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Determining whether a suspected spot on the skin is a basal cell carcinoma - the most common form of skin cancer - can be done in a large number of cases with a scan of the skin instead of an invasive biopsy. This has less impact on the patient, is faster and can lead to cost savings in healthcare.
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The Menno Knetsch Award 2022 has been awarded to MSc Biobased Materials graduate Marco Serafini. His winning thesis was about ‘Sustainability assessment of biobased colourants for packaging applications.’
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Jessica Steinlechner and her research group at Maastricht University are making their contribution to discovering into the origin and future of the universe in the form of mirror coatings that will improve our ability to make such measurements.
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The new department broadly covers research and education in artificial intelligence, computer science, data science, mathematics and robotics. Over 100 staff members find their home in the new group, which is embedded in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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In a new study, PhD student Esther Boudewijns developed two practical tools to improve the implementation of cleaner cooking in low-wage countries. The results of the research will be published on June 16 in The Lancet Planetary Health.
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The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has made 2.25 million euros available for the project "Healthcare professionals in the lead" of the Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg and professional associations Verenso and V&VN
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How do you convince children to eat healthier? “This is a complex issue,” says Edgar van Mil, pediatric endocrinologist and professor of Maastricht University’s Youth, Nutrition and Health program at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. “Complex problems demand customization.”
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Why is getting used to eating vegetables in early childhood so important to public health? How can we get children to eat them despite their protestations? With a large-scale experiment and a proven intervention, Britt van Belkom nibbles away at a tricky problem.
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Plastics, made from plants? The bio-based economy makes it possible. It is the field of study of Yvonne van der Meer, professor of Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials.