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Lifestyle and health factors shape plasma metabolite levels over time New research using data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) shows how demographic, health and lifestyle factors are associated with plasma metabolite levels and how these levels change over time.

Autistic adults report higher sensitivity to social rejection New research using data from the Netherlands Autism Register (NAR), one of the cohorts connected to Amsterdam Cohort Hub (ACH), examined sensitivity to social rejection and exclusion among autistic adults.

Marlies Visser receives Rubicon grant for research on menstrual health stigma Marlies Visser, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Public and Occupational Health at Amsterdam UMC, has been awarded a Rubicon grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Financial insecurity and depression are linked in both directions over time Financial insecurity and depression appear to be connected in both directions over time. New research using data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), shows that food insecurity and financial strain predict later depression, while depression in turn predicts subsequent financial insecurity.

Muscle abnormalities in post-COVID and ME/CFS cannot be explained by prolonged inactivity New research involving participants from the Netherlands ME/CFS Cohort and Biobank (NMCB), shows that reduced exercise capacity and muscle abnormalities in people with post-COVID and ME/CFS cannot simply be explained by poor physical fitness or prolonged inactivity.

Menstrual pain strongly associated with limitations in daily life A recent study within the ABCD cohort found that menstrual pain is common among young women and strongly associated with limitations in daily activities.

Sector Plan Symposium brings UMCs together around prevention, data, and innovation On June 19, researchers, data specialists, and partners from different UMCs and regions came together in Nijmegen for a national Sector Plan Symposium. The central question of the day was how data and AI can contribute to earlier detection of health risks, more targeted prevention, and more future-proof health care.

Training sessions: Collaborating with people with lived experience in research The Netherlands Autism Register (NAR) offers training sessions for researchers and people with lived experience from the ACH cohorts. This is part of the ABOUT project (ABOUT – Nothing About Us Without Us), an initiative aimed at expanding co-creation to other research cohorts in the Netherlands.

Interim evaluation of the Sector Plan for Medicine and Health Sciences This month, the interim evaluation of the sector plan "Accelerating Health" was submitted to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. The Minister has gratefully received the evaluation and shared it with the House of Representatives.

Insights into cognitive health and dementia from the LASA Study Why do some people develop dementia while others maintain good cognitive health into old age? And what factors shape how our thinking abilities change throughout life? Data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) help answer these questions.

Access to mental health care for young people with suicidality An exploratory study by 113 Suicide Prevention examined how professionals make decisions about accepting or referring young people with suicidal thoughts or behavior.

New insights into the comorbidity of anxiety, mood disorders and cardiovascular disease Drawing on evidence from the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) and other large-scale genetic studies, researchers found that depression and cardiovascular disease are connected through a combination of genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and direct effects of the disorders on one another.

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