Publications by authors named "E Marije Bakker"
Background And Aims: Individuals with coronary artery disease have poorer mental health, health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), and cognition compared with (age-matched) controls. Exercise training may attenuate these effects. The aim is to systematically review and meta-analyse the effects of different exercise types and settings on brain structure/function, cognition, HR-QoL, mental health (e.
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- Interest in how plant-based diets affect the gut microbiome is increasing, but there's limited research on how different diet patterns (omnivore, vegetarian, vegan) impact microbiome profiles across various populations.
- A study involving over 21,000 individuals found that gut microbiome profiles can effectively differentiate between these diet patterns, with a mean accuracy of 85%.
- Key findings show that omnivore microbiomes are heavily influenced by red meat consumption, which is linked to negative health markers, while vegan microbiomes are associated with healthier outcomes and overlap with specific food and soil microbes.
Breast augmentations, commonly performed for aesthetic or medical reasons, often use silicone (polydimethylsiloxane [PDMS]) implants. Some patients develop complications like capsular contracture, where scar tissue forms around the implant. Previously, we used stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy to detect and quantify silicone in stained capsule tissue, finding a correlation between silicone amount and contracture severity.
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