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Pieter Jelle Visser was appointed professor at Maastricht University in 2022. He is engaged in research on Alzheimer's disease: the underlying causes and the possibilities for therapy. Visser has always been intrigued by the brain. Researching Alzheimer's fascinates him, not least because much can be learned about how a healthy brain works. Visser is convinced that discoveries currently being made in Alzheimer's disease can later be applied to the treatment of other forms of dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, MS and Huntington's disease. Visser's current work includes promising research into different subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. In this, he seeks explanations for the different effects on therapy in different groups of patients.
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Three research consortia recently received 3.1 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Dutch Arthritis Society (ReumaNederland) for research into the early detection of osteoarthritis. Two of these three are Maastricht based projects.
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Researchers from Maastricht University and University Medical Centre Utrecht have shown that a ‘digital twin’ of 45 patients with heart failure can correctly predict the effectiveness of pacemaker treatment. A digital twin is a computer model that processes a variety of data from the clinic to produce an exact simulation of the patient, in this case of the cardiovascular system.
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The cause of young-onset dementia is often assumed to be genetic. Researchers from Maastricht University (UM) and the University of Exeter have now identified 15 factors associated with an increased risk of developing dementia at a young age, some of which people can influence themselves.
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Students at our faculty are committed to making an impact on health, well-being and society. These are the inspirational stories about students who go above and beyond to reach their goals. Let’s meet Anna, a Greek first-year bachelor’s student who is taking on Biomedical Sciences and European Public Health at the same time.
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Seven broad research consortia will receive a total of 35 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to conduct research on technological innovations that provide answers to societal challenges. Lorenzo Moroni, professor of Biofabrication for Regenerative Medicine at Maastricht University, leads one of the seven consortia.
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In June this year, Marjolein Smidt held her oration following her appointment as professor in 2020. She holds a chair at Maastricht University in oncological surgery, with a focus on mammary surgery (breast surgery). However, the research she carries out is much broader than that. Marjolein also tackles colorectal cancer by researching the microbiome. For example, she looks at how the microbiome affects the knock-on effects of chemotherapy and how that in turn affects the effectiveness of cancer treatment. The title of Smidt's oration is “Even goed met minder” (Just as good with less). This puts into words what drives her as an oncological surgeon: can we achieve at least as well for patients by actually doing less in treatment, research and care? Attention to lifestyle is also essential for Smidt. "There is a connection between cancer and lifestyle… we just can't ignore that anymore".
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Manon’s academic path led her to work on prevention and well-being at the workplace. A place where we spend most of our time. The master’s programme Occupational Health and Sustainable Work (OHSW) uncovered the interventions that companies and policymakers need to keep work sustainable. Her job as a motivation mover now supports those organisations with person-centered work policies and educational trainings.
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World Aids Day is today. We talked to Hanneke Goense, PhD-candidate at ‘Caphri – the Care and Public Health Research Institute’. Hanneke is conducting implementation research within ‘Limburg4zero’, a regional collaboration that provides home-based and preventive sexual health care.
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Symptoms of gluten sensitivity are partly to do with people’s expectations, if celiac disease and wheat allergy have been excluded as causes. Recent research at the universities of Maastricht and Leeds shows that the expectation that gluten causes gastrointestinal complaints plays a crucial role in whether or not people experience these symptoms.