Research & Development

Art

Deep Time II: French artists work underground with no links to world

For the second edition of 'Deep Time', a group of artists will spend nearly two weeks in a cave deep underground at Lombrives in south-eastern France. Their aim is to create a work being cut off entirely from the outside world and all notions of time.

12/06/2025

Work

Europe wants to poach US academics but does it have enough to offer?

Europe is trying to woo American researchers threatened by Trump’s research cuts to this side of the Atlantic. But what will make them stay?

21/04/2025

Health news

New study suggests flu in pregnancy leads to autism. Experts weigh in

Here’s what experts say about the link between maternal infections and increased chances of autism in children.

30/11/2024

Health news

Weight loss yo-yo effect linked to fat cell ‘memory,’ study finds

Fat cells were found to retain a long-lasting "memory" of obesity making it hard to maintain weight loss results.

20/11/2024

Health news

Cell therapy shows promise in treating deadly childhood brain cancer

A clinical trial showed CAR-T cell therapy may shrink aggressive brain and spinal cord tumours in young patients.

13/11/2024

Europe News

EU's first start-up commissioner approved, aims to promote investment

Bulgaria's Commission designate will make it easier for SMEs and start-ups to apply for EU funding.

05/11/2024

Tech News

Do humans work better with AI? Study shows which tasks benefit most

With the rise of AI, a new study from MIT researchers looked into which tasks could benefit most from human-AI collaboration and which are best handled independently.

01/11/2024

Tech News

Researchers have created an 'AI scientist'. Here's what it can do

Researchers at Sakana.AI, a Tokyo-based company, have worked on developing a large language model (LLM) designed specifically for scientific research.

07/09/2024

Health news

Sleeping in on weekends may lower risk of heart disease, study finds

A recent study found that people who slept extra hours on weekends were up to 20 per cent less likely to develop heart disease compared to those who didn’t.

30/08/2024

Health news

Study finds 25% of unresponsive coma patients may still be conscious

A recent study found that 25 per cent of patients in unresponsive states were shown to respond cognitively to instructions on a brain scan.

17/08/2024

Health news

New study claims autism reversible. Experts call it 'deeply insulting'

The study claims that autism symptoms were reversed in twins through personalised lifestyle and environmental interventions.

26/07/2024

Health news

Diabetes-reversing treatment boosts insulin-producing cells by 700%

A new preclinical study found a combination treatment that significantly increases insulin-producing cells, effectively reversing diabetes.

22/07/2024

Health news

Cancer disappears in 100% of patients treated in trial with new drug

A study showed a 100 per cent positive response rate in 42 patients with a specific type of rectal cancer who were treated with an experimental immunotherapy.

12/06/2024

Health news

Commission greenlights €1bn cross-border state aid to enhance drug discovery

The EU executive approves investment to fill unmet medical needs with a cross-border state aid scheme to develop and test novel drugs as well as advanced therapy products.

28/05/2024

Tech News

Euroviews. Innovation in Europe is falling behind. What can we do to catch up?

Europe is now at risk of missing out on the Deep Tech Revolution, falling behind the US and China when it comes to innovation in various technologies, Francis de Véricourt writes.

13/03/2024

Europe News

Euroviews. Europe needs all hands on deck to remove obstacles to innovation

The European Commission needs to identify key strengths and weaknesses of the European innovation landscape, and how best to overcome these, Olivier Joris writes.

19/02/2024

Health news

Commission forges plan for European biopharma leadership – leak

The EU executive is drafting a strategy designating biotech critical to the continent’s strategic autonomy, a leaked document seen by Euronews shows.

07/02/2024

Health news

Oral insulin could replace injections for diabetics, new study finds

A new form of oral insulin, which may soon be tested in humans, can be taken as an alternative to syringes or insulin pumps.

02/02/2024

Economy

What does the EU's Horizon scheme mean for UK research and innovation?

Horizon Europe is a scheme that provides a platform for global research collaboration and has the potential to innovate breakthrough designs and solutions to the ongoing global challenges, Osama Rizvi writes.

30/01/2024

Health news

France launches plan to become leader in biomedical research by 2024

The French nation wants to revitalise biomedical research, attract global talent, and become a leader in innovation.

14/07/2023