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Matty Crone researches the interplay between prevention, the neighbourhood, government, and care.

Veerle van Zelst-de Vries is director of the Prevention and Vitality programme, which aims to create societal impact in Limburg and beyond.

Epilepsy is a condition that extends far beyond its visible symptoms, affecting the daily lives, well-being, and financial stability of patients and their caregivers. For Darin Elabbasy, PhD student at CAPHRI (VHC), understanding these broader impacts is at the heart of her work.

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...

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...

Jeroen Hendriks is dedicated to bridging the gap between academic research and clinical practice in integrated care, ensuring that innovative findings translate into improved patient outcomes

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...

Prof. Dr. Onno van Schayck and PhD student Bo van Engelen have uncovered a significant link between healthy eating, increased physical activity, and improved mathematics performance in primary school children.

Dr Laure Wynants has received an €850,000 Vidi grant to advance her research on improving the reliability of artificial intelligence in healthcare over the next five years.

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...