Health

How can scientists accurately predict how different cancer cells will respond to various drugs? According to a new study, the answer lies not in the mutations of individual genes that drive the cancer, but in the “mutational signature” left on the entire cancer genome.

How has climate-related temperature variability affected global mortality? A recent study reports on the impact.

Aerosol particles in the air affect cloud cover more than cloud brightness, and that has a bigger cooling impact, according to recent research.

Have temperatures risen or dropped too much? It could increase your chances of heart disease and stroke, say researchers.

Two key innovations in the development of a bionic pancreas are “market ready”, bringing people with type 1 diabetes one step closer to automated blood sugar control.

Researchers have found a way to synthesise essential anticancer drug vinblastine, helping to increase availability for this difficult-to-produce, plant-derived medication.

How has the quality of information on COVID-19 vaccines affected the vaccination campaign in the United States? An EU-backed study analyses the data.

Here for the flu? Let me check your heart rhythm. An EU-backed survey sheds light on atrial fibrillation (A-fib) screening in daily clinical practice, and how important primary care physicians think it is.

Framework proposes how to more effectively use and disseminate routine healthcare data for clinical research.

What happens to cells during traumatic brain injury or skin scarring? EU-backed scientists have developed a new experimental method based on soft magneto-active polymers to study cell behaviour.

A new study has reassuring news about those conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Any differences in growth, weight and body fat levels disappear by late adolescence.

New scientific results are paving the way to new cell therapies. Scientists have shown that macrophages can be grown in large numbers in the lab, and these immune cells cannot be told apart from their counterparts in the lung when they are put back into the body.

Researchers have designed a platform for testing drugs that could be used to treat brain metastasis. Called METPlatform, the screening system allows scientists to analyse cancer patients’ own tumour tissue.

Heart failure arises from mutations in distinct genes, according to a new study. Will this pave the way to better, personalised treatment for patients?

In a first, researchers have developed stem cell lines from pigs, sheep and cattle, laying the groundwork for the manufacture of cultured meat.

A new open-source software for simulating and analysing brain network models is lowering the barriers to brain research, through brain simulation as a cloud service.

A novel concept showing how to convert infrared light to visible light is opening the way to new low-cost sensing technology.

The TBMED project aims to bring life-changing medical devices to market faster, without compromising on essential safety procedures.

In today’s energy crisis, an EU-backed project’s smart sensors are helping Europe’s food SMEs slash their energy costs.

From days to just hours: Researchers have created the first efficient and selective biocatalyst for a powerful, but usually slow organic reaction.