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Horizon Europe to boost health innovation for vulnerable populations
A budget €100bn is being proposed for Horizon Europe, with funds allocated for health support for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, very young,...
Planning ahead: the global implications of growing ageing populations
People across the world are living longer thanks to better healthcare. Now, a new study is helping policymakers prepare for the challenges of global...
Barriers to healthy ageing and early interventions in the UK
Baroness Jolly, Co-Chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People, explores the challenges facing an ageing population.
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness...
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on senior populations
The World Health Organization has published a policy briefing analysing the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on senior populations.
Senior populations have been disproportionately...
Mobile intercom solution for self-isolating and reduced mobility elderly
An innovative new mobile intercom could offer a solution for elderly people who are self-isolating, and who live with mobility or sensory issues.
Opening the...
New EU approved flu vaccine is designed to protect over 65’s
The European Commission has given regulatory approval for the first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to become available across Europe and is designed to protect...
Senolytic drugs: can this antibiotic treat symptoms of ageing?
Professor Michael P Lisanti of the University of Salford highlights the potential applications of senolytic drugs in treating age-associated conditions.
Professor Michael P Lisanti, Chair...
Improving care for the elderly with digital healthcare technology
As healthcare systems around the world are learning to cope with growing ageing populations many are looking towards digital healthcare technology to help with...
Discover how a microRNA ‘nose cocktail’ could help fight COVID-19
A new report has shown how microRNA that should attack COVID-19 is diminished with chronic conditions and age, and suggests that a ‘nose cocktail’...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 13
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 13, which focuses – inevitably – on issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, from the importance of hand hygiene...
Discover how AI can help with early detection of glaucoma
A new test combined with Artificial Intelligence is able to detect glaucoma progression up to 18 months earlier than current tests.
Glaucoma, the leading global...
EUPHA: Europe must prepare for an ageing population
The European Public Health Association has put together a collection of papers that have been published in the European Journal of Public Health in...
ViroteaVR: virtually exploring the world
Ivan Perlesi, founder of Virotea, tells HEQ about the benefits of VR in care.
Swedish technology innovator Virotea has developed a pioneering virtual reality (VR)...
Rewinding the clock: stem cell technology can rejuvenate old human cells
Scientists have used stem cell technology to restore old human cells to a more youthful and vigorous state.
Old human cells return to a more...
Virotea: virtual reality for seniors and elderly care
Have you ever wondered how beneficial virtual reality for seniors could be? Learn how Virotea VR have created a service specially designed for the...
Research shows how to boost immune responses to vaccines in seniors
New research has shown how older people’s immune system response to vaccines could be boosted using immunology expertise and the surprising use of genital...
Protecting the older population from the threat of coronavirus
What are we doing to protect the older population from the threat of coronavirus and other dangerous infectious diseases? The Soapy hygiene micro-station may...
How digital technology is helping with age-related sight loss
A new study has highlighted the potential applications of digital technology in helping policy makers better assess the impact of age-related sight loss in...
MCSS: the digital transformation of medication handling
CEO Ulrika Kjellberg tells Health Europa more about how the medication handling has transformed nursing home and residential care in Sweden.
Appva’s fully digital Medication...
An increase in the elderly population could mean a rise in the home healthcare...
According to the UN data of World Population Prospects, the number of people over 65 is steadily increasing, but did you know that as...