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Research in neurodegenerative brain disorders

Health

Support for innovative research towards better quality of life of older people with neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases

What is it about?

Support to scientific research into neurodegenerative diseases of the brain such Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

More specifically, support to research projects that explore and develop an innovative, non-pharmacological approach to the functional, clinical and/or psychosocial problems facing older people with a neurodegenerative brain disease and, that contribute towards a better treatment and care.

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Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek

Samen voor Alzheimer

Big campaign by various bodies committed to the battle against Alzheimer’s.

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)

Stimulating empathy in dementia via a digital tool

Symptoms like diminished empathy have a strong impact on the patient’s life quality and caregiver distress. We will test a treatment to optimize the affective match in patient-ca…

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Our project aims to define the outcome, safety, optimal stimulation paradigm and underlyingmechanism of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on Freezing of Gait (FOG), one of the mostdi…

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nguyen.i@mandate.kbs-frb.be +3225490300
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Gajus

Belgian Heart Fund - Clinical research in cardiology

Support for clinical research in cardiology.

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Gajus

Belgian Heart Fund - Multicentre Randomised Clinical Trials in cardiology

Support for multicentre randomised clinical trials in cardiology.

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Gajus

Belgian Heart Fund - Basic research in cardiology

Support for basic research in cardiology.

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Other publications

Oncology research for optimal patient value - A systems approach

How to make cancer research work better for patients? Insight, shared vision and recommendations from Belgian and international experts.

Lokaal samenwerken in zorgzame buurten

Analysis of 35 local community practices aiming to approach care and support differently.

Towards a high-performance oncology research system

How to make cancer research work better for patients? The shared vision of those working in Belgian oncology research and international experts.
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Serneels-Franken Los Pinguinos (Fonds)

Health

Support for research on rare diseases or rare variants of more common diseases.

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Fight Kids Cancer (Filantropische Actie)

Health

This philanthropic action aims to facilitate the implementation of a European funding programme for innovative research projects in the field of paediatric cancers.

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FundAliceCopette
Gorodenkoff

Alice Copette (Fund)

Health

Support to research in the field of neurosciences

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Rob Stevens KU Leuven

1 Million Euros for Research into Early-Onset Dementia. Prof. Dr. Patrik Verstreken Receives Generet Prize for Rare Diseases

28 02 2025
Health

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The second Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awarded

30 07 2024
Health

The international and independent jury, appointed by the King Baudouin Foundation, has selected the pioneering work on the False Discovery Rate (FDR) as the recipient of the pres…

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Mental Health Research Mapping
D. Zynkevich

KBF releases 4 million euro for mental health research

16 02 2024
Health

The KBF is setting up the Fund for Mental Health Research to map mental health research in Belgium.

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Pancreatic cancer: gradually untangling a complex knot

Health Research

“In families where there are more cases of pancreatic cancer, we are also seeing an association with colon and breast cancer.”
Prof. Kathleen Claes
UGent, Lab for Cancer Predisposition and Precision Oncology
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W. Nimmegeers

From asthma research to better treatment for cystic fibrosis complications?

Health Research

"When we see a patient whose cystic fibrosis is deteriorating, it is often hard to identify the cause. There is a need for better diagnosis of allergic reactions to fungi."
Dr Eva Van Braeckel
Pulmonologist (UGent and UZ Gent)
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C. Dupont

New perspective on DNA variations leads to explanation for rare disease

Health Research

“We have shown that it is also worthwhile to look at the variants just before and just after genes.”
Prof. Eric Legius
Head of Centre for Human Genetics UZ Leuven
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