Health

An EU-funded project has reported 49 % growth in Europeans’ consumption of plant-based foods in 2 years.

A study showing a negligible risk of parasitic worms in four European farmed marine fish species suggests that these fish should be exempted from current EU regulations requiring freezing treatment.

EU-backed researchers have developed a second-generation double antibody that targets two different sites of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In trials using mice, the antibody provided protection against the virus and its variants and stopped it from mutating.

Valuable insight into the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has allowed EU-funded researchers to analyse the inhibitory mechanisms of antiviral drugs such as remdesivir.

The first part of a pivotal clinical study trialling a new steroid-like drug called vamorolone for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is now over. Data points to improved motor function and fewer side effects than other steroids.

A recent EU-funded study investigates the genetic factors common amongst people with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs).

Researchers have received the go-ahead for the first-in-human phase I/II clinical trial for a radical new inhibitor of Myc, a protein implicated in the formation of most human cancers.

EU-backed scientists have created a unifying framework that can predict the behaviour of neurons in critical, highly fluctuating systems.

An EU-backed company has launched a new graphene-based lubricating oil that results in more compression and less wear and tear in the engine parts of cars and motorcycles.

An EU-backed study compared the effectiveness of common antidiabetic medications in reducing the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Based on the results, sulfonylurea drugs do a better job than metformin.

Italian Institute of Technology senior scientist Arash Ajoudani has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) Early Career Award 2021. He’s the first researcher in Italy to win this award.

A new pilot line demonstrates the efficient, design-driven manufacture of cellulose-based electrical insulation components with 3D printing.

EU-funded researchers have published a comprehensive guide on the production and processing of graphene and related materials to promote their use in novel applications.

EU-backed food scientists are using ultrasound technology to produce fruit juices and smoothies that are more nutritional and have a longer shelf life.

From cancer to COVID: Originally developed for cancer research, a mathematical model has now been used to shed light on COVID-19 disease progression and on tailoring treatment to specific patient groups.

Using new technology developed for their research into glioblastoma brain cancer, EU-backed researchers have shown how immune cells protect the tumour rather than the body.

An EU-backed study has shown that the genetics of mother and baby contribute to very small and large birth weight.

Early results from an EU-backed study point to a new effective treatment for coronavirus patients in intensive care.

A nutritional drink can help slow memory loss, cognitive decline and other effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to an EU-funded study.

This month, we’re giving the Project of the Month accolade to the EU-funded CHUbVi (Ubiquitin Chains in Viral Infections) project, which is supported by the European Research Council (ERC). One of the project’s three principal investigators, Yohei Yamauchi, has contributed to a potentially extremely important study that has discovered how the SARS-CoV-2 is so infectious and able to spread rapidly in human cells.