Health news

Extreme temperatures increase the risk of dying from heart diseases

Heart disease is the biggest cause of death worldwide - and climate change may be fueling the risks.

12 December 2022

Health news

Where in Europe is assisted dying legal?

Portugal's parliament has again voted to decriminalise euthanasia, and France is debating it. How do laws on assisted suicide compare across Europe?

10 December 2022

Health news

Blood test could detect Alzheimer’s years before symptoms emerge

Alzheimer’s disease is typically diagnosed after patients display symptoms of cognitive decline.

6 December 2022

Health news

Prescription poo: US approves first faecal transplant therapy

The pharmaceutical-grade faecal transplant therapy aims to prevent recurrent and life-threatening gut infections.

2 December 2022

Malta

Bishops in Malta warn politicians not to ease strict abortion laws

The new proposed legislation would allow doctors to perform abortions when the pregnant person's life or health is at stake.

2 December 2022

Health news

COVID pandemic stress has physically altered teenagers' brains

It’s not just mental health that COVID has affected; new research suggests that the pandemic has physically affected the structures of teens' brains.

2 December 2022

Earth News

Ditch forever chemicals, investors worth €8 trillion tell companies

As the threat of litigation increases, investors worth trillions of euros have urged chemical companies to phase out ‘forever chemicals.’

1 December 2022

Health news

Musk says Neuralink brain chips could be tested in humans in 6 months

Neuralink is developing brain chip implants it says could restore movement in patients with paralysis - and even vision in blind people.

1 December 2022

Health news

Drinking some alcohol during pregnancy enough to alter baby’s brain

Scientists compared the brain MRI scans of foetuses whose mother had drunk alcohol, with those who had not.

23 November 2022

Earth News

The Peruvian mining city made to choose between pollution or survival

Toxic pollution or no jobs? The difficult decision facing this Peruvian mining city

23 November 2022

Health news

Soaring use of laughing gas in Europe is no joke, drugs agency warns

Nitrous oxide has been growing in popularity as a recreational drug, as it can cause a feeling of euphoria, relaxation and dissociation from reality.

22 November 2022

Health news

Could baby formula made with human protein emulate breast milk?

Helaina is attempting to make the first baby formula consisting of human proteins.

14 November 2022

Health news

COVID may have collectively changed our personalities, study finds

A large-scale study has found changes in people’s big five personality traits when comparing features before and after the pandemic.

11 November 2022

Euronews Debates

Fit for the future: How can Europe create sustainable healthcare?

The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with ballooning health costs, are putting Europe’s healthcare systems under more strain than ever.

4 November 2022

Work

European workers’ mental health is at breaking point, poll shows

Nearly half of workers surveyed say they’re feeling more sensitive to stress than before the COVID pandemic.

2 November 2022

Culture news

Nightmares: Do they cause dementia, and how can you stop them?

We speak to an expert on the link between nightmares and dementia and to a dream psychologist about how to understand our sleeping lives.

31 October 2022

Health news

Scientists have found a way to turn nightmares into sweet dreams

Conditioning patients to respond to a certain sound during sleep, scientists were able to get them rid of their bad dreams.

28 October 2022

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates | Shaping the future of biosimilar medicine in Europe

Euronews has gathered a panel of experts, industry leaders and key players in Brussels to address the issue of biosimilar medicines.

28 October 2022

Europe

When will the EU end seasonal clock changes? Only time will tell.

Time in Europe is political and ending the twice-yearly practice will require a lot of political decisions.

28 October 2022

Health news

Vaping can disrupt heart rhythms, research on mice shows

The study conducted on mice found vapour from e-cigarettes could cause heart arrhythmias and increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

26 October 2022