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16 May 2025
What sweat and saliva tell us
What if we could monitor patients in the future without taking blood samples every time? TU/e researcher Sophie Adelaars investigated a promising alternative: measuring biomarkers in sweat and saliva.
7 May 2025
VR in addiction treatment for people with a mild intellectual disability
Virtual reality (VR) offers new possibilities in the treatment of addiction, especially for people with a Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability (MBID). Simon Langener researches how VR technology can meet the needs of this target group.
1 May 2025
From data to decisiveness at the bedside: technology for a pleasant and fast recovery
Two young researchers are improving care through research at the Catharina Hospital with smart simulations and predictive algorithms, for more comfortable ventilation and faster detection of deterioration.
1 May 2025
New study investigates how nutrition and exercise support childhood cancer treatment
Researchers from Wageningen University, together with the Princess Máxima Center, have launched a study into the impact of nutrition and physical activity during the treatment of children with cancer.
28 Apr 2025
Recap of the TechMed Research Day 2025
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, the TechMed Research Day took place at the University of Twente - a full day dedicated to inspiration, innovation, and connection in medical technology.
28 Apr 2025
UT and Labmicta join forces to improve laboratory processes
UT and the medical microbiology laboratory Labmicta are joining forces to optimise laboratory processes with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotisation.
22 Apr 2025
New approach to liver cancer treatment
Erik Groot Jebbink and Frank Nijsen will conduct an innovative pilot study to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of RE by using gas-filled microbubbles.
16 Apr 2025
How do health-promoting bacteria function and live in our guts?
Bifidobacteria are gut bacteria that suppress other, harmful bacteria and stimulate the absorption of iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc. They are dominant in the guts of infants that receive breastfeeding.
15 Apr 2025
Lung cancer in the blood
To diagnose lung cancer and determine the optimal treatment strategy, physicians typically rely on tissue examination. However, taking biopsies is invasive and doesn’t always provide sufficient information.
14 Apr 2025
Intelligent data-driven tools for cross-border collaboration in healthcare
University of Twente will lead the four-year Interreg project CARE-FLOW to improve the cross-border collaboration between the Netherlands and Germany through intelligent decision-support in capacity planning and patient flow optimisation.
9 Apr 2025
Judith Rietjens and Erik van Raaij join 6 other IDE Medical Delta professors
On 8 April, during the Medical Delta’s Work Conference 'Action in the Delta', a new group of professors and lecturers, were inaugurated. IDE researchers Judith Rietjens and Erik van Raaij will be joining this cohort.
3 Apr 2025
More fruit and less processed meat help prevent thousands of disease cases by 2050
The Netherlands could have approximately twenty percent fewer new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and strokes by 2050, if all Dutch citizens were to consume two pieces of fruit daily and refrain from eating processed meat.
3 Apr 2025
New UT research projects launched within Open Technology Programme
Six application-oriented projects can start with funding from the Open Technology Programme from NWO's Applied and Engineering Sciences domain (AES). Three research projects also involve UT researchers.
3 Apr 2025
Revealing capillaries and cells in living organs with ultrasound
While medical centres use ultrasound daily, so far this technology is not capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists from TU Delft have developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells.
3 Apr 2025
Two see more than one – improved imaging with multiple ultrasound transducers
For the diagnosis of disorders and the monitoring of patients, healthcare providers need to be able to look not only at a patient but also inside the body of a patient. Sending and receiving ultrasound waves is one of the most common methods.