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Protecting health by improved building efficiency Protecting health by improved building efficiency

A revised EU directive to fight energy poverty and pulmonary diseases due to unhealthy buildings should be approved this month

April 2018
Household air pollution: the forgotten hazard Household air pollution: the forgotten hazard

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that each year 4.3 million people die of exposure to household pollutants. Buildings with a safe indoor environment can reduce healthcare costs

April 2018
Do microbes control our mood? Do microbes control our mood?

Research on gut bacteria may change the way we look at anxiety, depression, and behavioural disorders

October 2016
Is it a real food allergy? Is it a real food allergy?

Over recent years we have been witnessing  a significant increase in food intolerances and allergy. But when is it really an allergy? Is it possible to prevent by intervening in the very first few months of life?

January 2016
New drug tackles transplant complications New drug tackles transplant complications

To reduce the number of discards and thus make more kidneys available, researchers and medical scientists from the European consortium MABSOT have created a new drug called OPN-305 to reduce inflammation of the donor organ after transplantation.

September 2014
Mary Reilly – fast-tracking rare disease drug candidates’ approval Mary Reilly – fast-tracking rare disease drug candidates’ approval

Giving drug candidates a special orphan status gives pharmaceutical companies incentives to bring them to patients

September 2014
New treatment against transplantation complications tested New treatment against transplantation complications tested

A class of biotechnology drugs called monoclonal antibodies is now being tested in clinical studies to treat an unmet medical need post-transplantation, called delayed graft function

September 2014
Fighting resistance to antimalarial drug Fighting resistance to antimalarial drug

Next-generation antimalarial drugs are much needed to address resistance issues to current treatments. New strategies may work by interfering with the biology of the parasite causing the disease. 

June 2014
Gordon Langsley – Focus on biological signalling to defeat malaria Gordon Langsley – Focus on biological signalling to defeat malaria

The use of so-called kinases enzymes regulating several stages of the life cycle of the parasite causing malaria, offers new hopes for prevention and treatment of the disease. 

June 2014
On the track of the deadly parasite Leishmania On the track of the deadly parasite Leishmania

Leishmaniasis is one of the most underreported and insufficiently monitored diseases in the world. According to the WHO more than 300.000 people are infected annually with the most severe form of this disease - kala-azar. The treatment against this forgotten disease becomes increasingly difficult, and sometimes impossible as the parasites developed resistance against the existing drugs. Now scientists from Europe, India and Nepal have joined forces within the European Research Project Kaladrug-R to regain control against this disease and develop new effective clinical tools.  

May 2014
Parasite surveillance to support policy against drug resistance Parasite surveillance to support policy against drug resistance

Surveillance tools can detect the incidence of different genetic varieties of the leishmaniasis parasite. And this enables development of local drug policies to better fight resistance.

May 2014
Jean-Claude Dujardin – Overcoming Leishmania’s drug-resistant Trojan horse effect Jean-Claude Dujardin – Overcoming Leishmania’s drug-resistant Trojan horse effect

Leishmania parasites hijack macrophages turning them against their human hosts. New insights reveal how novel therapies can reverse this effect despite the parasite’s complex resistance.

May 2014
Mum’s diet mirrors child’s food allergies Mum’s diet mirrors child’s food allergies

A long-term study evaluating maternal diet’s impact on food allergy in later life is expected to uncover causes of allergy in children

April 2014
The fight against hepatitis C in Egypt The fight against hepatitis C in Egypt

New ways to differentiate between chronic and self-clearing infections may help towards effective patient management and reduce drug costs. But there are major challenges in implementation.

April 2014
Matthew Albert - Egypt needs a hepatitis C vaccine urgently Matthew Albert - Egypt needs a hepatitis C vaccine urgently

Egypt faces a hepatitis C epidemic and existing drug costs are prohibitive. But new biomarkers may allow better patient management, lower costs and open a path towards a much-needed vaccine.

April 2014
Camille Locht – an innovative solution to infant whooping cough Camille Locht – an innovative solution to infant whooping cough

A new nasal live vaccine could be the solution for infants, whose immune system is not mature enough to effectively respond to traditional vaccines

January 2014
Nasal vaccine: towards an alternative to injection for infants Nasal vaccine: towards an alternative to injection for infants

Delivering a whooping cough and bronchiolitis vaccine through a single inhalation could become an alternative to traditional injections. However, such approach still requires fine tuning.

January 2014
New Vaccine to Protect Babies from Whooping Cough New Vaccine to Protect Babies from Whooping Cough

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can be fatal. Now, a new nasal vaccination aimed at infants aims to address an unmet medical need against this disease 

January 2014
Does Too Much Hygiene Cause Diabetes? Does Too Much Hygiene Cause Diabetes?

Scientists in northern Europe are conducting a major survey to determine whether standards of hygiene contribute to the development of auto-immune diseases such as type 1 diabetes  

January 2014
Vallo Tillman: the hygiene hypothesis is not yet a theory Vallo Tillman: the hygiene hypothesis is not yet a theory

A new study in Northern Europe is specifically designed to verify whether children need be in contact with pathogens in their early years to help them develop a strong immune system

January 2014
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