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  • Temporary benefit for immune system in early HIV treatment, but dysregulation returns
    Temporary benefit for immune system in early HIV treatment, but dysregulation returns Despite effective HIV medication, the immune system of people with HIV remains disrupted in the long term. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC investigated whether this dysregulation can be prevented by starting HIV medication immediately after infection – i.e. within a few days. They saw that six months after this early treatment, the immune system did indeed work as in people without HIV. But in the longer term, the immune system was disrupted again. This is shown by research by Amsterdam UMC, published in the journal EBioMedicine.
  • Transgender women do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke
    Transgender women do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke Contrary to previous research, transgender women who use the hormone oestradiol for their transition do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke compared to men in the general Dutch population. This is shown by a large-scale study from Amsterdam UMC, with data from more than 4,000 transgender individuals, published today in the European Heart Journal. The researchers suspect that the hormone treatment transgender women receive has a protective effect on the heart and blood vessels.
  • Hunting for the Crohn's Holy Grail
    Hunting for the Crohn's Holy Grail Crohn's disease turns the lives of young patients upside down. Work, relationships, children: often all three need to put on hold. Jean-Frédéric Colombel's mission is to give these patients their lives back. Through medication, operations, prevention, but preferably by finding the ultimate cause and cure. He will give an update about his search for this holy grail during the Anatomy Lesson, on 20 November in the Concertgebouw.

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