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Professor Dimitros Stamatialis from the University of Twente has designed a more compact and affordable haemodialysis filter, in collaboration with the Dutch Kidney Foundation (Nierstichting)

TU/e researchers, along with colleagues from Sleep Medicine Center Kempenhaeghe, and Philips within e/MTIC have used deep learning and designed an advanced wearable for patients with sleep disorders

Innovative Health Initiative grant of EUR 24 million to improve cancer treatments

Rheumatism is widespread in the Netherlands with nearly 2 million people suffering with some form of the disease. Researchers from Enschede and Twente started REIS (Reuma En Ik: Self management) to find answers.

Harm Scholten from TU Eindhoven defended his PhD thesis at the department of Electrical Engineering on April 20th.

A new updated version of the TechMed Centre position paper is available online. This position paper is the result of an intensive update process.

Medical sensors are 'the canary in the mine'

On Thursday 23 March, three prizes were awarded during the finale of the digital 4TU.Health poster competition. This poster competition is part of the 4TU.Health collaboration. PhD students in the field of health and technology were challenged to present their research in an open, engaging way. All participants were given the opportunity to briefly present their poster and view other posters. The winning PhD student may use the prize to visit another TU or set up research together with another TU. This is the first year that this PhD competition is being organized within 4TU.Health.

Wereldwijd sterven jaarlijks ongeveer twee miljoen pasgeborenen. Meestal is dit het gevolg van fataal longfalen, soms in combinatie met nierfalen. Samen met partners uit de academische wereld en het bedrijfsleven uit Nederland, Duitsland, Zweden, Ierland en Canada willen TechMed-onderzoekers Jutta Arens en Dimitrios Stamatialis een nieuw kunstmatig placentasysteem, de ArtPlac, ontwikkelen. Hiervoor kregen ze een EIC Pathfinder-subsidie.

Door gezond te eten en genoeg te bewegen kunnen mensen de kans op verschillende soorten kanker verkleinen. Wageningse onderzoekers verdiepen zich in de relatie tussen voeding en kanker.

The research project is a collaboration of TU/e, Catharina Hospital and Philips within e/MTIC.

Samenwerking technische onderzoekers en cardiologen

Tom van Nunen defended his thesis at the department of Electrical Engineering of the TU Eindhoven on February 8th, 2023

In dit STAR-interview is Prof. Dr. Robert Passier aan het woord van de Faculteit TNW. STAR is een acroniem voor (S)ituatie, (T)aken, (A)cties en (R)esultaten. Aan de UT werken veel ‘stars’ met een verhaal. Robert Passier werkt aan miniatuur menselijke hartmodellen, heart-on-chips.

For the first time there is scientific evidence that a personalized diet, based on a person's metabolic profile, leads to better health.