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Accelerating a medical breakthrough for 500 million lung patients

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Back to nature: how farm milk prevents asthma

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Stem cells have the brilliant ability to repair what’s lost

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We all hope and dream to live long, healthy lives. But severe chronic lung diseases such as COPD and asthma threaten this dream for 500 million people worldwide. Within 10 years, COPD will be the third cause of death worldwide according to the WHO. One day, researchers will find cures and preventive treatments. Crucial solutions that can and will become available much sooner when we join forces internationally. LONGFONDS | Accelerate has made this possible. Join us today.

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  • Lung regeneration

    Breakthrough in group of Longfonds funded researcher Sam Janes

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    Proof found that healthy cells in the lung can expand to replace damaged cells

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  • Lung regeneration

    Another scientific breakthrough in the Clevers research group

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    Hans Clevers and his team can boast yet another exciting breakthrough. > Read more

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LONGFONDS | Accelerate focuses on asthma prevention and lung regeneration. Find out more about the groundbreaking research and the great promise.

Asthma prevention
Lung regeneration

Impact

Chronic lung disease causes 11.000 deaths each day

worldwide

500 million people suffer from chronic lung disease

worldwide

27.000 children hospitalized with breathing difficulties each year

in the Netherlands

> More on the social and economic impact of lung disease

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