Decade-long European research project maps the human brain on 15/09/23
The Human Brain Project (HBP), one of the largest ever EU-supported research initiatives, has taken significant steps in neuroscience by creating an atlas of the human brain - hailed by researchers as an invaluable resource for both medicine and technology. Pollen and heat waves increasingly affect people with respiratory diseases on 15/09/23
Increasingly frequent heat waves due to climate change, and rising pollen amounts in the air are impacting the quality of life of respiratory patients, a report has found. How worsening air quality affects the wellbeing of respiratory disease patients on 15/09/23
Climate change is exacerbating threats to human health, especially affecting the health and well-being of those suffering from respiratory diseases. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing at least 238,000 premature deaths per year,... European think tank calls for mandatory EU alcohol health labelling on 15/09/23
Health warnings on alcohol should be made mandatory across the European Union, according to a recent report by the Centres for European Policy Network, a think tank that praised the European Commission for giving the green light to Ireland's plans in this direction. Report: Europe far from reaching global HIV targets on 15/09/23
Europe still has a long road ahead in its fight against HIV, according to a new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which identifies key targets such as prevention, testing, and ending discrimination. The United... Germany gears up to avert winter drug shortages on 15/09/23
Amid warnings of potential shortages for key medicines this winter, German health minister Karl Lauterbach presented a five-step plan and reassured the public that the country is “much better prepared” than one year ago. Respiratory diseases patients particularly affected by climate change on 15/09/23
Climate change is a global challenge and a problem for all, “but it's true that patients with respiratory diseases are particularly affected," the vice president of the European Federation of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Patients Association (EFA) told Euractiv. Parliament votes to delay EU compliance with WHO air quality standards until 2035 on 14/09/23
The European Parliament on Wednesday (13 September) adopted its position on a revised law to improve air quality in the EU, calling for stricter limits on several pollutants, but delaying compliance with WHO guidelines until 2035. Delsaux: HERA has taken steps to make pandemic preparedness transparent on 14/09/23
As the EU’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is approaching its second birthday, director-general Pierre Delsaux told Euractiv in an interview that they are taking transparency of their work seriously despite persisting worries. Bisphenol A detected in almost all Europeans, EU agency finds on 14/09/23
Bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical used in food packaging, is present in almost all Europeans' bodies, posing a potential health risk, the European Environment Agency said Thursday (14 September).
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