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New technique preserves arm lymphatics in breast cancer patients
20-12-2016Pioneering research could prevent lymphoedema (PhD Maarten Beek).
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Prediabetes results in damage to small blood vessels
19-12-2016Damage to small blood vessels in prediabetes (mumc+ news).
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Nerve damage after chemotherapy underestimated
17-12-2016Certain types of chemotherapy cause a greater degree of nerve damage than was previously thought (PhD conferral Tonneke Beijers).
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Poor kidney function increases risk of dementia
16-12-2016People with impaired kidney function have a higher risk of developing memory problems and even dementia, according to an analytic study by researchers Kay Deckers and Sebastian Köhler. Both researchers work at Maastricht University's Alzheimer Centre Limburg (ACL).
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Kopstoring: online preventative course for children of parents with a mental illness or substance abuse problems
16-12-2016Children of parents with a mental illness or substance abuse problems (abbreviated as COPMI and COSAP, respectively) have a high risk (50–66%) of developing the same problems. This has an impact on their health, wellbeing, social network and overall functioning.
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Mike Gerards receives €60.000 Metakids-grant
16-12-2016Mike Gerards is currently working at The Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio). His project focuses on the identification and functional characterization of novel genes involved in mitochondria (more specifically in mtDNA replication) and screening these genes for mutations in patients.
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Alternative for phlebotomy in haemochromatosis
13-12-2016The 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).
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New technique to detect sentinel node in ovarian cancer
12-12-2016A new detection technique – injecting tracers into ovarian ligaments – helps to carry out a sentinel lymph node procedure in ovarian cancer. This leads to greater accuracy in detecting lymph node metastases and also leads to fewer side effects for patients.
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UM student wins audience award at the Student Research Conference in Nijmegen
06-12-2016Last Wednesday Health Sciences student Nousjka Vranken won an audience award for the presentation she gave about her bachelor's research during the Student Research Conference in Nijmegen.
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Walking better than high-intensity exercise for diabetics
05-12-2016Walking, strolling and standing more during the day is better for sugar regulation in diabetics than an hour of high-intensity exercise.
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