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A multidisciplinary team of UM researchers and support staff has been awarded a €250,000 grant from Open Science NL. Their project will highlight an often-overlooked part of academic research: the people who support it behind the scenes.

How do you make the tiniest cells visible? At the Microscopy CORE Lab. Kèvin Knoops leads this research platform for light and electron microscopy.

As a PhD researcher, Kate Kondrateva studies how AI can improve the reliability of brain scans, and brought her findings to life in a prize-winning dance.

The Alzheimer Centre Limburg is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The three professors at the helm talk about their research.

As a neuropsychiatrist, David Linden sees the consequences of brain injury every day. He therefore advocates wearing a bicycle helmet to prevent serious harm.

In Honours+, students gain their first experience in approaching (global) challenges in an interdisciplinary setting, under the professional guidance of staff members from Maastricht University.

By looking at just a few letters in your genome, researchers can roughly tell your age, and if you are a smoker or stopped smoking. Athina Vidaki uses these genetic techniques to help solve sexual assault cases.

A drug often prescribed for chronic stomach complaints is no more effective than a placebo. What does matter, however, is whether patients believe they are receiving the medicine, according to research by Daniel Keszthelyi.

How can infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis be prevented, how can we encourage people to get tested, and how can the burden of disease be reduced? Nicole Dukers studies this.

Driven by curiosity, assistant professor Birol Cabukusta (M4I) explores how cells adapt and function, focusing on the role of lipids.