Unlocking the process of delaying ageing and fighting neurodegeneration
Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in human cells – could this be a step towards fighting neurodegenerative diseases as well as delaying...
What do you know about the One Health concept?
One Health is a concept that recognises interlinks between human health, animal health and the environment, and now it’s time for a more aligned...
Virtual reality behaviour: would you think and act differently too?
Virtual reality (VR) can be extraordinarily life-like, but new UBC research explored the gap between real-life and virtual reality behaviour, with a key focus...
What role does zinc deficiency play in having high blood pressure?
Zinc deficiency is common in people with chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and so is high blood pressure...
Want to know the latest in vaccines for animal diseases?
The development of new and better vaccines holds enormous promise in efforts to tackle a range of animal diseases, from post-weaning diarrhoea to deadly...
Rare diseases in the Finnish landscape
Health Europa introduces the New Modalities Ecosystem, which will exploit Finnish expertise to deliver new treatments and technologies for rare diseases.
The New Modalities Ecosystem...
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and the world of medicinal therapy
Combining knowledge with human genetics and molecular techniques, the Louis-Jeantet Prize is awarded to a dynamic research team looking to fight dysfunction of the...
The link between incarcerated youth and suicide
Suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst youth aged 10 to 24 years – but how many of these individuals are incarcerated...
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...
Can dengue virus immunity protect children from Zika symptoms?
Because Zika and dengue viruses are closely related, is it possible that pre-existing dengue virus immunity could also impact the exposure to Zika symptoms...
Do you feel like you’re being overprescribed with antibiotics?
According to the National Health Service, researchers estimate that as much as 23% of recommended antibiotics could be inappropriately prescribed.
A new study in the...
Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes
Cities Changing Diabetes brings together businesses, researchers, policymakers and urban planners to tackle the worrying rise of diabetes and obesity in cities – the...
Reducing use of medicines in agriculture
Gwyn Jones, chairman of RUMA, talks reducing unnecessary use of antimicrobials and medicines in agriculture and their dissemination into the environment.
Chairman of the Responsible...
Therapies for recombination-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, is developing stem cell-based gene therapy for recombination-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency.
Leiden University Medical Center is the co-ordinating partner for...
Safeguarding patient access to medical cannabis in Canada
James O’Hara, the president and CEO of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, considers the implications of ‘Legalisation Day’ for medical cannabis patients...
According to WHO refugees and migrants at higher risk of falling ill
The first-ever Report on the health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region reveals that refugees and migrants are at higher risk...
Could nanotechnology be a form of spinal cord injury treatment?
Funded by the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme, an EU project, ByAxon, is devising a new generation of spinal cord injury treatment.
To improve...
Symptoms of memory loss could be symptoms of impaired hearing
Older adults concerned about displaying early symptoms of memory loss should also consider that they may have impaired hearing.
Published in the Canadian Journal on...
Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services
With a growing number of adolescents identifying as transgender, a review aims to help primary care services address teenage gender dysphoria.
Published in Canadian Medical...
Using folklore strategies to prevent a cold
According to new studies, 71% of parents say they try to prevent a cold in their children by following non-evidence-based ‘folklore’ advice.
According to the...