Health

An EU-funded project is encouraging debate on responsible robotics to promote widespread social acceptance of AI-based robotic technologies in four key areas.

The antimicrobial resistance organisms are developing, and our bid to counter that with new ways of controlling them, is like an arms race – one we stand a better chance of winning if we use the antimicrobials that are still effective, more carefully.

A new study shows a link between the windborne iron aerosols from Australia’s 2019-2020 wildfires deposited in the Southern Ocean and the massive algal blooms observed there, raising new questions about oceanic carbon uptake.

An EU-backed team is developing an innovative photonics sensor for fast and reliable food safety monitoring in Europe’s fruit and vegetable production and distribution chains.

A new study has identified seven symptoms that, taken together, can improve detection of COVID-19 infection in the community.

Whether on a laptop or supercomputer, scientists investigating neural networks now have access to an enhanced brain simulator thanks to a digital pan-European research infrastructure.

Yearning for a book that looks, feels and smells like an ordinary book, but that you can also connect wirelessly to digital devices? Well, your wish may soon come true thanks to a Greek start-up backed by an EU-funded project.

Groundbreaking research into molecular construction has earned German chemist Benjamin List the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, making him the third EU-backed laureate this year.

Their pioneering work in complex physical systems has earned German climate modeller Klaus Hasselmann and Italian theoretical physicist Giorgio Parisi the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics, which they share with US-based climatologist Syukuro Manabe.

A novel approach combining conventional white light with advanced photonics and optical imaging could help save up to 80 000 lives by helping doctors detect bowel cancer in the early stages.

Johnson & Johnson’s two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen produces a strong immune response in both children and adults, according to EU-funded researchers.

Scientists know that a subset of genes are linked to familial breast cancer. However, this link has yet to be clearly determined or ruled out for many newly emerging genes. The FBC predisposition project aims to clear up remaining doubts.

Clinical data obtained from 120 000 people will soon help women across Europe assess their lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. The BRIDGES project used this data to develop a tool able to combine various risk factors into a single risk-score.

Researchers studied over 10 000 Capsicum annuum pepper samples from gene banks worldwide to gain insight into the history of this common food.

How will the COVID-19 pandemic progress in the next few months and years? Researchers conducted an expert survey to determine the main aspects likely to influence the pandemic in Europe.

According to a new study, when undergoing immunotherapy, cancer patients with human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA I) variants that bind to a wide range of peptides have worse survival rates.

A new study sheds light on the role of genetic risk factors and the cells involved in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Nanosized shells made of DNA can trap viruses, rendering them harmless.

Do Europeans really wash their hands after handling raw chicken? An EU-backed study takes a closer look at five European countries’ hygiene practices in the kitchen.

A new study has tested the immune response of people who received a second vaccination with BioNTech-Pfizer after their first Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. The results are promising.