As a result of an increase of people suffering from Lyme disease, the numbers of people with cardiac arrhythmia caused by Lyme disease (known as Lyme carditis) has also increased.

The Interspecies website which helps researchers to reduce and refine the use of laboratory animals is transferred to the 3Rs database Programme of the 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences (ULS) of Utr

As of November 1, Prof. Hans Verhagen will join the European Food Safety Authorithy (EFSA) in Parma, Italy as Head of the Risk Assessment and Scientific Assistance Department (RASA).

Two children in Ukraine were reported to be paralysed after contracting polio from a rare strain of the virus (cVDPV1).

‘Synthetic biology may contribute to a sustainable society if it is used in a responsible and thoughtful manner.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Dutch national breast cancer screening programme. A major change during those 25 years was the transition from analogue to digital images.

Using a meteorological transmission model, humans and animals at risk of becoming infected with Q fever can be mapped at street level resolution.

A delegation of scientists from the Palestinian Territories and Israel visited RIVM between 2 and 7 September 2015.

In the coming weeks, citizens from major European cities will measure fine particles in the air with their smartphone.