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Male allies key to women’s global health leadership

Stanford researchers interviewed 21 global health leaders to identify specific strategies men can use to support women’s career advancement Amanda Marr Chung, DrPH, executive director of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH), has been committed to advancing women’s leadership in her work in global health over the past two decades. For her,…

allyship, equiality, female leadership, gender, Global Health, research

Imagine That: Brain Uses Neurons from Vision System When Forming Mental Imagery

Researchers have found that when you recall and visualize something you have seen before—a key component of long-term memory—neurons in your visual system reactivate in a manner consistent with vision Creative endeavors, like making art, writing music, or penning a poem, require the recall of memories to fuel imagination. Many other human behaviors, including problem…

Demystifying migraine

‘It’s not an imagined headache, and it’s not a mild condition,’ says Michael Moskowitz, Brain Prize recipient for his dogma-defying research About 15 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraine, a neurological condition that can cause headache, nausea, visual disturbances, and sensitivity to light and sound. After stroke and neonatal brain injuries, migraine is the…

Spotting Alzheimer’s early with a simple blood test

EU-backed researchers are pioneering a minimally invasive, graphene-based tool for detecting Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear The early detection of Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the most pressing challenges in modern neurology. With current approaches relying on expensive imaging techniques or invasive cerebrospinal fluid analysis, patients frequently end up being diagnosed at advanced stages,…

artificial intelligence, biomarkers, digital health, early detection, european research, Medical Innovation

Implantable artificial pancreas for type I diabetes

A fully implantable device that mimics the pancreas could dramatically ease life for people with type I diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the pancreas can no longer secrete insulin. For millions of people, this translates into measuring glucose, monitoring carbohydrate consumption and injecting insulin on a daily basis. Hybrid closed-loop…

artificial pancreas, digital health, EU Research, implantable devices, Medical Innovation, type 1 diabetes

Catching up with Impactor: Driving innovation in hip replacement surgery with ImpacTell’s smart hammer

Thanks to the EU backing, French company ImpacTell is preparing to market its instrumented hammer that offers orthopaedic surgeons objective and reliable estimates of implant stability The EU-funded Impactor project was launched in 2022 to develop an instrumented hammer – a medical device that allows surgeons to assess the stability of orthopaedic implants used in…

artificial intelligence, EU Research, hip replacement, medical technology, orthopaedics, surgical innovation

Breast cancer recovery through the lens of real-world data

Real-world data can reveal how patients truly recover after cancer. A European initiative combines clinical records and wearable data to improve care beyond the clinic Recovering from breast cancer often involves managing a complex set of chronic conditions that persist long after primary treatment ends. However, a lot of clinical research still relies on snapshots…

AI in healthcare, breast cancer, digital health, Medical Research, real-world data, REBECCA project

Six cancers rising faster in younger adults than older ones

Large new global study fuels growing concern over trend of increases in several types Six cancer types are rising faster in younger adults than in those who are older in at least five countries, a new study of global cancer incidence shows, and two types — colorectal and uterine — are becoming both more common…

cancer research, colorectal cancer, early-onset cancer, epidemiology, Global Health, screening guidelines

Accelerating discovery of novel treatments for rare diseases

The EU-funded DREAMS project welcomes University College London to its consortium to help fast-track new therapies for patients suffering from rare neuromuscular disorders Since its launch in 2023, the EU-funded DREAMS(opens in new window) project has been working on cutting-edge methods and tools that will be used to find new treatments for rare neuromuscular disorders…

DREAMS, drug discovery, EU Research, rare diseases, Regenerative Medicine, University College London

Colorblindness may increase risk of bladder cancer deaths

A study led by Stanford Medicine found that the earliest sign of bladder cancer – blood in the urine – is often invisible to people who are colorblind, increasing their risk of dying from the disease Recognizing the sight of blood in urine, the most common first sign of bladder cancer, is often the impetus…