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  • Matty Crone: “Health. It's not that simple.”

    In conversation with Matty Crone both NUTRIM and CAPHRI Professor with a mission to build resilient communities. February 7th, 2025 Matty inaugurated as Professor of “Health Promotion: The Connection between Prevention and Care”. She advocates an integrated approach that encompasses different life...
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  • Ozempic – obesity solved?

    Obesity is one of the great public health problems we face. New drugs such as Ozempic offer possibilities but also raise moral, economic and health questions. Why is ‘just lose some weight’ naïve and unempirical? Why might covering Ozempic be cheaper for health insurers? We brought together experts...
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  • Evidence-based health tips for students: the science of eating healthy

    In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are L ieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public...
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  • Vidi grants for UM research on AI models and our brains

    Two Maastricht University (UM) scientists will receive a €850,000 Vidi grant for their research projects. This was announced by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) on Thursday. Researcher Laure Wynants (CAPHRI/ FHML) will work with her team on more reliable AI models for healthcare. And neuroscientist...
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  • Unwealthy, unhealthy – the long shadow of financial strain

    CAPHRI’s Latifa Abidi and Gera Nagelhout study intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic problems and health disparities. The central question is how exactly your parents’ financial difficulties leave you unhealthier and less likely to progress in life. To contribute to a fairer society, they...
    Latifa Abidi and Gera Nagelhout with their focusgroup
  • Evidence-based health tips for students: supermarket psychology

    In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are L ieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public...
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  • Evidence-based health tips for students: the science of love and sex

    In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are L ieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public...
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