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mini pacemakers suitable for more than 80 per cent of patients<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">18 October 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">Leuven cardiologists have for the first time implanted a new type of mini pacemaker applicable for almost anyone who needs a pacemaker.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/immunotherapy-can-prevent-dangerous-blood-transfusion-foetus"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-08/foetus.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=f435e8520166a07fa3966259ab5add9285a04823da60859f2f705c3c255c0243')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Immunotherapy can prevent dangerous blood transfusion in foetus<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">8 August 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">A new study shows that the drug nipocalimab is a good alternative for the not harmless blood transfusion in a rhesus pregnancy: the drug ensures that the mother's antibodies can no longer go to the foetus. </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/leuven-study-unravels-underlying-mechanism-intestinal-fibrosis"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-07/image_3.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=14f6d429dea405765f08daf1caaa09a87f8aaf089cfcf78a6ca3fa31a29e4c43')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Leuven study unravels underlying mechanism of intestinal fibrosis<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">24 July 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">Despite advancements in treating chronic inflammation, existing anti-inflammatory medications cannot prevent the development of intestinal fibrosis. Researchers from UZ Leuven and KU Leuven now identified several mechanisms crucial for the development of intestinal fibrosis in a recent study. With this information, they hope to develop potential new treatments.</div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="section section--three bg-transparent" data-content-loader=""> <div class="section__heading"> <h2 class="" id="location-and-accessibility"> <span>Location and accessibility</span> </h2> </div> <div class="section__content" data-content-loader-container=""> <div class="teaser teaser--campus teaser--boosted no-link"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2022-05/Leuven_2021071806_Gasthuisberg.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=018281751402699181d64fac7159c8ae87bc1b4dc43815cf197ce94bfddee179')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"><a class="icon-heading" href="/en/gasthuisberg"><span class="icon-heading__icon icon"> <svg 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