ICBT: expanding the advantages of Internet-delivered CBT
According to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Internet-delivered CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), or ICBT, may have a new adaptive treatment strategy on the horizon.
Scientists have experimented...
Unlocking the process of delaying ageing and fighting neurodegeneration
Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in human cells – could this be a step towards fighting neurodegenerative diseases as well as delaying...
Virtual reality behaviour: would you think and act differently too?
Virtual reality (VR) can be extraordinarily life-like, but new UBC research explored the gap between real-life and virtual reality behaviour, with a key focus...
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and the world of medicinal therapy
Combining knowledge with human genetics and molecular techniques, the Louis-Jeantet Prize is awarded to a dynamic research team looking to fight dysfunction of the...
Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services
With a growing number of adolescents identifying as transgender, a review aims to help primary care services address teenage gender dysphoria.
Published in Canadian Medical...
MyHealthMyData: towards smarter, safer data sharing
Anna Rizzo explains how the MyHealthMyData project will enable secure data sharing among hospitals, public and private research centres, and citizens.
MyHealthMyData is an EU-funded...
University Hospital Basel forms new alliance delivering enhanced patient care
University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, and award-winning UK medical 3D printing firm, axial3D have formed a new alliance to deliver improved patient care.
The leading medical...
Varroa destructor: the bee parasites that feed on fatty organs, not blood
Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, ranging from pesticides to habitat loss, but bee parasites are...
Electroshock therapy and alterations in hippocampal structural connections
According to the University of California, alterations in hippocampal structural connections differentiate responders of electroshock therapy in depression.
A new study in people with major...
Hey Siri – what does the future hold for social care technology?
The CEO of TEC Services Association, Alyson Scurfield, talks of the development of social care technology and what benefits this can bring.
Alyson Scurfield, of...
Overprescribing opioids is a thing – it’s time to stop it
A research team from Keele University, UK, has been awarded with a £2.4 million (~€2.7) grant to help reduce the overprescribing of opioids.
The National...
Barts Charity awarded £1.5 million (~€1.68) to brain tumour research
Brain tumour research is about to get a revival with £1.5m from Barts Charity, enabling researchers to extend successful lab-based research into clinical trials.
A...
Learning from the Estonian e-health system
Estonia’s Minister of Health and Labour Riina Sikkut tells Health Europa what we can learn from the Estonian e-health system.
The Estonian e-health system is...
IBM fingernail sensor – understanding Parkinson’s with AI
The IBM fingernail sensor prototype has the aim of helping clinicians to continuously track, monitor and more accurately diagnose Parkinson’s disease with AI.
The Michael...
Circadian clock gene: biological differences between males and females
The biological differences between males and females has now been investigated with the circadian clock gene, which may benefit female heart health.
Published in the...
Inpatient sleep interruptions to be reduced by SIESTA project
Although patients may spend much of their time sitting in a chair or recovering in bed, inpatient sleep interruptions is common – but a...
Gene editing capsaicinoids: should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
With the latest gene editing techniques, scientists can now insert capsaicinoids, the molecules that give peppers their spiciness, into tomatoes – introducing the spicy...
White dental implants: the world of artificial teeth
New technology will soon enable the surface of titanium used for artificial teeth to be completely white, therefore introducing a new era of white...
COMPASS project set to lead new therapies for children with cancer
The COMPASS project, guided by KiTZ, are combining molecular & microscopy-based techniques, identifying new treatment approaches for children with cancer.
The Hopp Children's Cancer Center...
The importance of cilia cells, the hairs inside your brain
According to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), cilia cells are essential for the brain to develop normally.
Cells along the brain's cavities...
