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How vaccines can improve cardiovascular health in the EU

The EU needs additional measures to address existing gaps and enhance the effectiveness of initiatives to improve cardiovascular health.

Bacteriophage therapy offers hope for drug-resistant infections

Qeen Biotechnologies has provided bacteriophage therapy to treat a periprosthetic joint infection caused by an AMR pathogen. Find out more.

Tackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistance

The World Health Organization details the issue of antimicrobial resistance and sets out the actions that need to be taken to reduce this.

Innovate UK has funded new clinical trials for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Innovate UK has granted a spin-out of Cambridge University, DIOSynVax, £1.9m to begin clinical trials of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. At a microscopic level, SARS-CoV-2 has...

Newly discovered RNA function to improve treatment for arteriosclerosis

Physicians at the Heart Center of the University Hospital Bonn have revealed how communication between cells can be influenced using the protein hnRNPU, offering...

CEBINA: biotech innovation in the fight against COVID-19

Eszter Nagy, CEO and founder of CEBINA, speaks about the multifaceted activities of the Central European Biotech Incubator and Accelerator, which has joined the...

Treating women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome

The Innovation Platform spoke to Professor Sara Brucker, Executive Medical Director of the Department of Women's Health at the University Hospital and Faculty of...

New AI tool can further our understanding of tumour formation

A new Artificial Intelligence-based technology can help researchers better understand tumour formation and unravel cell signalling in response to cancer treatment. Scientists at the Institute...

The rise of AI in medical imaging technologies

A new market report suggests a surge in the market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical imaging technologies, predicting that the market will reach...

Scientists use AI to model the atomic structure of COVID-19

A team of computer scientists led by the University of Washington Bothell (UWB), USA, is using Artificial Intelligence to model the atomic structure of...

Mobile healthcare app receives €9.5m amid COVID-19 crisis

Siilo, a secure mobile healthcare company for medical professionals, has received €9.5m in venture capital financing. The company, which was founded in 2016, enables healthcare...

Arthrofibrosis: a multifaceted immunological problem

Arthrofibrosis after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is a complication that can occur after a joint replacement. To prevent arthrofibrosis we need to know more...

New blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s prior to cognitive impairment

Researchers have developed a new blood test to help diagnose people with Alzheimer’s disease up to 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment. This...

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House of Lords raises concerns over UK’s pandemic preparedness

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Wearable cameras use AI to detect medication errors

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The link between mycobacteria and red blood cells causing lung diseases

A research team from Hiroshima University has discovered a link between mycobacteria and red blood cells at lung infection sites. What are mycobacteria? Mycobacteria are a...

Novel eye scanner technology targets neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have developed novel eye scanner technology that has the potential to detect neurogenerative diseases at their very early stages. In a large-scale EU project,...

Revolutionary footwear technology to prevent diabetic foot ulcers

A research team from the University of Texas (UTA) has developed a self-adjusting shoe insole to relieve pressure from diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers...

Scientists develop novel immunotherapy for colon cancer

A research team from the Dresden University of Technology (DUT) has identified proteins to utilise in a novel immunotherapy for colon cancer. How is this...