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Social and economic background influences survival in intensive care: Research with societal impact

Social and economic background influences survival in intensive care: Research with societal impact

18 August 2026

A large-scale study by researchers from Maastricht UMC+ and Amsterdam UMC demonstrates that lower socioeconomic status (SES) of patients admitted to Dutch intensive care units contributes to worse survival.

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Fatma Karapinar appointed as Professor in Medication Safety

Fatma Karapinar appointed as Professor in Medication Safety

12 August 2026

As of 1 June 2026, Dr Fatma Karapinar has been appointed Professor of Medication Safety at Maastricht University.

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Simone Eussen

Assistant Professor

Dr Simone Eussen's research focusses on the role of nutrition and underlying metabolic and molecular processes in the aetiology of common chronic diseases. She has built a strong track record on B-vitamins, related molecular one-carbon and kynurenine pathways, and chronic diseases during her PhD (Wageningen Universtiy) and post-doc (Bergen, Norway; also supported by a prestigious personal research grant from the Norwegian Research Council). She integrated this expertise to study quality of food intake at Maastricht University. Funds granted by the NWO (BBMRI) and the European JPI (Dedipac) focussed on methodological aspects of dietary assessment.

Her current work involves study of dietary quality (at nutrient and bioactive compound, food group, and dietary patterns level) in relation to chronic disease, including T2DM, CVD and mental disorders. Additionally, she expanded her focus to the emerging field of ‘chrono-nutrition’, and is member of the CIRCLE-DOME (CIRcadian CLock and timing of Eating on Diabetes, Obesity ad MEtabolism) network. Different aspects of dietary timing will be studied in relation to metabolic, cardiovascular and mental phenotypes to gain new insight in the role of chrono-nutrition in common pathologies within the framework of population based studies (for example The Maastricht Study; one of the world’s leading deep-phenotying population-based studies on T2DM and its comorbidities).

Simone-eussen

Department of Epidemiology
P. Debeyeplein 1, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: A2.018
T: +31(0)43 388 24 51

  • 2026
    • Mirjalili, F., Jambarsang, S., Farashahi-Yazd, E., Dianati, M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Schram, M. T., Koster, A., Salehi-Abargouei, A., Yi-Wen Yu, E., Zeegers, M. P., & Wesselius, A. (2026). Adherence to empirically derived dietary patterns and risk of depression symptoms and anxiety disorder: The Maastricht Cohort Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 124(3), Article 101415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101415
    • Tore, E. C., Briones, A. M., Bruno, R. M., Dalli, J., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., & van Greevenbroek, M. M. J. (2026). Plasma-based low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction explain a small but significant proportion of the association between the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases: The Maastricht Study. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 20(7), 1352-1366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2026.05.228
    • Holthuijsen, D. D. B., Rijnhart, J. J. M., van Roekel, E. H., Bours, M. J. L., Ueland, P. M., Breukink, S. O., Janssen-heijnen, M. L. G., Konsten, J. L., Keulen, E. T. P., McCann, A., Brezina, S., Gigic, B., Ose, J., Weijenberg, M. P., & Eussen, S. J. P. M. (2026). The mediating role of the kynurenine pathway in longitudinal associations between dietary intake and quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors up to 12 months posttreatment. International Journal of Cancer, 159(1), 122-143. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70363
    • Valente, M. J., Cao, B., Holthuijsen, D. D. B., Bours, M. J. L., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Weijenberg, M. P., & Rijnhart, J. J. M. (2026). Response to “Ratios are misleading exposure variables that compromise a regression model unless fundamental scaling assumptions are satisfied: a comment on Valente et al.”. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 195, Article 112257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112257
    • Choe, K., Bakker, L., van den Hove, D. L. A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Kenis, G., Ramakers, I. H. G. B., Verhey, F. R. J., Rutten, B. P. F., & Kohler, S. (2026). Kynurenine pathway dysregulation in cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Geroscience, 48(3), 4585-4619. Article 120819. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01636-3
    • Arts, J., Kremers, S. P. J., Mommers, M., Eussen, S. J. M. P., & Gubbels, J. S. (2026). Associations of food parenting practices in early childhood with dietary intake, BMI, and weight status in young adulthood: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. Nutrition Journal, 25(1), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-026-01331-9
    • Okoro, C., Zhou, T. L., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Koster, A., Sutedja, N. A., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., de Galan, B. E., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Schram, M. T., & Kroon, A. A. (2026). Association of type 2 diabetes according to the number of cardiovascular risk factors within the recommended range with neuropathy - The Maastricht Study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 235, Article 113212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113212
    • Buziau, A. M., Wesselius, A., Yu, E. Y.-W., Korver-Keularts, I. M. L. W., Visser, D., Steinbusch, L. K. M., Simons, P. I. H. G., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Dagnelie, P. C., Kooi, M. E., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Arts, I. C. W., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Schalkwijk, C. G., & Brouwers, M. C. G. J. (2026). Metabolite Erythritol in 24-Hour Urine Is Associated With Higher Intrahepatic Lipid Content: The Maastricht Study. Diabetes, 75(5), 762-771. https://doi.org/10.2337/db25-0881
    • Yu, Y., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Webers, C. A. B., & Ramdas, W. D. (2026). The Association Between Adherence to the Dutch Healthy Diet Index and Glaucoma Prevalence-The Maastricht Study. Nutrients, 18(9), Article 1360. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18091360
    • Chong, M. Y., Koster, A., de Galan, B. E., van der Kallen, C. J. H., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Bours, M. J. L., Weijenberg, M. P., & Eussen, S. J. P. M. (2026). Associations between chrono-nutrition and glucose metabolism across levels of glucose impairment: The Maastricht Study. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(4), Article 119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03964-2
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