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Creating an environment where everyone can reach their full potentialFirmly based on the scientific insights we gained about human health, fueled by our moral ambition to contribute to society through science, Amsterdam UMC wants to take responsibility as the biggest academic medical center in the Netherlands, to contribute to an international movement that takes the interests of future generations into account. In order to facilitate this, Amsterdam UMC appointed this year its first Future Generations Commissioner, Tessa Roseboom, professor of Early Development and Health.
Anxiety and depression a more common consequence of cardiac arrest for women than for men.Cardiac arrests affect around 350,000 people in Europe each year with less than 20% surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that women who survive consequently have greater rates of anxiety and depression. Furthermore, both men and women are affected by negative population-wide changes in socioeconomic status as they age. Suggesting more support is necessary for those who have suffered a cardiac arrest. These results are published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes.
Politics should consider the health of future generationsThe government should take into account the impact on future generations in all the decisions it makes. The right to a healthy and clean environment for future generations must therefore be enshrined in the Dutch Constitution. This is what more than 25 civil society and youth organisations argue in the Future Generations Manifesto, which they presented today to members of the Dutch parliament. On behalf of Amsterdam UMC, Professor Tessa Roseboom has signed this manifesto.
Social activities can prevent cognitive decline in care facility residentsSocial activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3600 patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a protective effect for those with no, or little, cognitive impairment. These results are published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Closing the Gap: Enhancing ORS Awareness for Child Health.Annually, over 500,000 children die from diarrhoea, a preventable tragedy. Despite the efficacy of the straightforward ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts) powder – a blend of salts and sugars – its infrequent prescription raises questions about the persistent gap between knowledge and action.
Mapping the landscape: Amsterdam UMC receives millions to lead European research into obesityObesity is a growing health problem that disproportionately affects people and communities with a low socio-economic position in Europe. Thanks to a Horizon grant worth more than 10 million euros, Jeroen Lakerveld, epidemiologist at Amsterdam UMC, is now set to lead a European consortium in better identifying the causes of obesity and designing guidelines to tackle the problem.
Charles Agyemang elected to the US National Academy of Medicine Charles Agyemang, Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity & Health, has been invited to join the US National Academy of Medicine. Making him one of only 6 current members in the Netherlands and the second from Amsterdam UMC, after the late Henk Lamberts.
Approaches to elderly care vary greatly across EuropeFor elderly patients receiving care at home there are a myriad of interventions, from doctor's visits to the use of technological interventions. Research from Amsterdam UMC, together with universities from five European countries, shows that the use of these interventions varies greatly across the continent. Emiel Hoogendijk, assistant professor at Amsterdam UMC, believes that these discrepancies demonstrate the need for a "collective European approach".
Amsterdam UMC led eHealth app ensures faster recovery after major abdominal operations Through the use of eHealth application ikHerstel, patients recover from major abdominal operations 30% faster than patients who do not use the app. That is the main conclusion of research led by Amsterdam UMC across eleven Dutch hospitals. The app aims to empower patients to feel more in control of their recovery process. The results were published today in Lancet Digital Health.
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