Health

An EU-backed initiative is developing risk-based screening to eliminate cervical cancer.

An EU-backed project has developed a toolbox for life science researchers who want to share or use sensitive data in the cloud.

EU-backed researchers take a look at brain ageing in people with schizophrenia (SZ).

An EU-backed research team’s innovative precision agriculture business idea has won the first prize in the EIT Jumpstarter programme’s food category.

Is the belief that a daily sudoku can ward off dementia just wishful thinking? Expert Arfan Ikram says these mental gymnastics deserve some thought.

In 2020, research conducted as part of the EU-funded HEAT-SHIELD project found that direct and prolonged exposure to sunlight negatively affected motor and cognitive performances. Since then, it has delivered significant scholarship and guidance materials on the negative impact of workplace heat stress on the health and productivity of workers in the tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, construction and transportation industries.

The newly launched ENRICH in Africa (EiA) Centre kickstarts a wide range of services for African and European incubators and accelerators.

It is not all genetics. A new study sheds light on environmental exposures in our vulnerable early years and how they affect our health.

Researchers fabricate a pneumatic artificial hand using a commercial 3D printer.

Devices that can detect smells have been around since the 1980s, so why are canines still top dog? Bioengineering expert Cecília Roque sniffs out some answers.

A new study takes a look at how policy decisions at different levels of governance shaped pandemic response in Europe.

A combined electrocardiogram (ECG) and radiomics model leads to better detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) in women, according to a new study.

A new study suggests that traffic noise at schools has a negative impact on the development of working memory and attention in primary school students.

A new study looks at vaccination prioritisation in EU countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A more in-depth assessment of the needs of older patients with cancer can lead to improved decision-making on oncologic treatment and interventions that also consider patient’s goals and priorities.

An EU project named in honour of the founder of modern nursing is developing a novel toolkit to help first responders as they go about saving lives.

Breathing uneasy: new lung cancer discovery rings alarm bells about the urgent need to improve air quality.

A hybrid model integrating two quantum simulators in two supercomputers paves the way for the post-exascale era.

With support from an EU-backed research team, Israeli scientist Prof. Ehud Pines has proven his theory about proton movement through water.

Drone flight demonstrations are underway in Norway to increase insight into urban air mobility (UAM) possibilities in emergency medical service delivery.