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The European PFAROS initiative, launched on the 29th of September, aims to support the transition towards a PFAS-free pharmaceutical and medical sector.

‘Exercise is medicine’ is a commonly quoted phrase. But as is so often the case with medications, more is not always better. What counts as too much exercise, and how can it affect the heart?

Smartwatches and other wearable devices can monitor our health and help detect irregular heart rhythms. But continuously analysing all that health data uses energy, and batteries only last so long. 

For patients with cardiovascular disease, ultrasound scans can provide important information about blood vessels. Daniek van Aarle, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, recreates these images using computer simulations.

Around five million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy each year. For approximately one-third of patients, medication does not adequately control seizures. Additional treatment options are urgently needed for this group.

Palm oil may increase the uptake of bacterial molecules through the gut wall, a process that scientists have linked to inflammatory responses in the body. Blueberries and blackberries, by contrast, appear to temper this process.

Zorg Innovatie Plein brings together researchers, healthcare institutions, companies and other partners in Twente and Salland to turn healthcare innovations from ideas into reality.

The University of Twente's TechMed Centre has joined Nordic Proof as an Affiliate Partner, strengthening connections between the MedTech Twente ecosystem and leading healthcare and testing environments across the Nordic countries.

Snacking, it turns out, is not all about crisps, biscuits and chocolate. Dutch millennials often consume nutritious foods, such as fruit, bread and yoghurt, between their main meals.

How does the human heart develop? And how can researchers better predict the effects of new treatments for cardiovascular disease? These are some of the questions being addressed within HeartEngine, a pioneering HealthTech Nexus project. 

Researchers Giulia Palladino and Julia Meijer gathered new insights that can be used to improve the care and support provided to premature babies.

Not more frequent hospital visits for check-ups, but more measuring, monitoring, and information from home. In the Flagship Consultation Room 2030, doctors, engineers, designers, economists, and behavioral scientists are exploring how technology can

Researchers from HealthTech Nexus, a collaboration between the University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Centre, are investigating whether artificial intelligence (AI) can learn something that experienced surgeons often do instinctively.

The Applied Stem Cell Technologies research group, led by Prof. Robert Passier and part of the University of Twente’s Department of Bioengineering Technologies, has received funding for BEAT-PLN.

Researchers from the University of Twente and Radboudumc (HealthTech Nexus) have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body. The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab. The team built a