Projects
The foes and friends among the adaptive immune system in Alzheimer’s disease Ghent University
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with an increasing prevalence. Although well-studied, there are still many questions about the origin of AD. Recently, it became evident that inflammation, both peripheral and central, plays an important role. This increase in knowledge can be attributed to the rejection of the long-held belief that the brain is an immune-privileged site. By now it is becoming increasingly ...
Improved characterization of Alzheimer's disease genetic risk through fine-mapping and long-read sequencing of DNA and single-nuclei RNA. University of Antwerp
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease with causal generative AI University of Antwerp
Determining phosphodiesterase 4 isoforms associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease Hasselt University
Language decline and language intervention in monolinguals and bilinguals with Alzheimer's Disease Ghent University
Although Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and every 3 seconds a person in the world develops the disease, little is still known about the exact symptoms that occur at every stage. This is also the case for language; and especially for bilinguals. Importantly, loss of language is often hard to endure for patients, as a lack of fluent speech and communication may cause social isolation. Hence, the current project ...