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A study by Julianne van der Berg and colleagues at Maastricht University has shown that each extra hour of sitting is associated with a 22% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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With a growing body of research on the effectiveness of working while standing up, Fast Company summarised the main findings so far. Here are some key findings to convince you to stand up today.
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New research from Queensland University has highlighted that standing more during work hours positively affects one’s psychological well-being.
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Incorporating standing desks in offices and schools can lower the health risks of sitting.
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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.
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A standing tutorial: is it healthier, better for group dynamics and learning? Experiments are being carried out at University College Maastricht and in the Maastricht Science Programme.
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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.
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