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Research ministers adopt declaration on role of science
[Date: 2010-02-09 ]
European research ministers have made a commitment to increase investments in research and development (R&D) and create a culture of trust in scientists. The ministers were gathered in the Spanish town of San Sebastián for an informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council.
The delegates also unanimously adopted the Donostia Declaration, which Spain describes as 'a document that will launch the concept
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EU-funded scientists make breakthrough in ageing research
[Date: 2010-02-09 ]
The physical process of ageing is one of the greatest mysteries of life, and now a partially EU-funded research team has thrown light for the first time on the process by identifying genetic variants that are associated with biological ageing in human beings. The breakthrough research, published in the journal Nature Genetics, may have important implications for the understanding of age-associated diseases.
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EU backs revolutionary multi-purpose car material
[Date: 2010-02-08 ]
Over the next three years, an EU-funded team of scientists will develop a new composite material that could see a car's body parts double up as its own power source. The team also believes the material has the potential to be used in everyday products such as mobile phones and laptops.
The STORAGE ('Composite structural power storage for hybrid vehicles') project has been funded EUR 3.37 million under
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How good is EU health care?
[Date: 2010-02-08 ]
The EU is supporting a new investigation into the performance of health care systems across its Member States. The EUR 3.99 million study will first be carried out in 7 EU countries, with more expected to follow during the project's 4-year lifespan.
The EUROHOPE ('European health care outcomes, performance and efficiency') project received EUR 3 million in funding under the Health Theme of the EU's Seventh
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New EU project investigates soft matter physics
[Date: 2010-02-05 ]
EU-funded researchers have launched an in-depth study of colloids in order to understand the nature of soft matter physics. The results of the project will help European physicists manufacture novel materials in soft matter in cooperation with the project's participating high-tech EU companies. Their strong collaboration will drive state-of-the-art colloidal science across the EU.
The COMPLOIDS ('Physics
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SYNBIOSIS promotes solid European research ties
[Date: 2010-02-05 ]
Synergies that fuel the European Research Area (ERA) also promote the scientific development of regions across the EU. Enter the SYNBIOSIS ('Maximising synergies for central European biotech research infrastructures') project that has brought together two research-driven clusters (RDCs) - Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) and South Moravia (Czech Republic) - that are active in diverse research fields including ... read more
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Researchers find DNA-obesity link
[Date: 2010-02-04 ]
Around 7 in every 1000 morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that contains around 30 genes, say the results of an EU-funded project published in the journal Nature. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London (ICL) in the UK and 10 other European research centres, suggest that the missing DNA may have a dramatic effect on the weight of the affected people.
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Europeans spotlight innovative funding and policies for cancer research
[Date: 2010-02-04 ]
Cancer continues to rear its ugly head in Europe. This devastating disease not only plays havoc with people's lives, but also puts a major dent in the economy. Writing in the journal ecancermedicalscience, experts are calling on governments to take a stronger role in research through direct and indirect incentives, and are pushing for clear models for international public-private partnerships in cancer ... read more
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EU and India launch biotechnology and health NPP
[Date: 2010-02-03 ]
India and EU Member States have launched NEW INDIGO, a Networking Pilot Programme (NPP) on biotechnology and health. Their objective is to establish a joint infrastructure for advanced research in this growing and significant field. NEW INDIGO ('Initiative for the development and integration of Indian and European research') has received almost EUR 2.5 million under the 'Horizontal actions and measures ... read more
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Young-at-heart bonobos will always share
[Date: 2010-02-03 ]
Humans could stand to learn a thing or two from bonobo apes about what it means to be unselfish. Unlike other primates, bonobos will always share, even when food is involved, two new US-based studies show. The research findings, which are part of the EU-funded TWOPAN ('Genomic and phenotypic evolution of bonobos, chimpanzees and humans') project, are presented in the journal Current Biology.
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