RIVM and VU investigate differences between men and women in healthy ageing Healthy ageing and being able to live an independent life until old age is not experienced by everybody.
Hans Brug new director-general RIVM Professor J. (Hans) Brug has been appointed director-general of RIVM per September 10, 2018.
Application of personalised medicine: opportunities and challenges Pharmacotherapy based on individual patient characteristics such as genetic makeup, offers many potential benefits towards more effective treatment of a patients’ disease.
Strict diet combats aging diseases Mice with a severe aging disease live three times longer if they eat thirty percent less. Moreover, they age much healthier than mice that eat as much as they want.
Improved protection against pertussis The international PERISCOPE project has been granted a 30 million Euro European subsidy in order to better map the immune response to pertussis infection and vaccination.