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Towards digitalisation with zero-energy consumption sensor system

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, a leading research and innovation partner, describes its journey toward digitalisation with a zero-energy consumption sensor system.
Neurons. Concept. 3D Render

Symptomatic vs. Disease-modifying treatments in neurological diseases: Where next?

An optimal drug for chronic neurological disease would slow down disease progression in the long term, with short-term symptomatic benefits. This would shorten clinical development timelines and reduce the cost and risk level for drug developers. Henri Huttunen Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Herantis Pharma Plc explains.
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BRAV3 Project: Cardiac regenerative medicine

Prof Felipe Prósper, Head of Department, and Dr Manuel Mazo, from the University of Navarra & Clínica Universidad de Navarra, shares his expertise in cardiovascular diseases, focusing on the work of the BRAV3 project, which includes research in cardiac regenerative medicine.
Figure 1: Soil Health Indicator Selection Framework for AI4SoilHealth

Developing a robust soil health indicator selection framework

The EU Soil Health Monitoring Law proposes twelve main soil indicators for reporting soil health. There is a need to ensure that these indicators and other subsequent measures are robust for their purpose.
abs Lactobacillus Bulgaricus Bacteria - 3d rendered microbiology image. Medical research, health-care concept.

National sepsis strategy to improve knowledge, prevention and treatment

Discover what you need to know about sepsis from a top group of experts, including their call for a national sepsis strategy to improve its knowledge, prevention, and treatment to save lives.
Unhappy person having a headache after physical injury at home

Treatment of migraines: Minimally invasive surgery, regenerative approach and botox

Giorgio Pietramaggiori and Saja Scherer, MD, from the Global Medical Institute, describe a revolution in the treatment of migraines: minimally invasive surgery, a regenerative approach and Botox.
Cancer cells vis - 3d rendered image, enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancer cell. Visual of overall shape of the cell's surface at a very high magnification. Medical research concept.

Personalized cancer medicines

Dr. Priya Hays, PhD, CEO and Science Writer at Hays Documentation Specialists, LLC, guides us through the world of personalized cancer medicines.
Close up the rat in dry leaf background. Animal contagious disease concept.

Getting leptospirosis onto the lists of neglected tropical diseases

Leptospirosis is a globally important infectious disease, but neglected to the extent that it’s not on WHO’s or FDA’s neglected tropical diseases lists; this needs to change.
Drone aerial landscape. Green forest

Machine learning for water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus policy

Dr Janez Sušnik, from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and NEXOGENESIS Coordinator, guides us through the use of machine learning for improving policy advice in the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus.
retired specialists, Hospital Medical Doctor Office: Portrait of Professional Female Physician Working on Desktop Computer, Talking to a Patient on a Internet Video Call Consultations, Writing Digital Prescriptions

Recruiting retired specialists back into part-time practice via telemedicine

Richard J. Santen, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., looks at how to recruit retired specialists to practice part-time via telemedicine.
Blue & Green Medicine Tables.

How the “tides” have turned in pharma manufacturing

Two seasoned experts from CPI, Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, detail how the “tides” have turned in pharma manufacturing.
5GSOLAR

5GSOLAR: On track for effective project commercialisation

Maciej Sibiński, Research Professor from Tallinn University of Technology, highlights the 5GSOLAR project, which is on track to commercialise solar cells.
African American schoolgirl raising her hand to answer the question on a class in the classroom.

Storying the world: Decolonizing classrooms

Geraldine Balzer, Associate Professor from the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, discusses the importance of decolonizing classrooms by telling stories about the world.
Robotic screening platform for T cell growth Photo: SINTEF/Geir Mogen

T cells successfully fighting cancer

Else Marit Inderberg and Sébastien Wälchli from Oslo University Hospital explore what we need to know about T cells successfully fighting cancer.
Figure 1. Differential resistance, dV/dI, vs. bias voltage (left), and at zero-bias vs. temperature (right), across the boundary between ion-implanted and unimplanted regions of a CDW crystal, NbSe3 (as compared to a pristine sample, inset on the left and black triangles on the right). Note the abrupt drop in zero-bias resistance below 46 K, as shown by the red circles on the right. (12)

Collective quantum phenomena and their applications

John H. Miller, Jr., University of Houston (UH), from the Dept. of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, explains collective quantum phenomena and their applications.
Table 1. Demographics of Libby, MT study participants (n=296., with percentage of the population given in parentheses.

Asbestos-induced autoantibodies across Libby demographics

Aiden Niblett, Jean Pfau, and Kinta Serve focus on asbestos-induced autoantibodies across different demographics in Libby. They emphasize the importance of understanding the impact of asbestos.

The different facets of biodiversity

Professor F. Guillaume Blanchet from Université de Sherbrooke explores the various aspects of biodiversity and the challenge involved in monitoring it.
Figure 1. a) schematic of natural tooth and artificial DI; b) schematic of Ti-alloy DI; c) picture showing green plasma and array of vertical Ti-alloy DIs being coated (also shown is a schematic of industrial large array of DIs projected for low-cost fabrication of UNCDTM-coated DIs); d) cross-section SEM image of UNCDTM-coated Ti-alloy DI; e) X-ray and optical images of UNCD-coated DI in patient’s mouth; f) picture of patient with implanted UNCDTM -coated DI, including test demonstrating excellent osseointegration.

A new generation of transformational long implanted life dental implants

Unique low-cost/best biocompatible Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD™) coating enables a new generation of transformational long implanted life dental implants.
Dice form the words DEEPFAKE on wooden cube block. Deepfake concept matching facial movements.

Wrestling with the deepfakes: Detection and beyond

Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, delves into detection and beyond in the realm of DeepFakes, starting with a look at what they are.
sustainable wheat production, WHEATbiome

Microbiomes for the future of sustainable wheat production

Researchers from the WHEATBIOME project joined forces to address several challenges related to sustainable wheat production and consumption, revealing the role of microbes in shaping the Future of Healthy Food.

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