Can viral infections be prevented?
Researchers have developed low-cost, ‘cell-friendly’ nanogels that can effectively thwart viral infections.
An international research group including scientists from Freie Universität, Germany, has introduced an...
The power of ultrasound: detecting vascular disease symptoms
Researchers have found that by conducting ultrasound before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, such as identifying...
Does chronic sleep loss adversely impair body composition?
Researchers have found that the risk for obesity and Type 2 diabetes is elevated in those who suffer from chronic sleep loss or who...
A new way to target lung cancer could be on the horizon
A key molecular player has been identified by scientists in a sub-type of lung cancer which could lead to a new way to tackle...
Steam treatment used to tackle benign prostate enlargement
The NHS has presented a new breakthrough procedure using steam that shrinks the enlarged prostate gland, making the treatment of benign prostate enlargement less...
Locked-In Syndrome patients given new revolutionary AI-powered device
Patients with Locked-In Syndrome have been given a new sense of freedom with the first ever wearable continuous communication device.
The EyeControl is a groundbreaking...
Cannabis could be used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
New findings suggest an ingredient in marijuana could mimic the body’s inflammation off-switch, potentially leading to a new drug targeting different types of bowel...
Have scientists found a way to reverse the effects of ageing?
A team of scientists at the University of Exeter, UK, have discovered a breakthrough which could be the basis for reversing the effects of...
Detect kidney cancer five years earlier through blood test
According to research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, a marker in the blood could help predict the risk that a person will...
New nanoparticle cancer therapy can directly tackle cancer cells
A new nanoparticle cancer therapy, which will help deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells, could be imminent according to new research from...
Gender and BMI could help avoid harmful side effects in Type 2 diabetes
Factoring in simple characteristics such as sex and BMI can help clinicians make a decision on the correct drug to prescribe and improve control...
Vaccines for animal and human health
Vaccines are understood to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine. Here, Health Europa explores how vaccines have benefitted not only humans...
The potential of advanced therapy medicinal products in Europe
Together, the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency are working to bring game-changing advanced therapy medicinal products to the patients who need them.
So-called...
What sets Italy apart in cell and gene therapies?
Dr Luigi Naldini, the director of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, outlines Italy’s enormous success in the field of cell and...
Property rights for digital assets: the Bitmark revolution
Bitmark is helping people to generate wealth out of the data they produce by recording property rights for digital assets, as Sean Moss-Pultz tells...
Celebrating EU-Israel research and innovation collaboration
Health Europa charts the enormous success of EU-Israel research and innovation collaboration since the association of Israel to the EU framework programmes in 1996.
2016...
New lamp developed which could treat chronic ulcers with light
Scientists from the University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK, have developed a lamp which could treat chronic ulcers with light...
Increased safety in treatment of urethra strictures, thanks to tissue engineering
Biotechnology saves patients from excision of large pieces of native oral mucosa transplants for the plastic reconstruction of morbidly constricted urethras.
About one percent of...
How is the EU tackling neurodegenerative diseases?
Health Europa investigates the work of the EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, the largest global research initiative aimed at tackling the challenge...
Canada’s response to an ageing population: the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
The three principal investigators on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, Drs Raina, Wolfson and Kirkland, discuss their approach to the design of Canada’s...
