its expertise in fibrinogen technology to develop and market innovative products for the hemostasis and... (PR Newswire)
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others Aug 15, 2009
While the study looked at oral contraceptives marketed in Europe, the results apply to "all women in industrial countries," said Dr. Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg, a research fellow in the department of clinical epidemiology at Leiden University and a member of the Dutch research team ... SOURCES: Ojvind Lidegaard, M.D., professor, obstetrics and gynecology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg, M.D., research fellow, department of clinical epidemiology, Leiden University,... (MEDLINEplus)
Micrometastases or Isolated Tumor Cells and the Outcome of Breast Cancer Aug 13, 2009
From the Division of Medical Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (M.B., V.C.G.T.-H.); Comprehensive Cancer Center East (M.B., J.A.A.M.D.) and the Divisions of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and HTA (J.A.A.M.D., G.F.B., E.M.M.A.) and Pathology (P.B.), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen; the Division of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht (C.H.M.D., P.J.D.); the Division of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Hyperactive Galaxies In Early Universe Aug 6, 2009
"One possibility is that we are looking at what will eventually be the dense central region of a very large galaxy," explains team member Marijn Franx of Leiden University in the Netherlands. "The centers of big galaxies may have formed first, presumably together with the giant black holes that we know exist in today's large galaxies that we see nearby.". (Science Daily)
Ghana: Preserved Head of Chief Who Killed Dutch Soldiers Returned Aug 1, 2009
After the trial and the execution of Baidoo Bonso II in June 1838, Boateng said, "the severed head was taken to Holland where it eventually ended up in the Leiden University Centre for Medical Research near the Hague.". Mr Boateng added: "The issue of Baidoo Bonso II's head came to light when a Dutch historian Arthur Japin raised it during former President John Kufuor's official visit to the Netherlands in October last year. After hearing the story of the head, the former President instructed... (allAfrica.com)
Discovery to aid in future treatments of third-world parasites Jul 28, 2009
However, new findings from an international study between Mohrs, Schramm, and Maria Yazdanbaksh of the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands have now shown that omega-1, a single protein secreted from schistosome eggs, recapitulates the activities of the complex mixture in the test tube (in vitro). Importantly, using IL-4 reporter mice, the researchers show that omega-1 alone is sufficient to generate Th2 responses in vivo. (EurekAlert!)
Anemia Increases Risk Of Death In The Very Elderly Jul 28, 2009
The study was part of the Leiden 85-plus study that looked at 562 people aged 85 years in the Netherlands and followed them until age 90 ... "We found a strong, independent association between prevalent anemia in participants at age 85 years and risk of death," write Ms. Wendy den Elzen of the Leiden University Medical Center and coauthors, confirming results of previous studies of people in the Netherlands and North America. (Science Daily)
Remains of deceased Ahanta King arrives Jul 25, 2009
severed and taken to Holland where it eventually ended up in the Leiden. University Centre for Medical Research near the Hague. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Dutch return severed head of Ghana chief Jul 24, 2009
The head of King Badu Bonsu II was discovered last year in a jar of formaldehyde gathering dust in the anatomical collection of the Leiden University Medical Center. The Dutch government, embarrassed by its discovery, agreed to Ghanaian demands that the relic be returned. (MSNBC -- International)
Insights Into Failed HIV-1 Vaccine Trial Jul 23, 2009
In addition to Barouch, coauthors include BIDMC investigators Kara O'Brien, Jinyan Liu, Sharon King, Ying-Hua Sun, Joern Schmitz, and Michelle Lifton; Natalie Hutnick and Michael Betts of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Sheri Dubey, John Shiver, Michael Robertson and Danilo Casimiro of Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA; and Jaap Goudsmit of Crucell Holland BV, Leiden, The Netherlands. This study was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Collaboration for... (Science Daily)
Web-Based Care May Improve Asthma Control Jul 22, 2009
"Thanks to continuous monitoring, patients can effectively adjust their medication, which empowers them to control their asthma and live full, and active, lives," said lead researcher Dr. Victor van der Meer, of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Getting online advice from a nurse could also make asthma management more convenient, according to van der Meer. (MEDLINEplus)
Study offers insights into failed HIV-1 vaccine trial Jul 21, 2009
In addition to Barouch, coauthors include BIDMC investigators Kara O'Brien, Jinyan Liu, Sharon King, Ying-Hua Sun, Joern Schmitz, and Michelle Lifton; Natalie Hutnick and Michael Betts of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Sheri Dubey, John Shiver, Michael Robertson and Danilo Casimiro of Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA; and Jaap Goudsmit of Crucell Holland BV, Leiden, The Netherlands. This study was supported by the Bill da Gates Foundation Collaboration for AIDS... (EurekAlert!)
This day in history Jul 15, 2009
In 1606, the painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden, in the Netherlands. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state readmitted to the Union. (Boston Globe)
Sohrab Erabi: a new martyr for Iran's protesters? Jul 14, 2009
"It has to do with the idea of death for a noble cause, one which is not in vain but has rewards both in this world and after death," says Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle East studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. "It is at the same time an attempt to connect Sohrab Erabi's death to a familiar legacy, that of the martyrdom of Imam Hossein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad who died in his struggle against injustice.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Joost exits consumer online video business Jul 2, 2009
Joost, which also has offices in New York, is closing its Leiden office in the Netherlands. The company declined to say how many people it's laying off. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Ultra-thin Material Absorbs Almost All Light Jul 1, 2009
(Credit: Image courtesy of Leiden University). Related Stories. (Science Daily)
Joost Retreats From Consumer Online TV Strategy Jul 1, 2009
Joost will wind down operations in its development center in Leiden, the Netherlands. Joost spokeswoman Kerry Vance said there will be layoffs associated with the company's refocusing, but noted it was too soon to say how big the reduction would be. (Multichannel News)
Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known Jun 25, 2009
Together, the flute and the figure - found in the same layer of sediment - suggest that modern humans had established an advanced culture in Europe 35,000 years ago, said Wil Roebroeks, an archaeologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands who didn't participate in Conard's study. Roebroeks said it's difficult to say how cognitively and socially advanced these people were. (AZCentral -- News)
Travel to and from Amsterdam in the... Jun 24, 2009
Half an hour from Amersfoort, Haarlem, Leiden or Utrecht ... Visitors to Amsterdam may also be interested in traveling to Leiden or visiting Utrecht. (Suite101.com)
People With Huntington's Report Discrimination Jun 16, 2009
An accompanying editorial by Aad Tibben of Leiden University in the Netherlands discusses the benefits of genetic testing, saying it "gives a person at risk the opportunity to take more responsibility and control over their life, their health and their future.". "In general, the test brings relief from uncertainty and more control over people's future life, and no serious adverse consequences have been reported," Tibben wrote. (MEDLINEplus)
Part of a Neanderthal man's skull is dredged up from the North Sea Jun 16, 2009
Scientists in Leiden, in the Netherlands, have unveiled the specimen - a fragment from the front of a skull belonging to a young adult male ... " Private collectionNeanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were our close evolutionary cousins; they appear in the fossil record some 400,000 years ago. These resourceful, physically powerful hunter-gatherers dominated a wide range spanning Britain and Iberia in the west, Israel in the south and Siberia in the east. Our own species, Homo sapiens, evolved... (BBC News)
"Space Headache" a New Type of Astronaut Affliction? Jun 5, 2009
The survey found that astronauts who did not normally have severe headaches on Earth reported disabling headaches during space missions, according to study author Alla Vein, of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
'Space headaches' a problem for astronauts: report Jun 3, 2009
A team led by Alla Vein at the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands asked one female and 16 male astronauts aged from 28-58 who had stayed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Nine had taken part in short missions of 11 days on average, and eight had taken part in long-duration trips, averaging just under 202 days. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Space travel can be a headache. Literally. Jun 3, 2009
"Our research shows that space flights may trigger headaches without other space motion sickness symptoms in otherwise ," said lead researcher Alla Vein of the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
New Space Headache Category Proposed Following Astronauts’ Survey Jun 3, 2009
Our research shows that space flights may trigger headaches without other space motion sickness symptoms in otherwise super healthy subjects says lead researcher Dr Alla Vein from Professor Michel Ferrari s Headache Research team at the Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. We propose to classify space headache as a separate entity among the secondary headaches attributed to disorders of homeostasis, which is the maintenance of a constant internal... (Science Daily)
Antidepressants may raise risk of breast cancer return Jun 1, 2009
A second study led by Dr. Vincent Dezentj of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found little risk from combining tamoxifen and popular antidepressants. However, only 150 women in the study took such combos for more than two months, and they were compared to women taking combos for a shorter time not to women using tamoxifen alone. (MSNBC -- Health)
Wood density key to violin sound May 31, 2009
Dr Berend Stoel, Leiden University ... Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands had developed a computer programme that analysed Computed Tomographic (CT) scans to see how effective certain treatments were in patients with emphysema. (BBC News -- Science)
Exoplanet phases seen in visible light May 28, 2009
Leiden UniversityIn this artist depiction, CoRoT-1b can be seen in several phases as it orbits its sun ... "So we see a very large difference between the dayside and the nightside," said study author Ignas Snellen of Leiden University in the Netherlands. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Royal parade attack leaves Netherlands feeling vulnerable May 2, 2009
Mr. Rosenthal, who is also a senator for the liberal opposition VVD party and professor of public administration at Leiden University, says the royal family's safety couldn't be compromised for the sake of openness. "I think the Dutch are rather naive," Rosenthal says. (Christian Science Monitor)
Dollar Gains Most in Two Months on Optimism Worst of U.S. Crisis Is Over Apr 11, 2009
There is some room for lowering the interest rate, Wellink, who also heads the Dutch central bank, said April 9 in an interview in Leiden, the Netherlands. There is also room for other measures, on which we will decide soon, he said, declining to specify what action the bank might take. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Genetic risk factors play role in autoantibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis Apr 8, 2009
A new study led by Diane van der Woude of Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands examined 148 twin pairs in which one twin had RA. Participants were tested for antibodies known as anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs), which are used because of their specificity and predictive value and for HLA SE (human leukocyte antigen shared epitope) alleles, the most important genetic risk factor for RA. The study was published in the April issue of Arthritis atism (). The findings show... (EurekAlert!)
Nature Reviews Urology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Urology) Apr 8, 2009
ServiceXS Leiden, The Netherlands. enter buyers guide search text here. (Nature News Service)
World Watch: No U.N. Consensus On N. Korea Launch Apr 6, 2009
Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Deputy Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands told CBS News that North Korea is relying specifically on article I (2) of the treaty, which says: Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all States without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international law, and there shall be free access to all areas of celestial bodies. . (CBS News -- World)
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Apr 3, 2009
ServiceXS Leiden, The Netherlands. NonStop Recruitment ENGLAND Cambridgeshire. (Nature News Service)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
