News Overview

bullet Scientists find gene linked to alcohol consumption  April 05, 2011
Scientists have identified a gene that appears to play a role in regulating how much alcohol people drink, in a study of over 47,000 people published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Past symptoms can predict future disorders  April 05, 2011
While a history of an anxiety disorder or subthreshold anxiety symptoms predicts future anxiety, a history of a depressive disorder or subthreshold symptoms of depression may predict either more depre... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Analysis protocol genetic functional neuroimaging available  December 22, 2009
A protocol for the analysis of the candidate gene association study using neuroimaging parameters as endophenotypes, is available.

This protocol describes which analyses will be perform... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Dutch abstracts of publications available  December 16, 2008
Since almost all NESDA publications are written in English, a Dutch abstract of the NESDA (related) article will be provided on this website. The Dutch abstracts are written by the original authors of... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Improved website  May 26, 2008
The website of NESDA is improved! We have made some major changes to the lay-out. The latest news is now directly visible on the home page. By these changes we hope to reach a wider public. The log-i... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Brenda Penninx receives a ZonMW grant for research in alcohol use disorder (AUD)  December 04, 2007
"Identification of people at risk for alcohol abuse allows for early intervention". Over ninety percent of people suffering from alcohol use disorder (AUD) do not receive appropriate treatment. For Br... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet NESDA symposium  September 01, 2007
October 5th 2007 the NESDA symposium "Depressie en angst: de symptomen voorbij" (Depression and anxiety: beyond the symptoms) will take place in Amsterdam. At this symposium some first resul... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Inclusion complete  March 01, 2007
At the end of february 2007 the inclusion for the NESDA study was completed . Almost 3000 respondents have been subjected to the baseline measurement! They were measured at different loc... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Research of depression gets unique boost from U.S. genotyping consortium  October 06, 2006
In a further appreciation of non-American research the U.S. based Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) has awarded depression researchers at NTR (Netherlands Twin Register) and NESDA (Nether... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.