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🧠 What if we classified mental disorders differently?

Prof. Martien Kas wants to update the #DSM5, the handbook for psychiatrists and psychologists.

'At the moment, biology is still completely ignored.’

Kas wants to enable more targeted treatment by diagnosing the underlying biology. E.g. by using blood tests to look for #biomarkers.🩸

Curious? Read more👇
🔗https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/health-and-life/what-if-we-would-classify-mental-disorders-in-a-different-way

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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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#reproduction #research #evolution #evolutionarybiology #biology #populationstudies #science #ScientistsOnMastodon
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🔋A battery’s life: from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. 🚮

At the UG, Ass. Professors Xin Sun & Xiaohua Li study the #battery #lifecycle and investigate how #recycling can be made more effective and greener. ♻️

Read our 4th story on #batterydevelopers of #FSE 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/batterijen/a-battery-s-life-from-the-cradle-to-the-recycling-plant

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🔋There is a small chance that rechargeable #lithium batteries will ignite, leak or even explode.🧯

How to make them safer?

Giuseppe Portale, Ass. Prof. of #Polymerchemistry and #Physics at the UG, and his team are building safer small coin batteries using solid #polymers.🪙

Read our 3rd story on #batterydevelopers of #FSE 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/batterijen/how-to-make-batteries-safer

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