News

Pioneering research could prevent lymphoedema (PhD Maarten Beek).

Certain types of chemotherapy cause a greater degree of nerve damage than was previously thought (PhD conferral Tonneke Beijers).

The selective withdrawal of red blood cells as a treatment for haemochromatosis (iron overload) is an effective and patient-friendly alternative to phlebotomy (bloodletting) (PhD conferral Eva Rombout).

A new detection technique – injecting tracers into ovarian ligaments – helps to carry out a sentinel lymph node procedure in ovarian cancer. This leads to greater accuracy in detecting lymph node metastases and also leads to fewer side effects for patients.

Last Wednesday Health Sciences student Nousjka Vranken won an audience award for the presentation she gave about her bachelor's research during the Student Research Conference in Nijmegen.

On 1 November, Maastricht University has appointed Dr Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), as honorary professor on behalf of national research school CaRe (Netherlands School for Primary Care Research).

Patients with metastatic breast cancer have a better life expectancy if they are treated with hormone therapy (MUMC+ news).

Study published in Cell Metabolism by University Maastricht/Maastricht UMC+ reveals increase in inflammatory response of immune cells due to HDL.

The administration of proteins during sleep is an effective way to promote muscle building (PhD conferral Bart de Groen).

Major subsidy for personalised treatment of degenerative joint conditions (MUMC+ News).