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  • Progress and perspectives on developmental language and reading disorders
    Progress and perspectives on developmental language and reading disorders A new review featuring research from the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) summarises current knowledge about developmental language disorder (DLD) and dyslexia. It combines findings from genetics, neuroscience, cognitive psychology and intervention research.
  • 3 questions to… Querijn van Bokhorst: Improving quality of colonoscopy
    3 questions to… Querijn van Bokhorst: Improving quality of colonoscopy A colonoscopy plays a crucial role in preventing colorectal cancer. But how can we make the procedure safer, more accurate and more comfortable for patients? We asked CCA researcher Querijn van Bokhorst hree questions about his research.
  • Largest genetic study on Alzheimer’s identifies 48 new risk loci
    Largest genetic study on Alzheimer’s identifies 48 new risk loci A large-scale international study, led by Danielle Posthuma and carried out by Douglas Wightman and Emil Uffelmann from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, resulted in the identification of 127 regions in human DNA associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, 48 of which had not previously been mapped in this context. Their findings provide researchers with a deeper understanding of the biological processes that contribute to the onset of the disease and may aid in the development of new therapies.

Progress and perspectives on developmental language and reading disorders
3 questions to… Querijn van Bokhorst: Improving quality of colonoscopy
Largest genetic study on Alzheimer’s identifies 48 new risk loci
Genmab Young Innovator Award
NWO Open Competition grant for Vivian de Waard and Ingrid van der Pluijm: restoring the energy supply of the vessel wall
APH researchers publish in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on evaluating ageing in place reforms
Emotional fluctuations may indicate a need for psychological support in cancer patients
RECAP Symposium: Resilient Ageing Through Movement: From Prevention to Rehabilitation
In The Spotlight October 2026: AI&I Prizes, Grants and Appointments
Vidi grant for 2 Amsterdam Neuroscience researchers
Marieke Bak appointed program leader of Personalized Medicine
Prof. Joppe Hovius Appointed Head of Infectious Diseases at Amsterdam UMC
Study finds that Mediterranean diet alone does not lower inflammation over eight weeks
Tear-off calendar brings anxiety expertise into people's homes
Join the APH GezondheidsWerkplaats 2027 (Dutch event)
Over €1.6 million raised for cancer research at CCA during Amsterdam Marathon
CCA researchers contribute to Nature study revealing distinct evolutionary patterns in brain tumors
Remote memory strength is shaped by retraction of astrocytes from cortical synapses
Researching high-risk coronary interventions and cardiogenic shock in London with the ACS Work Visit Grant
Off Road grant for MIDNIGHT Factory: using melatonin to make gene therapy production more efficient and affordable
APH ALL work visit blog: Malene van Schaik
Wetenschap ten Voeten uit: science on a soapbox at the Voetenplein
Before the heart thickens: unraveling the early origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
APH Meth work visit blog: Tijn Jacobs
Researching the role of methylglyoxal in diabetic complications in Vancouver with the ACS Work Visit Grant
CCA’s Josée Zijlstra leads Dutch contribution to trial that changes standard of care for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma
APH research with impact at Amsterdam UMC Valorisation Festival 2026
Meet the Scientist: Britt van der Leeden!
Open Technology Programme funds the Neurophysiological Biomarker Cloud
Food environment exposure monitor: Unhealthy food environments in all ten municipalities studied