Browsing: Health

EuroWire, COPENHAGEN: Nearly three quarters of European Union countries are already using artificial intelligence in diagnostics, according to a new report from the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, which said the findings offer the first comprehensive snapshot of how AI is

EuroWire, KRASNOYARSK: Russian scientists have developed modified compounds derived from spruce wood that showed anticoagulant and antioxidant activity in laboratory tests, according to a study published on Feb. 16 in the journal Polysaccharides. The research focused on galactoglucomannan, a natural

EuroWire, GENEVA: The World Health Organization called on governments, scientists, health workers and the public to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as it marked World Health Day 2026 with a campaign centered on evidence-based health action.

EuroWire, BRUSSELS: The European Commission said it will invest €225 million to speed development of next-generation influenza vaccines designed to protect against a wider range of flu variants and to be adapted quickly if a pandemic strain emerges. The funding

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has granted prequalification to an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, expanding the pool of quality assured vaccines that can be bought for international immunization programmes and deployed in outbreak settings. WHO said the

EuroWire, LYON: Nearly four in 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by reducing exposure to known, modifiable risk factors, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and its cancer research agency released for World Cancer Day.

EuroWire, CHELYABINSK: Scientists at South Ural State University have developed a soft brined cheese recipe enriched with berberine, a plant-based bioactive compound the university says is intended to support immune function. The work was carried out at the university’s Higher

EuroWire, CHICAGO: A 25-year research effort at Northwestern University has detailed a consistent pattern among a small group of adults in their 80s and beyond who retain memory performance more typical of people decades younger. The team studies “SuperAgers,” defined

EuroWire, TOKYO: Japanese researchers have developed an implanted form of living, engineered skin that visibly glows to signal physiological changes inside the body, marking a significant advance in biointegrated medical monitoring. The work demonstrates that living tissue can function as

EuroWire, SAN FRANCISCO: Researchers at Stanford University reported new findings that could mark a significant advance in understanding how to restore aging joint tissue and address the underlying damage associated with osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition affecting millions worldwide. The study, published