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  • Big steps forward in glaucoma surgery

    As an ophthalmic surgeon, Professor Henny Beckers is in her element dealing with challenging glaucoma operations. With the help of two new grants she hopes to be able to take a big step forward in glaucoma surgery.

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  • Large-scale study on cuts in numbers of tobacco outlets in the Netherlands

    The Dutch government has pledged to cut the number of tobacco points of sale and thus reduce the visibility of tobacco in society. From 2024, supermarkets will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco. This week will see the start of a large-scale study over four years on the implementation and effects...

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  • Children eat more vegetables after reward

    How do you get your kids to eat more vegetables? It's an issue many parents struggle with. A pilot at 26 day-care centers in North Limburg shows that when children are offered vegetables on a daily basis and are rewarded for eating them, vegetable consumption goes way up.

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  • Towards a healthier countryside

    Scientists from Maastricht University will lead a major research program into the health effects of climate adaptation in rural areas. In this programme, MANTRA, researchers from Maastricht University, Radboud University, Wageningen University & Research, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, RIVM...

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  • NWO grant for Mayke Oosterloo and colleagues from a national consortium

    In various hereditary brain diseases, a mutated protein damages brain cells, resulting in deterioration of health, disabilities and death. There is now hope to develop experimental therapies that can inhibit the production or toxic effects of these proteins. A consortium of several organizations...

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  • UM to coordinate nationwide research project to unravel skin diseases

    The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has, within the framework of Research along Routes by Consortia (NWA-ORC), awarded the research project Next Generation Immuno-Dermatology (NGID) with a prestigious grant of 11.7 million Euro. NGID is a nationwide, large-scale project to unravel novel biomarkers for...

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  • UM Executive Board statement on politically sensitive meetings

    Standpunt van het College van Bestuur en de Faculteitsbesturen van de UM over bijeenkomsten over soms politiek of maatschappelijk gevoelige onderwerpen die binnen de universiteitsmuren plaatsvinden, georganiseerd door medewerkers en/of studenten.

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