Tijdens de coronapandemie kwam de term 'kwetsbaarheid' of 'kwetsbare ouderen' regelmatig in het nieuws. Deze groep liep meer risico om het virus te krijgen en bovendien was het ziektebeloop bij deze groep vaak ernstiger. Maar wat is ‘kwetsbaarheid bij ouderen’, ook wel aangeduid met de Engelse term 'Frailty', …

Microencapsulation of cells is a promising approach to prevent rejection in the absence of immunosuppression. Clinical application, however, is hampered by insufficient insight in factors influencing biocompatibility of the capsules in humans. In the present study we exposed alginate-based capsules prepared …

The scientific literature represents a rich source for retrieval of knowledge on associations between biomedical concepts such as genes, diseases and cellular processes. A commonly used method to establish relationships between biomedical concepts from literature is co-occurrence. Apart from its use …