Add-on with a unique activity tracker

A new study will soon start using a small activity tracker placed on your thigh. The study is an initiative of Radboud UMC and is supported by the Heart Foundation and the Brain Foundation.

Current health issues call for interdisciplinary collaboration

The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health and Lifelines are organising the Lifelines Researchers Community Event on 10 October. The aim of the event is to promote interaction between researchers from different disciplines and exchange knowledge. Jochen Mierau, scientific director of Lifelines, looks ahead to the event.

High Prevalence of Lung Nodules in Northern European Nonsmokers

A recent study in Northern Europe found that lung nodules are prevalent in nearly half of nonsmoking men and over a third of nonsmoking women, raising concerns about lung health management in this traditionally low-risk group.

Synthetic Data: Lifelines in Collaboration with Syntho

Recently at Lifelines, we have been working on a new innovation to make our data more accessible for research while strengthening the privacy of our participants. Using synthetic data from Syntho, we can now generate a dataset that has the same statistical properties as the collected data, without including the exact data of our participants.

Innovative digital assistant: Lifelines and Aevai Health join forces!

Lifelines and Aevai Health are launching a brand new and innovative pilot project: a digital assistant that guides participants through self-measurement.

Lifelines opened its doors in UMCG for the fourth assessment

Lifelines opened the first location the fourth round of the long-term, Northern health study. A new location has been set up in the UMCG.

PharmLines Initiative: long-term detailed drug prescription

Lifelines and Certe join forces

The third assessment of Lifelines will start in October this year. To collect data and biomaterials for this assessment, Lifelines will collaborate with Certe: an organisation for medical diagnostics and advice in the north of the Netherlands. 167.000 Lifelines participants will be invited over a period of 5 years to visit a Certe location.

Experience of a researcher: Melissa Vos