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🐭Did we meet? Just like humans, sleepy mice forget their social encounters after a bad night.

Neuroscientist Robbert Havekes & UG team found that the asthma drug roflumilast brings back these social memories after sleep deprivation.😴

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/slaperige-muis-vergeet-ontmoetingen-een-astmamedicijn-brengt-herinneringen-terug

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🫁‘Materials that implants are made of often cause inflammation or tissue damage.’

Prof. of Polymer Science Marleen Kamperman & research team at the UG & UMCG are developing softer materials for stents and valves, as well as less invasive means to insert them using magnets.🧲

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/the-hard-challenge-making-implants-soft-and-smart

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🍼More children, shorter #lifespan?

UG researcher Euan Young found clear evidence in #parishrecords from the Great Finnish Famine.📖

'Our findings suggest that under harsh conditions, reproductive effort certainly affects lifespan.’

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2025/more-children-shorter-lifespan-clear-evidence-from-the-great-finnish-famine

Published in #ScienceAdvances

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