Tackling child mental health
Dr Alistair Thomson, MindEd Consortium Executive and Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the importance of tackling the growing...
Fighting back against antibiotic resistance
Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Programme Manager on Antimicrobial Resistance at the World Health Organization (WHO) tells Editor Laura Evans that antibiotic resistance is a...
EEG Gold Standard in Epilepsy Diagnostics
Electroencephalography (EEG)
EEG visualises voltage differences recorded with electrodes located on the head. These very small (typ. 10-50 μV) voltage fluctuations resulting from ionic current...
Psychosocial impact of epilepsy
Dr Anthanasios Covanis, President of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) details the psychosocial impact of epilepsy, and its challenges in day to day life
Epilepsy...
The million dollar question in prostate cancer research
Owen Sharp, CEO at Prostate Cancer UK sheds light on the important work that’s being done to better diagnose and treat prostate cancer
Most prostate...
Nutrition and prostate cancer
Prostate cancer will become an increasing burden on society
Prostate cancer is now the most common malignancy in Western men, accounting for 30% of newly...
Dengue
In recent decades Dengue has become one of the most uncontrolled and neglected infectious diseases, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the...
Nanoimaging to cure Alzheimer’s disease
Background of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative disorders affecting more than 25 million people worldwide which is the...
RNA in human disease diagnosis and therapy
Professor Michela Alessandra Denti of the Centre for Integrative Biology at the University of Trento outlines the work of her laboratory on genetic diseases...
ANR, an actor in building the European Research Area
The French National Research Agency (ANR) outlines how they are committed to increasing the quality of science funding through European collaboration
In both basic and...
The role of excellent science in an ERA of innovation
Stephan Kuster, Head of Policy Affairs at Science Europe outlines the role scientific excellence plays in encouraging innovation throughout Europe
Science is surrounded by growing...
Apprenticeships fail to help youth unemployment
A new report has revealed apprenticeships are failing to tackle youth unemployment as places are predominately being given to over 25s...
Earlier this year Adjacent...
Osborne spending squeeze underway
The Chancellor George Osborne has told government departments to start looking into where £13bn of further cuts can be made...
After five years of cutting...
West Midlands combined authority moves closer
Plans to form a combined authority in the West Midlands has moved a step closer after two councils revealed they would be prepared to...
Worcestershire councils agree shared service contract
Three local authorities in Worcestershire have signed a contract for Civica to oversee their shared service centre and manage their customer services
Worcestershire County Council,...
Kendal affordable homes project nears completion
A multi-million-pound project to deliver 27 new affordable homes in Kendal is nearing completion
The lack of affordable homes is a growing issue. With many...
The death of civil liberties?
As the government pushes forward proposals to increase its surveillance powers and to repeal the human rights act, Adjacent Digital Politics examines the impact...
EA warns beaches will fail to meet water targets
The Environment Agency has warned numerous beaches across England are at risk of failing to meet water quality standards set by the EU...
New EU...
Investing in the future of agriculture
Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Commission details the importance of investment and innovation in agriculture
Agriculture is humankind’s primary...
Osborne to set out devolution plan for England
In George Osborne's first post-election speech, he is set to discuss the issue of devolution in England's cities. Adjacent Digital Politics examines what it...
