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  • Unexpected finding: pancreatic cancer cells produce estrogen, offering a potential therapeutic target
    Unexpected finding: pancreatic cancer cells produce estrogen, offering a potential therapeutic target Researchers at Cancer Center Amsterdam have uncovered an unexpected mechanism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): tumor cells appear capable of autonomously producing estrogen.
  • PAIS RESEARCH | Challenges and Developments in PAIS Research with Jeroen den Dunnen
    PAIS RESEARCH | Challenges and Developments in PAIS Research with Jeroen den Dunnen At the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases (AI&I), we are committed to advancing research in three key areas: Post-Acute Infection Syndrome (PAIS), Immunomonitoring, and Vaccination. Each quarter, we highlight one of these areas through a dedicated series of articles. This quarter (Q4 2025), our spotlight is on PAIS. In this article, we focus on the recent advances, ongoing challenges, and future directions in research on Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS) together with dr. Jeroen den Dunnen.
  • Disrupted immune response increases the severity of meningitis
    Disrupted immune response increases the severity of meningitis Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have identified antibodies that target the body's own immune system are associated with a higher risk of developing bacterial meningitis. The study, recently published in eBioMedicine, provides important new insight into why some individuals develop severe disease following infection with the pneumococcal bacterium, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide.

New podcast Stress Navigation with APH researcher Mark Hoogendoorn
Nutrition’s Impact on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
New supercomputer Helios for all of Amsterdam UMC
Dutch Brain Foundation awarded Wiep Scheper
What actually is the Emma Center for Personalized Medicine?
News from our IXA partner
Amsterdam Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2026: The future of cognition - Technology and the human brain
EBRAINS-Neurotech: Building the next generation of brain technology
New insights into transdiagnostic effectiveness of clozapine
Temporary benefit for immune system in early HIV treatment, but dysregulation returns
Five Amsterdam Neuroscience researchers awarded Vidi Grant
Generative AI use among APH Researchers: Key survey findings
Transgender women do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke
New website ‘Voorbij de Klacht’ launched with APH Impact Booster grant
Hunting for the Crohn's Holy Grail
Groundbreaking new treatments for liver tumors combined into one operation
New Research into Dietary Supplement 6-BT for Type 1 Diabetes
Two CCA researchers awarded NWO Vidi grants to advance cancer treatment
Vidi grant for an AGEM researcher
Vidi grant for three APH researchers
Dutch Kidney Foundation ‘Research for Health Award’ for research into faster and less burdensome treatment for renal artery stenosis
Vidi grant for ACS researchers Harsha Devalla, Jurjan Aman and Marten Hoeksema
How smooth muscle cells shape atherosclerosis: discovery of the regulator that keeps them in check
PAIS TOPIC 101 | With Brent Appelman
Living environment plays a role in the risk of cardiovascular disease
AI&I International Work Visit Grant / Advancing RNA Vaccine Research at Imperial College London
Podcast: addressing experiences with fetal growth restriction
Long-Term Study Reveals How Classic Risk Factors Shape Cardiovascular Disease Risk in different arterial territories
Vincent van Vugt en Emma Birnie receive the KNAW Early Career Award 2025
Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen on the challenge of balance

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