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Daisy Jonkers, scientific director of the NUTRIM research institute and professor of Intestinal Health, is calling for more inclusivity and diversity in scientific research. Why is this important, and how can we make research more diverse? “It’s no longer just about the number of publications or grants...

A group of ten hospitals, clinics and partners will conduct research into sustainable surgery at the initiative of Maastricht UMC. CAREFREE is a collaborative research project in mission-driven innovation on sustainable surgery.

Interview with Daisy Jonkers in UM magazine. Daisy Jonkers, scientific director of the NUTRIM research institute, is calling for more inclusivity and diversity in scientific research.

During the 2023 ERS International Congress in Milan (Italy), the ERS presented the ERS Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 to Professor Martijn Spruit.

We are pleased to inform you that Gijs Goossens (Department of Human Biology) has been appointed as professor ‘Cardiometabolic Physiology of Obesity’ as of 1 August 2023.

And how can it be counteracted? According to Luc van Loon, you can become a bodybuilder even after age 80. 'But the disadvantage of our dynamic muscles is that you also lose them quickly when you start using them less. Maintaining muscles is an active process. You have to keep stimulating them.' NUTRIM...

Five NUTRIM researchers honoured with research appointments on Sector Plan Health – theme prevention. Dorus Gevers, Dennis de Ruijter (Health Promotion), Michelle Weijzen (Human Biology), Marcel den Dulk (Surgery) and Brenda Berendsen (Human Movement Sciences) receive a structural U(H)D appointment.

The National Growth Fund is to provide a major financial injection into four projects in which Maastricht University is involved. Exactly how large these investment will be depends on the funding breakdown to be decided later.

The combined lifestyle intervention from Your Coach Next Door (YCND) will be structurally funded by the Dutch basic health insurance, from January 1, 2024 on. Both the combined lifestyle intervention and the deployment of trained central care providers will be included in the basic health insurance!

“In the field of diabetes 2 and cardiovascular disease prevention, the results of our research are a big step in the right direction". Does personalized nutrition have positive effects on health? "The answer to this question is a resounding yes," says Ellen Blaak, professor of human biology and working...