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European Science Foundation calls for more and better medical imaging research
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has called for greater collaboration across Europe on research on medical imaging. In October 2007, the medical section of the ESF, the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC), published a science policy briefing on “Medical Imaging for Improved Patient Care”, based on a workshop attended by key experts in the field of medical imaging. This policy briefing emphasises the great potential of medical imaging, outlines European issues and challenges and presents policy recommendations. More (pdf)
10. September 2008
Cryopreservation techniques bring hopes to cancer victims and endangered species
Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered... Category: LESC, EMRC, Exploratory Workshops, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
3. September 2008
Nature inspires new highly specific drugs and organic products
The best place to seek novel compounds for pharmaceutical drugs, alternative energy sources, and a host of industrial applications, is within natural systems that have evolved over millions of years. Scientists now realise that the precise molecular arrangements within natural pathways in organisms... Category: PESC, EMRC, LESC, Research Conferences, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
19. June 2008
European Science Foundation aims to strengthen regenerative medicine
14 Member Organisations* of the European Science Foundation have launched a key initiative to keep Europe at the forefront of regenerative medicine; broadly defined as the development of stem cell therapies to restore lost, damaged, or ageing cells and tissues in the human body.Stem cells are the... Category: EMRC, Research Networking Programmes, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
16. June 2008
Europe-wide investment in Lipid research will help tackle disease, says new report
Leading scientists today called for Europe to invest more funds into the study of lipids – the ‘fatty’ molecules that play a crucial role in the function of human cells and which are implicated in a range of diseases from obesity and diabetes to Alzheimer’s.Common lipids such as cholesterol are... Category: EMRC, Science Policy, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
27. May 2008
Europe's biobanks need urgent coordination, scientists say
Leading European scientists say that there is an “urgent need” for greater coordination and harmonisation between Europe’s biobanks – repositories of genetic and other information from large numbers of people that can be used to investigate complex diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. To enable... Category: EMRC, Science Policy, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
26. May 2008
New treatments for viral and other diseases by blocking genes
The elusive goal of developing effective treatments for viral diseases such as AIDS and influenza has been brought closer by dramatic progress in the ability to interfere with viral genetic machinery. The stage was set for a coordinated European effort to accelerate research and stimulate... Category: EMRC, Media Centre, Homepage, Research Conferences, Press Releases 2008
8. April 2008
Europe develops new technologies to boost health of livestock
A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives. The ground was laid for a European platform to develop new treatments that exploit these technologies at a... Category: LESC, EMRC, Exploratory Workshops, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
20. February 2008
Big molecules join together will lead to better drugs, workshop found
Bacteria can be made to spin spider silk Category: Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008, Exploratory Workshops, LESC, EMRC
13. February 2008
ESF’s EMRC strengthens training course on clinical trials management
Around 170 doctors, nurses and medical researchers from Europe and North America were given important insights into how to run successful clinical trials across national boundaries at a two-day training course in Croydon, UK.The course, sponsored by the European Science Foundation as part of its... Category: EMRC, Forward Looks, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008
13. February 2008
Stem cells give clues to understanding cancer; make breakthrough in childhood leukaemia
Scientists in Switzerland are uncovering new clues about how cancer cells grow – and how they can be killed – by studying stem cells, ‘blank’ cells that have the potential to develop into fully mature or ‘differentiated’ cells and other scientists in UK have made a breakthrough in understanding the... Category: EMRC, Media Centre, Homepage, Press Releases 2008, EUROCORES
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