Parkinson’s disease life expectancy determined by genetic mutations
A research team based in France has identified new gene variants that may predict Parkinson’s disease life expectancy. The groundbreaking discovery may help to...
What is mindfulness and how it can help your mental wellbeing
Everything you need to know about mindfulness, best techniques and how to uplift your life through improved mental wellbeing.
Mindfulness is taking the world by...
Bite Back 2030: ‘The food system is rigged against us’
The young campaigners of Bite Back 2030 are calling for more to be done to protect children from diet-related ill-health. Here, they tell Health...
What is polio? Everything you NEED to know
What is polio? Health Europa brings you everything you need to know about the disease, its origins, symptoms, how you can catch it, and...
Project HOPE: Rebuilding the healthcare system in Ukraine
President and CEO of Project HOPE, Rabih Torbay, shares his experience of being on the ground in Ukraine and the many challenges the healthcare...
Covid vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths in the first year
A modelling study has quantified that Covid vaccines have prevented 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths in the first year.
In the...
Advancing nurses’ expertise on antimicrobial resistance
Ber Oomen, executive director of the European Specialist Nurses Organisation spoke to Health Europa about the organisation’s AMR, vaccination and infection prevention focus group and...
Groundbreaking smart implant monitors healing from spinal fusion surgery
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering have developed a cutting-edge smart implant to monitor a patient's progress from spinal fusion...
International study identifies new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease
Professor Jean-Charles Lambert, who spearheaded the most extensive ever genome-wide association study for Alzheimer's disease, outlines how the project has discovered 75 risk genes...
Typhoid fever bacteria increasingly resistant to antibiotics
Stanford University-led research has identified that bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming progressively resistant to the antibiotics used to combat the infection.
The novel research...
Reducing air pollution supports brain development in children
A portable air cleaner can reduce the negative effects of air pollution on brain development in children.
A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers,...
Diversifying care delivery with digital healthcare technology
Badri Wadawadigi discusses how current and emerging digital healthcare technologies are being optimised to improve care delivery and the importance of tailoring solutions to...
Could travel therapy be an effective treatment for dementia?
Innovative research emerging from Edith Cowan University (ECU) indicates that travel therapy could have a range of health benefits for patients with dementia and...
Obstructive sleep apnoea among women linked to low hormone levels
A University of Bergen study has revealed that reduced hormone levels in postmenopausal women may be a cause of obstructive sleep apnoea.
The research identified...
Full-spectrum CBD oil: everything you need to know
What is full-spectrum CBD oil? It is an extract that contains all the compounds found in the hemp plant, including trace amounts of THC....
Long COVID in children can last more than two months
A new extensive study suggests that long COVID symptoms in children aged up to 14 years can persist for at least two months following...
Tackling obesity in children
With record numbers of overweight and obesity in children, Health Europa Quarterly discusses the key risk factors and challenges around policy and care delivery...
Food for thought: nutrition as a treatment for mental health conditions
Our diet can have a huge impact on our mental wellbeing, but what potential does nutritional therapy hold for the treatment of mental health...
WHO: The development of new antibiotic treatments is stagnant
A WHO report highlights the lack of antibiotic treatment development and how this impacts the future of infection care.
In the annual pipeline report by...
Sunshine may shield children from multiple sclerosis diagnosis
A new study by the University of California San Francisco and the Australian National University shows that children and young adults exposed to the...