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The ocean, a source of treatment for some of the world's worst diseases

In partnership with the European Commission

The ocean could hold the cure to the worst threats to public health. Researchers and experts are using some of the most unknown marine bioresources to make compounds to improve our health and they're doing so without damaging the sea.

Ocean

The ocean's microalgae and cyanobacteria: potential cures for disease

In partnership with the European Commission

Some cyanobacteria and microalgae have existed in the oceans for more than 3.5 billion years and they may hold the key to defeating some of humanity's deadliest diseases.

Smart Regions

European software helps fight the pandemic by speeding up drug production

In partnership with the European Commission

A European software is enabling researchers to speed up drug production by interpreting chemical compounds and molecules on a range of laboratory machines. Pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-19 vaccines use it every day.

Europe News

'Motherhood biggest obstacle to my career,' says leading scientist

"It was a very difficult time for me to balance my teaching and research activity due to the duties connected to the role of mother, but I overcame this," said Dr Maria Rosaria Capobianchi.

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Green News

Could the cure for COVID-19 lie at the bottom of the ocean?

Marine researchers are pushing for more attention to be paid to the ocean's medicinal potential.

France

COVID-19 three times deadlier than influenza, large French study shows

"This study is the largest to date comparing the two diseases and confirms that COVID-19 is far more serious than influenza," one of the researchers said.

Smart Regions

How technology is revolutionising surgery in Varna

In partnership with the European Commission

A university hospital in Bulgaria is using robots to help doctors carry out surgery. For this episode of Smart Regions, Euronews goes there to find out more.

Next Series

New breast cancer therapy promises to destroy tumours inside the body

In partnership with The European Commission

A prize-winning breast cancer therapy developed in Poland promises to destroy tumours inside the body, avoiding the need for painful surgery.

Next Series

Screening, research and treatment: the EU's mission to beat cancer

In partnership with The European Commission

Cancer deaths in the European Union are currently at an annual level of 1,400,000. Horizon Europe's Cancer Mission is aiming to save three million lives in the next decade. Futuris investigates the network of teams across the Europe working to make this happen.

World

Mateus Webba Da Silva: the Angolan expert breaking ground in DNA research

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Mateus Webba Da Silva is an international scientist and DNA expert who

United Arab Emirates

Cutting edge robotic surgery helps combat COVID-19 in Dubai

Robots have been employed by surgeons in Dubai. Ai technology is used for machine learning. Robots can digest large amounts of information by watching previous operations. Using intricate algorithms the robot recognises any irregularities and informs the surgeon to aid decision making.

Smart Regions

The new SMART bio-sensor aiming to stop COVID-19

In partnership with the European Commission

A pan-European team of European researchers is working against the clock to develop a new SMART bio-sensor to detect and ultimately stop COVID-19.

Russia

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: Trial results 'encouraging but small'

A peer review of trials of the Sputnik V vaccine published in The Lancet reports promising results, but adds that more work is needed.

Next Series

Virtual humans to map the future of major surgery

In partnership with The European Commission

An international team are building virtual twins on supercomputers to test reaction to major surgery before proceeding and also the treatment of serious illness. These digital doppelgängers will mirror everything from how your heart beats and your lungs work, right down to your personal DNA code.

Global Japan

Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa

In partnership with The Government of Japan

The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme.

Green News

Crab blood used to make COVID vaccine outrages animal rights activists

Horseshoe crab blood has been a cornerstone of biomedical research for decades, but do things need to change?

World

How is the UAE participating in the global effort to cure COVID-19?

Since the first case of COVID-19 in the UAE, in late January, the country has led a swift response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Next Series

The science behind reliable COVID-19 testing

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris looks at what scientists are doing to make sure coronavirus diagnostic tests are efficient and don’t produce false negatives.

My Europe Series

COVID-19 pandemic puzzle: tracing the origins of the new coronavirus

Unreported Europe investigates the mysterious origins of the new coronavirus and asks whether we should start preparing for future pandemics.

Next Series

The European projects pooling data to defeat COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris travels to Marseille and Cambridge to look at two European projects pooling and sharing data to help the scientific community beat COVID-19.