By Naaz Shareef It is that time of the year again. The time that people are actually outside more often than inside. You can tell it is that time by the fact that everyone is in a better mood than usual. On top of that, the beaches are getting crowded. I am talking about the summer, the time that everyone is getting either a tan or a burn. The first thing that comes to my mind before I visit the beach is: don’t forget sunscreen! When on the beach, I see everyone applying sunscreen all the … [Read more...]

By Joyce Krekels Who does not like an alcoholic drink after a cold, intense dayof skiing and being outdoors on a winter sport vacation? Well, consuming alcohol might not be the best method if you want to warm up on a cold day. … [Read more...]

By Mylène Gorissen One thing I remember from my childhood is being bruised, scratched, and wounded all the time from playing wildly in the garden. Sometimes I would end up crying on my mother’s lap with a bleeding and injured knee. She would give me a hug, a kiss on my forehead and stick a colourful band-aid on my knee and the pain would vanish. At that time, it was like magic. As I grew older into young adulthood, the bruises and scratches slowly disappeared over time, just like the magic of … [Read more...]

By Jamie Hulzebos In the Netherlands, almost 50% of adults and 14% of children are overweight, according to the CBS. However, overweight is not just a problem of the Netherlands. In the United States, 70% of the adults are overweight and 17% of children have obesity, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Overweight and obesity are risk factors for health problems such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Consequentially, a wide array of products are continuously being … [Read more...]

By Joost Kools During my internships, a colleague held a presentation about epilepsy and claimed that a hemispherectomy, a type of surgery where half of the brain is removed, can be a possible treatment for children with severe epilepsy. I was completely baffled when I heard this. How can we possibly remove one half of the brain and still retain a decent quality of life? After all, our brain is one of the most important and complex parts of our bodies, but also very fragile, where damage to … [Read more...]