Medicine and Life Sciences - Health

Tragic life events linger in our minds for a long time, often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, or regret. For instance, you might have had a dispute with someone just before they passed away. Or perhaps, when you were a child, your pet ran away because you accidentally left the garden gate open. Even years later, these memories can still cause pain. It's normal to need to work through them, but how can you do that effectively?

Positive steps at the University of Twente (UT) in the run-up to International Women's Day on 8 March: more attention to equal health opportunities. The university plays an active role in the national innovation program Menopause Matters, which focuses on technological solutions for women in menopause, a phase that has long been understudied in healthcare, research and technological innovation.

Dutch youth drink excessive amounts of sugary drinks. On average, they drink almost two and a half litres per week, while half of them consume around four litres. This is according to a new national study on sugary drink consumption among adolescents aged 12 to 16.

Increasingly, people with type 1 diabetes are wearing a glucose sensor. These sensors measure blood glucose levels day and night, generating enormous amounts of data - but what happens with all that information? ZGT and the University of Twente (TechMed Centre) are collaborating on DIABASE within the Pioneers in Health Care (PIHC) programme.

Fatigue, concentration problems, muscle weakness and sensory overload: many people still experience persistent symptoms after a coronavirus infection. This is known as post-covid. Recovery remains uncertain and is rarely complete.

Neurologist and professor Jeannette Hofmeijer has been awarded a €1.5 million Vici grant to investigate how the brain recovers after cardiac arrest. Her research shifts the focus from dying brain cells to the communication between them.