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New online resource centre helps to create better strategies for food risks and benefits

Food scare make authorities uneasy. In previous cases, national food safety agencies have not always known how to react, making the public wary. For example, in 2011, the German health authorities incorrectly linked the deadly E. coli outbreak to cucumbers from Spanish greenhouses.

11 Feb 2014

New portable mini-lab performs faster and more efficiently than traditional laboratory

Researchers in Freiburg, Germany have invented a new device that revolutionizes lab analysis - the portable mini-lab performs faster and works more efficiently than a traditional laboratory.

5 Feb 2014

New sensor system provides high-quality indoor air without energy losses linked with ventilation

A research consortium being coordinated at Saarland University is developing a novel sensor system for monitoring airborne contaminants that will provide high-quality indoor air without the energy losses typically associated with ventilation.

4 Feb 2014

'Spontaneous' changes in immune cells on a daily basis may lead to cancers, says study

Immune cells undergo 'spontaneous' changes on a daily basis that could lead to cancers if not for the diligent surveillance of our immune system, Melbourne scientists have found.

3 Feb 2014

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for excellent early-career scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a newly established program for excellent early-career scientists (up to 3 years after graduation) at Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers use natural DNA molecules to build DNA nanoarchitectures

A Rutgers-Camden scholar is performing research as part of a collaborative effort with Arizona State University to make significant advancements in nanotechnology.

30 Jan 2014

FARA funds gene therapy-based research project to tackle Friedreich's ataxia

The gene therapy-based research project to tackle Friedreich's ataxia launched in November in labs at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, in Barcelona, and the "Centro de Biolog-a Molecular Severo Ochoa", in Madrid, has received 100,000 US$ per year for two years from the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance.

29 Jan 2014

Human visual system can retain plasticity even after extended blindness

Deprivation of vision during critical periods of childhood development has long been thought to result in irreversible vision loss.

28 Jan 2014

Tufts Medical Center receives funds to develop mathematical models to identify patients for clinical trials

A Tufts Medical Center research team at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) has been approved for a funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop a method for patient-centered enrollment in comparative effectiveness trials called Mathematical Equipoise.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers determine structure of proteins in the cell

Researchers from Konstanz develop method to exactly determine the structure of proteins in their natural environment.

27 Jan 2014

SPHeRE programme in population health and health services research receives €6.3 million

Risk of suicide after self-harm; work stress in non-consultant hospital doctors; and monitoring and assessing the impact of the economic crisis on the Irish health system are among the research areas that will be explored by scholars of an innovative new PhD programme in population health and health services research.

27 Jan 2014

Training can transform market researchers to trusted business advisors, finds study

Markets research analysts can be trusted advisers who provide organizations with a strategic and tactical direction for navigating a fiercely competitive marketplace.

27 Jan 2014

Scientists provide new insights into molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation

The findings of the scientists of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research (IDR) at Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) provide new insights into the molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation.

25 Jan 2014

Scientists hope crowdfunding may boost crowdsourced research project

What if by collecting vital signs from individual cell phone users around the world, we could map symptoms of disease and see the flu coming like a giant whirling hurricane? A team of engineers, biologists and medical researchers at the University of California, San Diego wants to leverage the widespread use of smart phone technology and cloud computing to build maps of large-scale health problems or environmental damage such as the concentration of heavy metals in drinking water.

25 Jan 2014

Minimally invasive robotic surgery: A safe alternative to traditional open surgery

A collaboration of surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital and Medanta Hospital in India successfully transplanted kidneys into 50 recipients using an innovative robot-assisted procedure in which the organ is cooled with sterile ice during the operation.

24 Jan 2014

Professor to receive prestigious Humboldt Research Award for groundbreaking work nano-scale systems

Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T. Pipes Eminent Endowed Chair in Micro and Nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University's Institute for Micromanufacturing, has been selected to receive the prestigious Humboldt Research Award in chemistry, also known as the Humboldt Prize, by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.

24 Jan 2014

New drug helps children and young adults who have severe pain from sickle cell disease

Saint Louis University researchers are studying whether ReoPro® (abciximab), a drug currently given to heart patients undergoing angioplasties to open blocked arteries, also could help children and young adults who have severe pain from sickle cell disease.

23 Jan 2014

University of Huddersfield scientist awarded prestigious Clulow Award by British Pain Society

IN the UK alone, an estimated 7.8 million people have their lives blighted by chronic pain, and 44 per cent are failing to receive an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Now, a University of Huddersfield scientist, backed by funding from the British Pain Society and crucial support from the National Institute of Health Research, is embarking on research which aims to help doctors diagnose and treat one of the least understood but most widespread sources of chronic suffering.

18 Jan 2014

Economic crisis worsens mental health problems in men

Experts and social organizations have warned of the negative effects that the economic crisis could mean for the health of the population. But it was not easy to demonstrate with data what is happening. A new comparative analysis of the last two National Health Surveys revealed a rise in mental health problems in men (from 15% in 2006 to 17% in 2012), which contrasts on the other hand with a decrease in women (25% in 2006 to 23% in 2012).

16 Jan 2014

New initiatives launched to improve workplace mental health across Canada

The Mental Health Commission of Canada, along with its partners, CSA Group and Bureau de normalisation du Québec, joined Labour Minister Dr. K. Kellie Leitch alongside business and labour leaders today to announce new initiatives to improve workplace mental health across Canada.

16 Jan 2014

Research Project News and Research

New online resource centre helps to create better strategies for food risks and benefits

New portable mini-lab performs faster and more efficiently than traditional laboratory

New sensor system provides high-quality indoor air without energy losses linked with ventilation

'Spontaneous' changes in immune cells on a daily basis may lead to cancers, says study

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for excellent early-career scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München

Researchers use natural DNA molecules to build DNA nanoarchitectures

FARA funds gene therapy-based research project to tackle Friedreich's ataxia

Human visual system can retain plasticity even after extended blindness

Tufts Medical Center receives funds to develop mathematical models to identify patients for clinical trials

Researchers determine structure of proteins in the cell

SPHeRE programme in population health and health services research receives €6.3 million

Training can transform market researchers to trusted business advisors, finds study

Scientists provide new insights into molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation

Scientists hope crowdfunding may boost crowdsourced research project

Minimally invasive robotic surgery: A safe alternative to traditional open surgery

Professor to receive prestigious Humboldt Research Award for groundbreaking work nano-scale systems

New drug helps children and young adults who have severe pain from sickle cell disease

University of Huddersfield scientist awarded prestigious Clulow Award by British Pain Society

Economic crisis worsens mental health problems in men

New initiatives launched to improve workplace mental health across Canada

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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