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Today marks the official start of the FINGER-NL study, a two-year intervention investigating the effect of a combination of lifestyle modifications on the thinking skills of older people. In the FINGER-NL study, part of the overarching national MOCIA project, five Dutch research centers join forces to create one multi-domain lifestyle intervention.
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No less than 80 per cent of patients who are prone to psychosis are left out of clinical studies on the effectiveness of antipsychotics. These drug studies apply strict exclusion criteria, which means that only the least ill patients participate, such as those who are susceptible to psychosis, but who do not suffer from addiction, physical illnesses or suicidal thoughts.
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The Norwegian Ministry of Finance regularly asks experts for a thorough analysis of the Norwegian Oil Fund. Last year, Rob Bauer, professor of Finance at the School of Business and Economics and holder of the Elverding Chair on Sustainable Business, culture, and corporate regulation, was among three specialists asked to conduct an analysis on the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund.
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This January, two hundred randomly selected citizens will discuss the future of European migration during the Conference on the Future of Europe, with Maastricht hosting the Conference’s migration programme. Studio Europa Maastricht poses the four questions up for discussion to professor of migration studies Melissa Siegel.
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The Fair and Smart Data (FSD) spearhead held on December 8th 2021, its first Webinar titled “Fair and Smart Data – Create a Better World on a Liveable Planet."
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The world order is shifting. Putin continues to taunt Europe. China’s global expansionism seems limitless. And how to respond to the United States’ renewed desire for cooperation? The European Union’s answer should be greater strategic autonomy, says Sophie Vanhoonacker, professor of Administrative Governance and Jean Monnet professor.
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The deadline for submission of abstracts for the conference 'Competition and IP in Digital Markets' has been extended until 6 February.
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When breast cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the armpit, extensive imaging studies are performed and tumour characteristics are determined prior to surgical removal. Research initiated at Maastricht UMC+ aims to clarify the extent to which an accurate assessment can be made of possible responses to chemotherapy prior to surgery. As a result, extensive surgery to the armpit may not always be required in the future. The KWF is subsidising the research with € 538,000.
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How can business respond faster, better, effective, and efficient to the challenges of our times? The winners of the future experiment with new organisational concepts
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Our colleague Catalina Goanta received the very good news that she received a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her research project on “Human Ads: Towards Fair Advertising in Content Monetization of Social Media.”