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Research networks: a European strategy to combat major brain diseases
11 April is World Parkinson's Disease day EU research to improve the quality of life of Parkinson's Disease sufferers is highlighted for World Parkinson's Disease Day by European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin. The Commission is funding the EUR1.7 million "EuroPa" network for... view more (2003-04-10)
ESC Congress 2003: Perindopril* prevents cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction in coronary disease patients regardless of their cardiovascular risk
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology The long-acting ACE inhibitor... view more (2003-08-31)
From Europa To Sedna - Life Beneath The Ice In The Outer Solar System?
At present, we know of no worlds beyond our Earth where life exists. However, primitive organisms on our planet have evolved and adapted over billions of years, colonising the most inhospitable places. Since life seems to gain a foothold in the most hostile environments, it seems distinctly... view more (2004-03-25)
Unique facility for industry helps in search for oil
Based at East Leake in Leicestershire CALLISTO (Calibration at Leicester and Insitu Tool Optimisation) offers open industry access to a test pit facility which is the most modern of its type in the world. CALLISTO helps decide the extent of an oilfield and consequently whether the cost of drilling... view more (1999-12-15)
Looking for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
While NASA and the European Space Agency focus on Mars rovers and future missions to search for life on the Red Planet, a determined core of scientists is lobbying for equal attention to a place they feel is just as likely to harbor life-Jupiter's icy moon Europa. view more (2007-02-26)
Commission launches on-line Research News Centre
The Commission's Research DG has launched a News Centre for European Research on its website to make developments in European science more accessible to the general public. Anyone interested in scientific research can browse hundreds of articles and case studies on EU research under various... view more (2001-05-02)
ESC Congress 2004: PERTINENT - PERindopril - Thrombosis, InflammatioN, Endothelial dysfunction and Neurohormonal activation Trial
A Sub-Study of the EUROPA Study Evaluation of the Effect of Perindopril on Endothelial Function view more (2004-08-31)
Geordie meets Jean-Claude on-line
A Northumbria University graduate has just had a collection of his poetry - and its French translation - published by Paris-based publishers Numilog. But the work of Charlie Mansfield, who has just been awarded his postgraduate certificate in French Studies, also doubles as an e-Learning pack as it... view more (2002-12-19)
The Single Entry Point to European Business Incubators
Since its launch in mid November last year the European database on business Incubators on the Web www.cordis.lu/incubators has doubled its size and now includes around 600 incubators in the EU and beyond. The service is currently being extended to the European Economic Area and the Candidate... view more (2002-05-23)
New study of solar system speculates about life on other planets
A comprehensive review by leading scientists about our Solar System which speculates on the possibility of life on other planets has been published. view more (2006-09-13)
First extrasolar planets, now extrasolar moons
ESA is now planning a mission that can detect moons around planets outside our Solar System, those orbiting other stars! Everyone knows our Moon: lovers stare at it, wolves howl at it, and ESA recently sent SMART-1 to study it. But there are over a hundred other moons in our Solar System, each a... view more (2003-10-09)
Robot plumbs Wisconsin lake on way to Antarctica, jovian moon
A University of Illinois at Chicago scientist will lead a team testing a robotic probe in a polar-style, under-ice exploration that may have out-of-this world applications. view more (2008-02-12)
Arctic expedition will investigate alien-like glacier
A scientific expedition to a remote glacier field in Canada's High Arctic may help researchers unlock the secrets about the beginning of life and provide insights for future exploration of our solar system. view more (2006-06-14)
NASA-funded Robotic Sub Makes Final Dive To Reach Bottom of Earth's Deepest Sinkhole
Scientists this week begin the final leg of a five-year, NASA-funded mission to reach the bottom of Cenote Zacatón in Mexico, the world's deepest known sinkhole. view more (2007-05-16)
Uncorking SME success: A special media briefing at the Third SME Technology Days - 29-30 June, Oporto, Portugal
Every year, 500 million euros worth of wine is ruined because of chemical or microbial contamination from the corks that are supposed to protect it. Now, a patented production technique, using microwaves to penetrate the cork, has been developed by Portuguese, German and Spanish SMEs working with a... view more (2000-06-15)
Life sciences and the media: a troublesome couple bound to get along
The relationship between science and the media is not always easy. Scientists complain that the press oversimplifies complex issues and sometimes writes about scientific matters with distrust and fear. Journalists point their finger to researchers' alleged lack of communication skills and will. To... view more (2002-07-11)
Diary Note: Diabetes: Europe Rising to the Research Challenge
WHO? Octavi Quintana Trias, Director health research, Research DG, European Commission view more (2004-11-09)
Breast cancer under threat from the `new ethics` say top cancer specialists
Breast cancer research is under threat from the "new ethics" - well-meaning but misguided attempts to protect the public from the work of the very people who are trying to advance the fight against cancer, according to UK breast cancer surgeon Professor Michael Baum. view more (2002-03-20)
The Changing Face of Space Robotics
Dr Eddie Moxey of the University of Surrey recently gave a speech at the IEE seminar on the Changing Face of Robotics. His speech concentrated on the use of robotics in space. view more (2004-11-24)
Hot spot on Enceladus causes plumes
Enceladus, the tiny satellite of Saturn, is colder than ice, but data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan has detected a hot spot that could mean there is life in the old moon after all. In fact, for researchers of the outer planets, Enceladus is so intellectually hot, it's... view more (2007-12-18)
Galileo to support global search and rescue
The detection of emergency beacons will be greatly improved by the introduction of Europe's satellite positioning system, Galileo. The Galileo satellites will carry transponders to relay distress signals to search and rescue organisations. view more (2007-08-10)
Lapis Lazuli as blue unexpected pigment in Iran L'¢jvardina ceramics
Blue colour has always attracted people. To date United Nations and Europa flags are blue ! The blue colour is rather rare in nature; blue-green is more frequent. The main "true blue" mineral is lazurite, an aluminosilicate belonging to the sodalite group, associated with some other... view more (2003-04-15)
Protecting Europe from epidemics: official inauguration of ECDC on 27 May
The EU's new health agency, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), will be inaugurated at a ceremony at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm on Friday 27 May. view more (2005-05-25)
Prototype Space Probe Prepares To Explore Earth's Deepest Sinkhole
Scientists return this week to the world's deepest known sinkhole, Cenote ZacatĆ³n in Mexico, to resume tests of a NASA-funded robot called DEPTHX, designed to survey and explore for life in one of Earth's most extreme regions and potentially in outer space. view more (2007-03-08)
RTD info crosses its latest frontier
The latest edition of RTD info will take you on a voyage of discovery into the world of science and technology. Issue 38 heads for the stars to explore the European space programme and plunges to the depths of Black Sea clean-up efforts. It also examines how eating bacteria can be good for people... view more (2003-09-18)
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