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… on the amyloid-beta protein as the major cause of the disease. We now know that we have to explore other paths as well. There won't be a single pill in the future, I think, but a cocktail of medication combined with a healthy lifestyle that we should start taking from the age of 40 - the age at which we observe the first changes in the brain." But prevention is better than cure. “And that's why it's important that people know that the chance of getting dementia can be influenced. Many people still … total number of people with dementia is still growing considerably, but it is not going so fast. This is because nowadays there is good cardiovascular risk management in general practice and because the level of education has risen and people have started to live more healthily. … UM researcher Kay Deckers was announced the first ever winner of the Young Outstanding Researcher Award, for the most promising dementia researcher. With this new prize, awarded by Alzheimer Nederland, the Dutch health …
… Health Campus will cooperate with data technologists from the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen. “We’re talking with a dozen or so companies on the Heerlen campus with which we hope to collaborate fruitfully in the future. Spin-offs and start-ups, but also leading global companies like Accenture. With BReIN, our goal is not only to conduct top scientific research; we also want to commercialise analysis software and IT solutions focused on big data in healthcare. This means tapping into …
… to be admitted to the hospital due to a flare-up of my Crohn's disease. After a weekend of pain medication, I was subjected to tests and investigations familiar to every colitis or Crohn's patient. In the following week, I was given Prednisone and started to feel better. However, there was something else: I couldn't eat solid food without experiencing intense stomach pain and cramps. The doctors said that this would go away after a few weeks. But it didn't. Months went by, and the pain remained … continued. I was readmitted to the hospital, and the same tests were performed, but nothing was found. My Crohn's disease was under control. I was sent home with medication to help with stomach and abdominal cramps. The result was that my intestines started to work too slowly, and I had to take a lot of laxatives, which caused even more pain. Oxycodone was prescribed, a powerful painkiller, because they didn't know how to treat the pain. To be honest, this medication worked very well for the pain. … of these painkillers disrupts intestinal movements. Moreover, prolonged use of these painkillers only stimulates the brain to feel more pain. Mujagic gave me a clear picture of the coming months, gradually reducing and stopping these painkillers and starting medication to reduce the sensitivity of my intestines and promote movements. In addition, he made appointments with other specialists to take a holistic approach to my case. To my surprise, he walked into the waiting room of the other …
… cancerous tissue. With this method we can now precisely identify which lipids change as cancer develops and use this information to understand the molecular processes responsible for cancer progression. Ultimately this could lead to new therapies that target these chemical alterations” says M4I Assistant Professor and first author Shane Ellis. Currently, the M4I team is studying the role of lipids and the influence of subtle changes in lipid structure in a variety of biomedical studies where this …
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Regio meeting specialisten ouderengeneeskunde en revalidatieartsen
Scientists at Maastricht University have succeeded in refining synthetic hydrogels to closely mimic the dynamics of human soft tissue, creating ideal circumstances for cells to grow just as they would in the human body. UM-researcher Matt Baker recently received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to enable the next step.
… for longer each day. Even though our employees are working more evening and weekend shifts, we’re seeing low levels of absenteeism. I'm proud of us for showing what we can achieve when push comes to shove. And COVID has also opened doors: we’ve started working together more at both the regional and national level.” In the current phase of the pandemic, she says, more emphasis is being placed on identifying coronavirus variants. Maastricht is one of the three laboratories in the Netherlands … That’s why working together in LINK is so important, he says. “We also raise awareness about infection prevention and hygiene practices, such as washing your hands with soap to reduce the transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria. A lot of people started disinfecting their hands with alcohol-based solutions during COVID. It helps reduce the spread of the virus, but it’s not a good development in the long term. Alcohol-based solutions kill our healthy bacteria, which protect us from bad bacteria. …
… And then there is expert C, saying that you cannot give any advice to the general public at all, as sleep is so individual. This kind of complication is relatively new to the healthy lifestyle field, due to sleep being only partly under voluntary control. Also, sleep is extremely multifaceted, encompassing sleep quality, sleep quantity and sleep timing as important factors to be taken into account. Furthermore, the complication may be related to sleep being ‘the new kid on the block’ in …