Freeze at your own risk: why -20°C storage messes with renin levels and how to turn it around When blood samples are stored the wrong way, hormone tests can give misleading results. AGEM researchers at the Amsterdam UMC Endocrine Laboratory found that renin, an important marker for diagnosing causes of high blood pressure, can appear falsely elevated if serum samples are stored at -20 °C. Their study also points to a simple fix: using special collection tubes with enzyme inhibitors, which prevent or even reverse the false rise in renin levels.
Veni grants for three AGEM researchersThe Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Veni grants to 200 promising researchers from across all scientific disciplines, including three AGEM researchers. Each researcher is awarded a maximum of 320,000 euros which enables them to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years. Congratulations to the AGEM researchers on receiving this grant!
