Projects
Effectiveness and mechanisms of menthol inhalation for the relief of dyspnea in health and COPD (MENTHODYSC) KU Leuven
Dyspnea (breathlessness) is the aversive cardinal symptom in many common and debilitating diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is associated with severe disability, activity limitation and loss of quality of life. Since available treatment options are limited, novel and effective treatment approaches for the relief of dyspnea are urgently needed. Therefore, this project will systematically examine the ...
Paying for deservingness? Poor relief administration, entitlement and local economies in the Southern Low Countries, 1750-1830 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Poor relief and community building in the Southern Low Countries, ca. 1300-1600. University of Antwerp
Poor relief and community building in the Southern Low Countries, ca. 1300-1600. University of Antwerp
Pharmacological targeting of the heat-activated TRP channel triad for pain relief KU Leuven
About 1 in 5 adults worldwide suffer from moderate-to-severe chronic pain. Existing pain therapies are often insufficient to obtain sufficient relief. Moreover, widely used analgesic drugs have serious side-effects and, as is the case with opioids, cause tolerance and potentially fatal addiction. Therefore, there is a large unmet need for new and safer pain therapies.
In this project, we focus on a triad of ion channels, TRPV1, TRPM3 and ...
A safety net that holds. Institutional determinants of adequate poverty relief. University of Antwerp
Embodiment, bescheidnheid and moral praxis: female identity polo kinetics in relief geus-traditionalist minorities Ghent University
Feeling is believing: a study of the relation between cognitive control and belief updating Ghent University
In recent years, important political and societal topics, ranging from climate change to conspiracy
theories, dominated our daily news. These dominating topics have in common that they rely from our
beliefs: We believe the veracity of climate change or its absence, a theory or political idea and
whether vaccines help or hurt. What astounds us is the persistence of these beliefs. Once installed, it
seems difficult for ...