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Deep brain stimulation or DBS has been shown to be effective in treating memory loss, at least this appears to be the case in rats. 

Thanks to relatively new MRI techniques, patients with rectal cancer may benefit from an improved selection process for organ-sparing treatment. These techniques were also used to determine whether this treatment offers a safe alternative to standard surgical procedures for patients with rectal cancer.

Some parts of our brain that process sound have a subsequent area for each pitch, with successive pitches processed one after the other like the keys on a piano. 

At Maastricht UMC+, research is being carried out to determine whether or not axillary lymph nodes should always be removed in breast cancer patients.

Growing patient populations and multidisciplinary approach in BNN hospitals (press release Máxima Medical Centre)

The Department of Psychopharmacology at Maastricht University once again received a major commission from a drug manufacturer, this time the Japanese company Eisai, to test the effects of a sleeping drug on driving ability.

The board of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University has appointed Professor Maurice Zeegers as the new scientific director of CAPHRI, the School for Public Health and Primary Care of Maastricht University.

Professor Clemens van Blitterswijk has won the 2015 Huibregtsen Prize.

UM researchers Jessica Hartmann and Conny Quaedflieg received a Rubicon grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Research has shown that nearly nine in every thousand people suffer from chronic inflammatory bowel disease, which is considerably higher than current estimates.