The study, published on 14 November in Science Advances, demonstrates how freshwater from the south can slow down the weakening of this crucial ocean current.

In his PhD research at Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht, Marc Falandt developed biomaterials whose properties can be adjusted even after they have been 3D-printed, effectively adding a fourth ...

In addition to imaging before treatment, the MR-linac can also acquire images during irradiation to track tumor motion, enabling techniques such as beam gating and intra-fraction drift correction. To ...

Thousands of mice are used every year in animal testing to prove that Botox is safe for humans, despite the existence of alternatives that do not involve animal testing.

The number of new students at Utrecht University (UU) has slightly decreased this year (-1%), according to the provisional intake numbers.

This thesis investigated the use of natural and genetically engineered OVs against different pediatric brain tumors. Each virus showed a distinct “preference” for certain tumors, and these patterns ...

For ~300,000 years, the same craft endures - perhaps revealing the roots of one of our oldest habits: using technology to steady ourselves against change ...

In the new public programme Talks around Town, researchers visit public places to talk to passers-by about their research.

After decades of research, the first gene therapy treatments for hemophilia are now becoming available. These treatments offer the hope of a cure, but they also raise important ethical questions. This ...

PhD Defense: Advancing inflammatory bowel disease care: challenging long-held notions, addressing therapy barriers and exploring fibrotic pathways ...

PhD Defense: FROM CHIP TO CHICK - Novel models to bridge in vitro and in vivo kidney research ...

Ten projects involving Utrecht-based researchers will receive multi-million euro investments from the National Roadmap for Large-Scale Scientific Infrastructure. This enables them to establish and ...