The European Parliament’s health and environment committee has called for a worldwide ban on animal testing in the cosmetics industry. On Tuesday, the committee voted in favour of a resolution
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The European Commission released estimates on Wednesday saying that delays in implementing the EU’s next research budget, Framework Programme 9, would result in the loss of more than 12,000 jobs,
A recent study published by European researchers found that 80% of EU-funded Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) projects generate “radically new” ideas. FET aims to convert Europe’s science base into
European Union research ministers met in Bulgaria on Friday to discuss the future of research and innovation in Europe. Bulgaria assumed the six-month rotating EU presidency in January for the
For the first time in an experiment, researchers have demonstrated that non-human animals exchange different kind of favors. Scientists at the University of Bern in Switzerland have shown that brown
A new genome-wide study has uncovered a more diverse genetic landscape in Ireland than previous studies have suggested. Published last week in the journal PLOS Genetics, the study shows that
French President Emmanuel Macron named computer scientist Antoine Petit president of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) on Wednesday. CNRS is Europe’s largest research organization and has more than
EU executive voices support for greater research and innovation funding as Brexit threatens funding shortfall. The fight over the European Union’s spending in the 2020s has already begun. As the
A British study found that the fat tissues of obese people become distressed, scarred and inflamed, which can make weight loss more difficult and puts them at risk. An evaluation
A new study in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease have shown a drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer-related memory loss. In a breakthrough trial, scientists