Europe’s ecosystems do not keep pace with climate warming at the same speed

VUB-KUL researcher develops mouse model to study tumour development as well as interaction with the immune system and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells. For her PhD at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro, also at VIB, created a kind of systematics for dentritic cells, a special group of immune cells in the fight against cancer.

A clotbusting drug commonly used to treat ischemic stroke interacts negatively with a promising anti-inflammatory treatment (anakinra), underscoring the need to test new stroke therapies alongside existing standard care.

From GPS satellites to mobile networks, modern technology relies on ultra-precise radio signals. Engineers have long tried to generate them on chips using interactions between light and sound, but the effect was too weak. University of Twente researchers

A study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that cancer patients receiving specialised palliative care do not have a higher suicide mortality rate than a comparative group of oncology patients. The findings suggest that interdisciplinary palliative care plays an important role in managing psychosocial and existential stress. The results have recently been published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

There is a promising new drug for the rare disease mastocytosis, which is associated with skin lesions, among other things. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to use artificial intelligence to quantitatively measure for the first time the extent to which it reduces skin lesions.

Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have found that a machine learning model could help clinicians predict which people with depression are more likely to improve with digital cognitive behavioural therapy compared to antidepressant medication.

A new X-ray imaging technique could transform how hospitals analyse tissue samples, potentially speeding up diagnoses and improving outcomes for patients, shows a new study led by UCL researchers.

Recent research shows that immune cells called B cells, previously overlooked, play an important role in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), explain Dr Lizzy Rosser and Dr Beth Jebson (both UCL Division of Medicine) in a new article for The Conversation.

For the first time, researchers at the University of Bern have studied the immune system of brown trout cell by cell and compiled an overview of the gene activity in each cell. The study shows the diversity of the immune system of this ecologically important fish species, which is protected in Switzerland, and demonstrates that rearing conditions can leave measurable traces in the immune cells.

What is usually burned to generate energy today could protect houses tomorrow. Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It's even recyclable.