Projects
Screening platform for therapies for peripheral neuropathies (SCREEN4PN) in induced pluripotent stem cell derived 2D and 3D models (development phase 2). University of Antwerp
Risk factors for accelerated aging in congenital heart disease KU Leuven
Many childhood-onset diseases used to be lethal. Improved life expectancy yield that most patients can survive into adulthood, to date. However, survivors of childhood-onset diseases often develop morbidities that suggest accelerated aging. Congenital heart disease is a typical example of a childhood-onset disease. It is the most common birth defect, comprising a spectrum of mild, moderate and complex heart defects. Several age-related ...
Paving the way to precision medicine in childhood-onset diseases: A lifespan perspective on accelerated aging using the epigenetic clock Ghent University
Many childhood-onset diseases used to be lethal. Improved life expectancy yield that most patients can survive into adulthood, to date. However, survivors of childhood-onset diseases often develop morbidities that suggest accelerated aging. Congenital heart disease is a typical example of a childhood-onset disease. It is the most common birth defect, comprising a spectrum of mild, moderate and complex heart defects. Several age-related ...
Screening platform for peripheral neuropathies in induced pluripotent stem cell derived 2D and 3D models. University of Antwerp
Paving the way to precision medicine in childhood-onset diseases: A lifespan perspective on accelerated aging using the epigenetic clock KU Leuven
Many childhood-onset diseases used to be lethal. Improved life
expectancy yield that most patients can survive into adulthood, to
date. However, survivors of childhood-onset diseases often develop
morbidities that suggest accelerated aging. Congenital heart disease
is a typical example of a childhood-onset disease. It is the most
common birth defect, comprising a spectrum of mild, moderate and
complex heart ...
Education for Citizenship and Democratic Thinking in Crisis Times. University of Antwerp
#DrinksWithFriends - The Underlying Processes and Conditionality of Alcohol-Related Social Media Effects KU Leuven
For many adolescents and emerging adults, alcohol is an essential part of going out, having fun and growing up. Simultaneously, social media have become routinely integrated in the drinking practices of many young individuals. Unsurprisingly, a growing number of communication scholars and health practitioners have turned their attention to the roles social media can play in young individuals’ drinking behavior. They find that both exposure to ...
Acting Like a Child? How do Professional Adult Theatre Makers Embody Children On Stage? University of Antwerp
DYNAMIC IMPACT OF CRITICAL ILLNESS AND ASSOCIATED NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT ON THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF CHILDREN: ROLE OF EPIGENETIC CHANGES KU Leuven
Critical illness, caused by a variety of insults including major surgery, trauma, burn injury or severe medical illnesses, is any life-threatening medical condition that requires support of failing vital organs to avoid imminent death. As survival from critical illness improves, many patients subsequently endure devastating long-term consequences that include physical, neurocognitive and emotional/behavioural impairments. This is particularly ...