This thesis investigates less invasive treatments for large colon polyps and early-stage colon cancer. The focus on a new technique: the colonoscopy-assisted laparoscopic wedge resection (CAL-WR).

PhD Defense of M.A.E. van Bueren (Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen / LAB) ...

The study, published on 14 November in Science Advances, demonstrates how freshwater from the south can slow down the weakening of this crucial ocean current.

Thousands of mice are used every year in animal testing to prove that Botox is safe for humans, despite the existence of alternatives that do not involve animal testing.

For ~300,000 years, the same craft endures - perhaps revealing the roots of one of our oldest habits: using technology to steady ourselves against change ...

In his PhD research at Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht, Marc Falandt developed biomaterials whose properties can be adjusted even after they have been 3D-printed, effectively adding a fourth ...

In addition to imaging before treatment, the MR-linac can also acquire images during irradiation to track tumor motion, enabling techniques such as beam gating and intra-fraction drift correction. To ...

This thesis investigated the use of natural and genetically engineered OVs against different pediatric brain tumors. Each virus showed a distinct “preference” for certain tumors, and these patterns ...

The number of new students at Utrecht University (UU) has slightly decreased this year (-1%), according to the provisional intake numbers.

In the new public programme Talks around Town, researchers visit public places to talk to passers-by about their research.

Normally acting as a sponge for refreezing meltwater, the snowy layer covering the ice sheet in Greenland is important for the overall fate of the ice sheet, but it’s changing in ways researchers ...

Annemiek Vermeulen delves into the Illuster archives and discovers how the world and Utrecht University have developed over the years.