EU researchers are taking fresh approaches to understanding a growing group of illnesses in a bid for more effective treatments.
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Automation will play a growing role in people’s lives and Europe has the know-how to lead the way, according to a top Italian researcher.
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Researchers are developing portable ultrasound devices that promise improved treatments for millions of patients.
Simulations of the human body and advanced data promise more personalised medical treatment for a range of illnesses.
The human body’s longest cranial nerve has the potential to improve health on numerous fronts, according to researchers.
Instruments smaller than a human hair are being designed to eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fight cancer.
Nature is being harnessed in the EU to improve the wellbeing of city dwellers, including people suffering from loneliness.
A group of critical raw materials may help Europe reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities.
In addition to generating clean energy, sea locations with turbines could be used to grow mussels, oysters and seaweed.
Five experts who appeared in Horizon Magazine in 2023 outline how their areas of activity will evolve in the coming year and beyond.
Traces of life in the environment reveal ecosystem health, prompting a scientific hunt for them.
The relationship between indigenous peoples in the Arctic region and their herds reveals a rich history and provides clues about how to protect it.
EU researchers are coming up with new ways to tackle the range of illnesses tied to the human body’s most complex organ.
Scientists from numerous countries are joining forces to tackle risks to life in the world’s second-largest ocean.
Literary masterpieces and other educational activities feature in EU-funded efforts to help displaced young people feel at home across the continent.
By harnessing unusual allies, pioneering cancer treatments could reduce the need for invasive surgery and save lives.
New machines can improve conditions for workers and boost industrial productivity.
Making diets kinder to the environment and better for people’s health requires root-and-branch changes in production and consumption.
Many working people in Europe are at risk of economic hardship, prompting EU researchers to seek policy answers.
Millions of people in Europe and elsewhere suffer degeneration of joint cartilage in the knee, driving EU research into better treatments.
Better use of grass-covered areas across the EU can protect nature and strengthen agriculture.
EU researchers expect unprecedented insights into galaxies from the study of a mysterious energy force.
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