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Let’s delve into the world of rare diseases and the healthcare ecosystem
Today marks Rare Disease Day and it’s time Europe’s healthcare ecosystem adapts to embrace the potential of gene therapy for rare diseases.
28 February 2019...
Shivom: a precision medicine data secure-sharing and analysis ecosystem
Chief scientific officer Dr Axel Schumacher introduces Shivom as an innovative solution to transform the precision medicine and healthcare services landscape.
AT a time when...
Crippling effects of Aspergillus fumigatus on the human immune system
According to University of Jena, Germany, a toxic substance from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, can threaten the lives of people with a compromised immune...
Hyperactive brain cells could be to blame for antidepressants not working
Research has found that for around a third of people with major depressive disorder, antidepressants have not been working – could this be due...
A spotlight on the lymphatic system
Health Europa takes a closer look at illnesses related to the lymphatic system and the role of the European Society of Lymphology.
The lymphatic system...
Organ transplant promoted by engineered T cells
Researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland have discovered a molecular approach preventing organ transplant rejection.
Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation...
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...
Hyperactive immune system in ageing brain disorders
NIH researchers have found that the body's hyperactive immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by ageing brain disorders.
In a...
Fibromyalgia treatment options: activation of glial cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a ground-breaking step towards finding fibromyalgia treatment options.
Fibromyalgia treatment options have been difficult...
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...
E-cigarette vapour found to disable key immune cells in the lung
New research has revealed that e-cigarette vapour boosts production of inflammatory chemicals and disables key protective cells in the lung leaving air spaces susceptible...
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...
The function of immune cells in combating cancer
The incidence of cancer has dramatically increased over the last 50 years as a result of prolonged life expectancy and the Western lifestyle. Recent...
Cells working together fuel aggressive childhood brain tumour
Cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour have been discovered working together to infiltrate the brain, which could lead to much-needed...
Immune system remains damaged despite cured hepatitis C infection
The immune system remains changed for many years, even after a hepatitis C infection heals, according to a new study by Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,...
STOP-CP in children – Stem cell Treatment Of Perinatal Cerebral Palsy using cord blood
Arne Jensen, CEO of BrainRepair UG and head of the Campus Clinic Gynaecology Bochum, Germany, outlines the motivation behind STOP-CP!: Stem cell Treatment Of...
Antibodies work together to enhance immune system against malaria
A recent study has discovered a previously unnoticed characteristic of antibodies against the malaria parasite that improves immune system response, aiding scientists in developing...
Kidney cancers found stealing other cells to spread around the body
A new study has identified how kidney cancers develop the ability to spread around the body by stealing genes from other cell types, therefore...
How colon cancer mutates to avoid the immune system
Colon cancer genes have been found to alter during development of the disease in order to remain undetected by the immune system, according to...
New system helps early prostate cancer detection
Researchers at Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universidad de Granada, Spain, are developing a new system which will help the early diagnosis of...
