Projects
Welcome Trail: improving weight control and CO-morbidities in children with obesity via executive function training. University of Antwerp
Combating Childhood Obesity Ghent University
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem in our society. We aim at an integrated approach to change their lifestyle by developing a user-friendly smartphone app for collecting data directly from the target group and develop an individually tailored intervention to reduce obesity and increase wellbeing in children.
An unhealthy eating behaviour of both children and their parents are a significant contribution to the worldwide ...
Innovative ultrasound methods for the assessment of the effect of obesity and weight loss on the kidneys in spontaneous obese pet dogs Ghent University
In humans, obesity-related kidney disease tends to be an under-recognized problem. In this canine study, quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and elastography, correlated with other renal function tests, will be used to determine the effects of obesity on renal function. Subsequently, the therapeutic effects of weight loss and omega-3 nutritional
management on renal function in obese dogs will be evaluated.
Salivary metabolomics as a new tool for unraveling stress obesity pathways in adolescents from a clinical public health perspective Ghent University
The high prevalence and treatment resistance of obesity urges further exploration into early diagnosis and prevention. This is especially important at young age, when metabolic and psychological development are ongoing. Psychological factors like stress can favor obesity, but researchers still struggle with the complex processes towards disease susceptibility. This project aims to elucidate pathways and identify potential clinical biomarkers ...
Unravelling chronic postsurgical pain after total knee replacement: what is the role of altered central pain processing and metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes? University of Antwerp
Linking patient adiposity to tumour microenvironment and therapy response in breast cancer: towards tailored treatment strategies in obesity KU Leuven
This thesis explores innovative translational research approaches in breast cancer, aiming to increase biological understanding of the disease and thereby help advance precision medicine. It does so in two groups of patients with a high clinical unmet need. First, it investigates patients with early breast cancer in the context of adiposity (body fat accumulation). Secondly, it investigates metastatic breast cancer, which is the ultimate ...