An ounce of prevention, a pound of cure: What makes successful obesity policies?
Philip Sherman, Mary-Jo Makarchuk and Keeley Rose at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, highlight the need for research to inform successful obesity policies
Obesity...
Swindon solar park to power household waste recycling centre
A new Swindon solar park will generate income for the Borough Council as well as fuelling its ambitious renewable energy targets
Building work has started...
Regional organisation and the Orkdal model of cancer care
The Orkdal model of cancer care rests on collaboration between specialist oncology and community care in palliative treatment, as Anne Kari Knudsen explains
The Norwegian...
We are joining the dots on rare forms of cancer, EU health commissioner says
Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stresses the need for prevention and spotlights joint efforts to tackle rare forms of cancer
The...
What are the prospects for public sector ICT suppliers in 2017?
Rob Anderson, analyst in the public sector team at GlobalData, predicts a buoyant market for public sector ICT this year and in the longer...
Climate change in the Polar Regions: Past, present and future
How is climate change in Polar Regions affecting sea ice? Professor Hideaki Motoyama and colleagues at the National Institute of Polar Research investigate
The Polar...
Brexit white paper expands on May’s 12 point plan
The government issued its Brexit white paper at lunchtime, outlining plans to leave the customs union and curb immigration but maintain ‘frictionless trade’
Following the...
Promoting sustainable healthy lifestyles with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach
The PEGASO project is helping address the global obesity epidemic by promoting change towards sustainable healthy lifestyles, as Renata Guarneri describes
The increasing prevalence of...
Shadow cabinet members resign over Article 50 vote
MPs voted yesterday in favour of beginning the formal Brexit process, amidst a wave of shadow cabinet resignations over Labour’s line on the Article...
Agile transformation: Moving to the organisational dimension
Agile transformation is enabling change and adding value across the public and private sectors, as Agile Business Consortium Member Hugh Ivory outlines
The term “Agile”...
Municipality issues passports in the middle of a shopping centre
The municipality of Frederiksberg (Denmark) issued passports in the preferred time and place of families with children with the aid of Biometric Solutions ApS.
New York event highlights Horizon 2020 opportunities to US researchers
A recent event hosted by the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York highlighted Horizon 2020 opportunities for researchers in the US
With...
Clear trajectory for Canada’s clean energy strategy
By accelerating the transition to renewables, Canada’s clean energy strategy is charting a clear course, as Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr sets out here
When...
For health technology, Finland is a haven
In Finland, health technology benefits from research investment and a culture of collaboration, as the former Minister of Economic Affairs details here
When it comes...
How can we prevent alcoholic liver disease?
Professor Samuel W French, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, calls for collaborators on efforts to prevent alcoholic liver disease with the use of betaine
The purpose...
DWP reveals plans to close jobcentres
The Department for Work and Pensions says plans to merge or close more than 75 jobcentres up and down the country will allow them to...
Developing bioactive compounds through cooperation
Montisera is working with world-leading Finnish researchers to develop bioactive compounds with health benefits.
Germany’s High-Tech Strategy 2020: Setting the stage
Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka highlights the strengths of Germany’s High-Tech Strategy to Open Access Government
Germany is one of the world’s smaller countries in...
A strategy for digital healthcare in France
M Warrender highlights the strides made on digital healthcare in France and outlines what Health Minister Marisol Touraine is doing to secure its future
Digital...
Remote patient monitoring to enhance follow-up management
Digital solutions are opening the door to remote patient monitoring, as Nouveal e-health’s e-fitback app demonstrates
Over the past few years, several issues have been...
