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Maastrichtse studenten in finale Ecotrophelia 2024
In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are Lieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public Health Research Institute and researchers at the Department of Health Promotion.
Drawing blood, inserting an IV, or looking into the ear; even seemingly simple medical procedures can cause anxiety, pain, and stress in children. According to pediatric intensivist Piet Leroy, comfort and trust are just as important as the medical treatment itself. Therefore, he is researching how healthcare providers can offer trauma-free care and how they can learn to apply comfort care. Leroy has been appointed as a professor of "procedural comfort care, sedation, and analgesia in children for trauma-free care," and delivered his inaugural speech titled "Embrace Vulnerability" on March 8, 2024.
Ageing well isn’t just about physique. It also means being aware of a healthy brain. To prevent dementia, Martin van Boxtel and his colleagues from ‘Alzheimer Centrum Limburg’ founded the Maastricht Ageing Study (MAAS) 30 years ago. MAAS kept track of 2043 people over 25 years in a longitudinal study to collect data for dementia research. The final follow-up was completed in 2023, a year before Martin’s retirement. In honour of his work, we asked Martin about his proudest moments during his career.
Bloedprikken, een infuus aanleggen of in het oor kijken; zelfs ogenschijnlijk eenvoudige medische handelingen kunnen bij kinderen angst, pijn en stress veroorzaken. Volgens kinderarts-intensivist Piet Leroy zijn comfort en vertrouwen net zo belangrijk als de medische behandeling zelf. Hij onderzoekt daarom hoe zorgverleners traumavrije zorg kunnen bieden en op welke manier zorgverleners comfortzorg kunnen leren toepassen. Leroy is benoemd tot hoogleraar ‘procedurele comfortzorg, sedatie en analgesie bij kinderen voor traumavrije zorgverlening’, en sprak op 8 maart 2024 zijn inaugurele rede uit, getiteld “Omarm de kwetsbaarheid”.
Kan urine worden gebruikt om niercelcarcinoom op te sporen? De huidige aanpak bij kleine niermassa's is in de meeste gevallen een preventieve gedeeltelijke of volledige verwijdering van de nier, waarbij niet altijd duidelijk is of de massa goedaardig of kwaadaardig is. Moleculair epidemioloog Kim Smits werkt in het MUMC+ aan een niet-invasieve biomarkertest die het onderscheid kunnen maken.
In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are Lieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public Health Research Institute and researchers at the Department of Health Promotion.
Can urine be used to detect renal cell carcinoma? The current approach in the case of small renal masses is in most cases a precautionary partial or complete removal of the kidney, without knowing whether the mass is benign or malignant. Molecular epidemiologist Kim Smits is working at MUMC+ on a non-invasive biomarker test that can distinguish benign renal masses from renal cancer.
Neurowetenschapper Dennis Hernaus onderzoekt het beloningssysteem in ons brein. Hoe zorgt dit “breinnetwerk” ervoor dat wij gemotiveerd raken?