During the Dies Natalis of Maastricht University, Uyên Châu Nguyên received the UM Dissertation Prize 2025.

Ten international health research funders, including the Dutch Heart Foundation, are investing $10 million in a new global research network to improve early prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. The initiative focuses on understanding how menopause affects heart health and how early intervention can reduce risk.

Three consortia involving CARIM researchers have been awarded grants by the Dutch Heart Foundation under the call for large consortia.

Dr Nick van Osta (Dept of BME) and Dr Karim Taha (UMC Utrecht) have been awarded a Dekker Team Science grant by the Dutch Heart Foundation.

Six Dutch hospitals, including Maastricht UMC+ (Dr Fatma Karapinar, Dept of Clinical Pharmacy) will receive a total of €4.1 million from the Integral Care Agreement (IZA) to improve patient self-management of medication during hospital stays.

At the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, researchers are committed to making an impact every day. Sabine, for example, focuses on the role of immune cells in liver diseases. In Nice to meet you, she talks about her background and her work at FHML.

People who drink a glass of soda every day have a 29% higher risk of high blood pressure.

Maastricht UMC+ is the main applicant for the Dutch Cohort Consortium (NCC), which has secured over €17 million from NWO (Dutch Research Council).