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… 6 december 2016 Zoekresultaten Afgelopen week heeft Nousjka Vranken, student Gezondheidswetenschappen, een publieksprijs gewonnen met de presentatie van haar bacheloronderzoek tijdens de Student Research Conference in Nijmegen. In haar scriptie evalueerde Nousjka een nieuwe methode om de doorbloeding te meten bij borstreconstructies met eigen weefsel. “Ik vond het vooral erg leuk om te merken dat dit onderzoek gewaardeerd wordt door een breder publiek.” Britta Wielaard Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Maatschappelijk relevant De Student Research Conference is een wetenschappelijke conferentie voor bachelorstudenten uit Nederland en Vlaanderen. De auteurs van beste onderzoekspapers worden uitgenodigd om hun onderzoek te presenteren. In vier categorieën worden twee prijzen vergeven: … in het buitenland georganiseerd. Wellicht kan ik het geld daarvoor gebruiken.” … Afgelopen week heeft Nousjka Vranken, student Gezondheidswetenschappen, een publieksprijs gewonnen met de presentatie van haar bacheloronderzoek tijdens de Student Research Conference in Nijmegen. In haar scriptie evalueerde Nousjka een nieuwe methode om de doorbloeding te meten bij borstreconstructies met eigen weefsel. “Ik vond het vooral erg leuk om te merken dat dit onderzoek gewaardeerd wordt door een breder …
… 20 mei 2022 Zoekresultaten It is perhaps the most fascinating question in alzheimer's research. What explains the huge differences between people with alzheimer proteins in the brain? 'One person might have these proteins and as a result is in an advanced stage of dementia. In another we see the same amount of damage, but that person … speak. Dr. Willemijn Jansen, neuropsychologist, has been working at Alzheimer Centrum Limburg since 2012. Jansen convinced both the public and the jury in her application for the YOR award from Alzheimer Netherlands. This won her 100,000 euros for her research into 'resilience' to Alzheimer's disease. Gerjoke Wilmink of Alzheimer's Netherlands presents the check for the YOR award to Dr. Willemijn Jansen As many as one in three people over 70 have harmful alzheimer proteins in the brain, without … person gets dementia from alzheimer proteins and the other doesn't. But also why the disease progresses so quickly in one person and much more slowly in another.' Using resilience against alzheimer With the talent prize, Jansen wants to expand her research into resilience. 'With an earlier grant, I was already going to look at the differences in proteins in cerebrospinal fluid. There are thousands of proteins in cerebrospinal fluid. Are some of them more or less present in people who are …
… 11 september 2017 Zoekresultaten Thanks to a subsidy of almost one million euros from the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Prof. dr. Paul Volders and his fellow researcher Dr. Matthijs Cluitmans (who is also a DKE Alumnus) will be able to expand their research into a specific cardiac arrhythmia disorder, known as ventricular fibrillation. The two cardiologists are hoping that a new technique called electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) as well as hundreds of patients will help them identify the causes … last year under the supervision of both Prof. Volders and Prof. Ralf Peeters of the Department Data Science and Knowledge Engineering (DKE) with a thesis about ECGI. The grant from the Netherlands Heart Foundation will allow him to deepen his research. "In Maastricht, we have so far mapped several dozens of patients with the help of ECGI, which is actually an extensive electrocardiogram. We use many more electrodes on the body and we also make a CT scan of the patient in order to determine …
… 2 november 2021 Zoekresultaten 15 organisations involved in animal testing in the Netherlands have signed the Dutch Transparency Agreement on Animal Testing with a commitment to communicate in a more open way about how animals are used in research. The group of signatories consists of universities, university medical centres, scientific institutes, companies, and associations. The signatories are: Amsterdam UMC, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Charles River Laboratories Den Bosch B.V., Envigo RMS B.V., Erasmus University Medical Center, Leiden University, Maastricht University, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Radboudumc, Radboud University, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, University of Groningen, Vereniging Sportvisserij Nederland, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research. Transparency The importance of good and transparent communication about animal research is becoming increasingly recognised. This agreement was drafted by various Dutch researchers in collaboration with the European Animal Research …
… 24 mei 2022 Zoekresultaten Maastricht UMC+ closely monitors the heart health of COVID patients during, and after, their admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Research now shows a link between heart damage and ICU survival rates. Additionally, more information about heart damage after an ICU stay due to COVID-19 is being studied. Since the first wave of the corona pandemic, Maastricht UMC+ has been … hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP. These substances can indicate damage to the heart muscle and heart function respectively. By monitoring these substances on a daily basis, it was possible to chart their course during an entire ICU stay. In addition, doctors and researchers of MUMC+ follow up with these patients even after they have left the ICU. This collaboration between intensive care, cardiology and radiology has led to three publications in leading scientific journals. Two of these provide insight into … Analysis of NT-proBNP showed that those who survived their stay in the ICU, had decreasing levels of the substance during their time in ICU. In contrast, ICU patients who died showed an increase in NT-proBNP during hospitalisation in the ICU. The researchers do not yet know exactly what causes this and more research is needed. The results do suggest that cardiac function is related to survival. It was also found that patients who died had more heart muscle damage (higher hs-cTnT) on admission …
… 30 januari 2023 Zoekresultaten Maastricht University's Executive Board has approved the plan to renew the animal research facility for UM and Maastricht UMC+ at the existing location at Universiteitssingel 50 (UNS50). A new building is therefore off the table. This decision was taken in agreement with the Maastricht UMC+ Executive Board and the Board of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. The renovation of the entire building at UNS50 has already begun; the furnishing of the new animal facility will be part of this. Last year, it became clear that fitting the laboratory for animal research into the existing UNS50 building is possible. The renovation already underway at UNS50 makes it feasible (technically, qualitatively and financially) to apply new techniques, including improved ventilation technology. This means that … is possible while maintaining the set of requirements that had been drawn up for a possible new building. A key advantage of choosing UNS50 is its flexibility. Future adjustments are easier to realise in a building with multiple functions. Biomedical research will continue to require laboratory animals in the coming decades to realise new forms of treatment or diagnostics, hence the plan to invest in a new laboratory for animal research. At the same time, the efforts to reduce the number of animal …
… 25 oktober 2022 Financial boost from National Growth Fund Zoekresultaten Thanks to a strong financial impulse from the National Growth Fund, Maastricht University, as one of the partners in a national consortium, is starting a new line of research in the field of cellular agriculture. This is technology where animal products such as meat and milk proteins can be produced directly from animal and microbial cells. The Maastricht line will be started by scientists from MERLN , a medical research institute conducting groundbreaking research into regenerative medicine. Stimulus for education and research The Maastricht scientists Lorenzo Moroni and Matthew Baker are hugely enthusiastic. “This financial boost is a great opportunity for our institute, which has built a reputation on …
… 10 november 2020 Zoekresultaten An international team of scientists has discovered one of the causes of primary hypertension or high blood pressure. In addition, the team, led by researchers from Maastricht University (UM), discovered that this cause could be treated with existing and already registered drugs. Until now, only symptom control has been possible for high blood pressure, because the mechanism that causes primary … that hypertension is the result of oxygen radicals in the blood vessel walls, which disrupt a protective but very sensitive so-called cGMP signalling pathway. Normally, this signalling pathway helps prevent arterial narrowing and thrombosis. The research team used big data to identify the Nox5 protein as the main source of these oxygen radicals. In a group of patients with high blood pressure, the researchers detected higher levels of Nox5. This protein is specific to humans and not found in laboratory animals such as mice or rats. However, when the scientists genetically engineered mice to have the human Nox5 protein, the animals also developed …
… 29 november 2016 Zoekresultaten 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). “This is a unique situation because CaRe consists of a cooperation of four institutes in the Netherlands,” says Professor Dr Onno van Schayck, scientific director of CaRe. Dr Godlee has been appointed at Maastricht University because its research institute CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute) hosts the secretariat of the CaRe research school. CaRe’s mission is national research collaboration as well as support and coaching of promising young researchers in the field of …
… 6 december 2016 Zoekresultaten Last week 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. In her thesis Nousjka evaluated a new method for measuring blood circulation after breast reconstructions where the patient's own tissue is used. “I was exited to learn that my research is appreciated by a wider audience.” Britta Wielaard Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Societal relevance The Student Research Conference is a scientific conference for bachelor's students from the Netherlands and Flanders. The authors …