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New ways to diagnose and treat complex brain disorders
Dementia, epilepsy and sleep apnoea can be difficult to diagnose and treat. By integrating patient data from sleep studies, electroencephalograms, MRIs and bio-samples, as well as data coming from wearable devices such as smartwatches, a new platform helps clinicians make timely and accurate diagnoses. In doing so, it ensures that patients get the right treatment right away.
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Mirror image proteins could hold the key to new Parkinson’s treatments
The steady and debilitating progression of Parkinson’s is thought to be driven by the gradual accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain. The EU-funded SYN-CHARGE project made the surprising discovery that these problem proteins may be targeted by peptide chains made from mirror image amino acids. The work lays the foundation for potential new therapies for several neurodegenerative diseases.
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A new collaborative European network on age-related diseases
As Europe’s population grows older, the burden of age-related diseases is rising. A promising avenue of research is understanding how protein dysfunction can drive cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. The EU-funded PhasAGE project created a research centre focused on protein phase separation, growing Europe’s research capacity to prevent and treat age-related diseases.
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Towards a new era of tackling Alzheimer’s disease
While the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease continues to grow at an alarming rate, advances in treatment and prevention have stalled. The EU-industry funded ADAPTED project worked to better understand how the presence of a specific gene significantly increases the risk of disease. This research could open the door to new treatment for patients.
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How gut bacteria can protect us from post-stroke brain damage
Probiotics are used by many citizens as a means to preserve or restore the 'good' bacteria in the gut. The EU-funded MetaBiota project has gone one step further by demonstrating how these beneficial bacteria - the microbiota - also have a positive impact on helping stroke patients make a better recovery. This could open the door to a number of new and exciting treatment options.
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New techniques help decrease the risk of developing age-related eye disease
With life expectancy on the rise, more and more people are at risk of developing age-related eye diseases that could cause blindness. The key to treating and managing such diseases is to understand the risk factors involved. To help, one EU-funded project has developed tools that predict not only how likely a person is to develop eye diseases but also what can be done to lower this risk.
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Cardiovascular research delivers new clinical solutions
European researchers have been building the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH), a full computer model of the body. Through this process, an EU-funded project focused on improving cardiovascular care, and several key results are now being implemented by industry. The ultimate aim of all this is to turn basic science into real medical practices that will benefit patients and improve care standards.
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Like father like son: how brain health can traverse generations
Your father's exercise routine may have made you smarter according to EU-funded researchers studying how lifestyle choices affect brain function and memory. The findings could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
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Academics and industry unite to improve dementia patients' lives
An EU-funded project has linked scientists with experts in industry to forge partnerships aimed at creating new products to improve the lives of people with dementia. The research is creating tools to help remind people with dementia to undertake the tasks critical to their daily lives.

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