For decades in science, brain research was done primarily on men. As a result, we know surprisingly little about the female brain. Patricia Clement (UGent - UZ Gent) wants to change that.

Every year, thousands of people die waiting for an organ transplant. 3D-bioprinted organs could help solve the global donor shortage - and save millions of lives. But there’s still one major hurdle: creating blood vessel networks inside lab-grown organs. Researcher Florian Vanlauwe (UGhent) is working on a new, promising technology to help foster this blood vessel growth.

Playing sports with an allergy? Just ask Remco Evenepoel - that's no fun. But before you reach for your allergy medication, you might want to think twice, says ALexia Van de Loock. She studied how allergy medication affects athletic performance, and it's no fun either.

In her doctorate at UGent, scientist Ruth Van Hecke studied how balance problems affect children's development, not only physically, but also cognitively. She explains why we should pay much more attention to balance problems in children.

In 2024, Belgium installed a record-breaking 4.5 million solar panels—but many of them shut down during peak sunlight due to grid overload. Why does this happen, and what can we do about it? ​​​​​​​Researcher Lionel Delchambre takes us into his work modeling the electricity grid using real data to help keep our solar panels connected.

Mats Van Delen is working on an innovative approach for multiple sclerosis: a treatment that uses the body's own messenger vesicles - extracellular vesicles - to reprogram the immune system.