Smart cities: innovating for Europe

85% of the EU’s GDP is generated in cities; and now some 78% of European citizens live in cities. In the transition towards a low carbon, resource efficient and competitive economy, cities have a crucial role to play (and,...

What to do when the immune system is out of control and attacks the body

Xenikos’ T-GuardTM, an antibody-based combination product for rebalancing the immune system, could be the answer to stabilising the immune system The immune system is a highly complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work closely together to protect the...

New targets and novel biomarkers in cardiometabolic diseases

Dr Yu Wang, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the University of Hong Kong and State Key Laboratory Hong Kong, on the discovery of novel biomarkers About Dr Yu Wang After obtaining her PhD degree in Proteomics...

New radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and therapy at The Laboratoire Radiopharmaceutiques Biocliniques

The Laboratoire Radiopharmaceutiques Biocliniques has a high-level expertise in the development of novel radioactive compounds for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases representing major public health issues. Nuclear medicine is based on the administration of radiopharmaceuticals, the specialism of Laboratoire...

Nano-engineered eardrums will fight chronic otitis media

An optimal eardrum reconstruction following otitis-related large perforations still represents a clinical challenge, which can be faced on the nanoscale The ear is one of our sensory organs, devoted to hearing. It consists of three compartments: outer (for collection), middle...

A new venture in lung cancer therapeutics for ValiSeek

ValiSeek Limited is a single asset company, overseeing the development of the therapeutic VAL401 through the final stages of clinical trials for the treatment of lung cancer. Despite having a well-trodden path to follow, a closer look shows some of...

Paediatric traumatic brain injury: what is the future?

CNRS-University of Bordeaux presents the urgent further need of research for paediatric traumatic brain injury, a complex brain disorder. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as the result of an external mechanical force applied to the head, causing damage to...

SPINTEC extends the scalability of magnetic memory below 10nm

SPINTEC in Grenoble has proposed and demonstrated a new concept of magnetic memory thermally stable and electrically switchable at diameters down to 4nm. Positioned at the crossroad of science and technology, SPINTEC (SPINtronics and TEchnology of components) is one of...

Understanding the evolution of maternal stress effects and seemingly maladaptive outcomes

Dr Michael Sheriff outlines how maternal stress effects may have evolved and explains seemingly maladaptive offspring responses. Changes in the maternal phenotype can act as a signal to offspring about the future environment that they will encounter, and these cues...

Electronic cigarettes – seeing through the smoke

BAT explains how they are working to promote a clear and transparent landscape for research on E-cigarettes. Millions of people around the world are using electronic cigarettes (ECs). In the UK alone, around three million people are believed to be...

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