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Health Europa brings you the latest Research & Innovation News from across the field of European Healthcare & Social Care Policy.

Nanobots in medicine: the key to fighting chronic diseases with nanomedicine

Nanobots in medicine: the key to fighting chronic diseases with nanomedicine

The emerging technology of nanobots in medicine offers better chances of exploiting nanomedicine to fight chronic diseases such as cancer. Nanomedicine is a domain of...
Measuring the length of a physician’s arms – or ensuring the competencies of healthcare staff

Measuring the length of a physician’s arms – or ensuring the competencies of healthcare...

INNO-X Healthcare discuss their efforts to ensure the healthcare staff of the future are equipped with the skills and competencies they need to best...
Novel antibacterial compounds created to battle antibiotic resistance development

Novel antibacterial compounds created to battle antibiotic resistance development

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have created novel antibacterial compounds to combat antibiotic resistance development. Focusing on the role of LsrK kinase, the...
Neurosteer: introducing a novel brain activity monitor

Neurosteer: introducing a novel brain activity monitor

Neurosteer has developed a three-electrode neurological monitor that provides multiple brain activity biomarkers. Neurosteer has the mission to improve the quality of brain disorder care...
Cybercriminals: they can steal our data now but in the future may be able to steal our memories too

Cybercriminals: can steal data now but in future could steal memories too

Tech could be used by cybercriminals to exploit memory implants to steal, spy on, alter or control human memories already existing in the form...

Tanycytes: the cells that control body weight and energy balance

New €10m grant funded by the European Research Council set to fund research project delving more into the knowledge regarding tanycytes. Having been awarded with...
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: MetaboliQs Project breakthrough

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: MetaboliQs Project breakthrough

The MetaboliQs project combines diamond-based quantum sensing and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging fostering molecular understanding & personalised care. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methods have been...
Medical technologies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Medical technologies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Medical technologies are in a unique position to address several of the key challenges we face when thinking about antimicrobial resistance, as MedTech Europe...
Towards personalised medicine: Artificial Intelligence in cancer

Towards personalised medicine: Artificial Intelligence in cancer

Dr Andrea Sottoriva introduces REVOLVER and considers the wider application of Artificial Intelligence in cancer research and care. Developed by scientists at The Institute of...
Horizon 2020 and the Israeli Ministry of Health

Horizon 2020 and the Israeli Ministry of Health

Israel has enjoyed enormous success in EU framework programmes since first becoming associated in 1996. Here, Health Europa highlights the involvement of the Israeli...
HepatoPredict: stratifying liver cancer patients for transplantation

HepatoPredict: stratifying liver cancer patients for transplantation

The HepatoPredict - a powerful predictive tool to accurately select hepatocellular carcinoma patients for successful liver transplantation. Dr José Pereira Leal, the founder and executive...
The MedTech SuperConnector: accelerating commercialisation in the UK health sector

MedTech SuperConnector: accelerating commercialisation in UK health sector

Health Europa introduces the MedTech SuperConnector and explores how it will help to translate promising research into commercialisation in the UK. In April, Research England...
BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme

BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme

Sys Zoffman Glud explains how the BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme will spot new potential for transforming healthcare. The healthcare sector’s unexploited potential...
New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery

New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery

Studies of a new wireless device has demonstrated early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, assisting patients with breast cancer recovery. Funded...
Expectations vs reality: Norgine data highlights importance of bowel preparation for colonoscopy

Expectations vs reality: Norgine data highlights importance of bowel preparation for colonoscopy

New findings demonstrate that the clinical reality of the liquid volume required for bowel preparation for colonoscopy is greatly underestimated. At United European Gastroenterology (UEG)...
sphingotec to launch biomarkers addressing unmet medical need

sphingotec to launch biomarkers addressing unmet medical need

sphingotec GmbH is set to launch first-in-class blood biomarker point-of-care tests that allow early diagnosis and monitoring of disorders caused by acute kidney dysfunction...
Can the symptoms of Chron's disease be improved by cannabis oil?

Can the symptoms of Crohn’s disease be improved by cannabis oil?

Studies show that cannabis oil can significantly improve symptoms of Crohn's disease despite having no effect on gut inflammation. Being the first of its kind,...
Healthtech device for those with locked-in syndrome now offered by NHS Supply Chan

Healthtech device for locked-in syndrome patients now offered by NHS Supply Chain

Patients with locked-in syndrome can now receive a breakthrough AI-powered healthtech device available through the NHS Supply Chain. EyeControl have developed a ground-breaking communication device...
Diagnostic tools and therapies to be developed by new Horizon 2020 projects

Diagnostic tools and therapies to be developed by new Horizon 2020 projects

New Horizon 2020 projects set to collaboratively research and develop innovative diagnostic tools and therapies for rare diseases. Almost a dozen new collaborative research and...
Prescription cannabis in UK: has the law and the drug become best buds?

Prescription cannabis in UK: have the law and the drug become best buds?

The UK government has announced that patients can receive prescription cannabis by specialist doctors from 1 November 2018. Health Europa previously reported upon the review...

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