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How the right lighting saves on your heating costs
The intensity and colour of lighting influence heating costs. Moreover, the right lighting contributes to a healthier indoor climate in offices and other buildings. This is demonstrated in Marije te Kulve’s research, with which she obtained her PhD at Maastricht University (UM) this week.
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Cross-border healthcare not standard practice
International collaboration in healthcare is not standard practice, even in border regions, according to a recent study by Maastricht University and Uniklinik RWTH Aachen.
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Chest pain: to refer or not to refer?
Can the referral of patients with chest pain from the general practitioner to the cardiologist be more efficient? Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Maastricht University will answer this question in the near future.
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Forming model embryos from stem cells in the lab
Scientists from the MERLN Institute and the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) have successfully created in the laboratory embryo-like structures from mouse stem cells. These model embryos resemble natural ones to the extent that, for the first time, they implant into the uterus and initiate pregnancy.
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The taboo surrounding pain symptoms in musicians
It is important for music academies to focus on the health of its students, according to Vera Baadjou, a PhD candidate at Maastricht University.
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New technique preserves arm lymphatics in breast cancer patients
Pioneering research could prevent lymphoedema (PhD Maarten Beek).
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Nerve damage after chemotherapy underestimated
Certain types of chemotherapy cause a greater degree of nerve damage than was previously thought (PhD conferral Tonneke Beijers).
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Alternative for phlebotomy in haemochromatosis
The selective withdrawal of red blood cells as a treatment for haemochromatosis (iron overload) is an effective and patient-friendly alternative to phlebotomy (bloodletting) (PhD conferral Eva Rombout).