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Scientific research on the prevention and evaluation of human damage by private insurances.

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Support for scientific medical research in opthalmology, with special attention to retinal pathologies such as genetic, diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy,…

Prijs Generet 2025 Prof Patrik Verstreken — 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

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The second Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awarded

30 07 2024

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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…

KBF releases 4 million euro for mental health research

16 02 2024

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

Story Maladies rares UZ Leuven — 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

Story Forton Dr. Eva Van Braeckel — W. Nimmegeers

From asthma research to better treatment for cystic fibrosis complications?

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"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)

Pancreatic cancer: gradually untangling a complex knot

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“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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