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Why do innocent people sometimes spend years in prison? EUREX is a registry of miscarriages of justice in Europe that ultimately led to exonerations. The aim is to prevent such mistakes being made in future.
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Healthy eating is not only good for the body, but also for the brain.
Research by Kevin Nijssen shows that elderly people who eat two handfuls of nuts every day had better memory and brain perfusion
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John Penders appointed as Professor in Metagenomic Epidemiology and Intestinal Microbiology as of January 1st 2024.
Read more on his chair
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NUTRIM-researcher Bas Van Hooren involved in the research of University of the Shannon in Ireland. The human body maintains the ability to adapt to exercise at any age, showing that it’s never too late to start a fitness program
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Hannah Pallubinsky NUTRIM Researcher in the Daily Mail, January 16 2024
Mail Online explores why turning your heating down a notch — for short, fixed periods — could overhaul your health.
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Hormone therapy is an effective treatment for prostate cancer, but also leads to negative side effects, such as an increase in fat mass, and decrease in muscle mass, strength and endurance. Lisanne Houben, physician-researcher, shows that strength training in this group of patients helps to combat...
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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.