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  • New obesity framework: looking beyond BMI

    A study conducted by the Easo led by Prof. Gijs Goossens of Maastricht UMC+ and Dr. Luca Busetto published today in Nature Medicine.
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  • Evidence-based health tips for students: the science of studying

    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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  • Healthy minds: Martin van Boxtel looks back on a 30-year career at UM

    Ageing well isn’t just about physique. It also means being aware of a healthy brain. To prevent dementia, Martin van Boxtel and his colleagues from ‘ Alzheimer Centrum Limburg’ founded the Maastricht Ageing Study ( MAAS) 30 years ago. MAAS kept track of 2043 people over 25 years in a longitudinal study...
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  • Evidence-based health tips for students: the science of sleep

    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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  • Kim Smits: urinary biomarkers improve kidney cancer diagnosis

    Can urine be used to detect renal cell carcinoma? The current approach in the case of small renal masses is in most cases a precautionary partial or complete removal of the kidney, without knowing whether the mass is benign or malignant. Molecular epidemiologist Kim Smits is working at MUMC+ on a non...
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