Celebrate the Power of Imaging: the European Day of Radiology
Radiologists, radiographers, nurses or anyone else who has witnessed the difference that can be made by medical imaging cannot fail to appreciate the value of its role in modern healthcare, but the world of radiology is often something of an unsung hero among the general public.
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Access to Cutting Edge Imaging Technologies in Europe
Imaging techniques from microscopy to computer tomography are key tools for all life scientists to understand living systems. The availability of cutting edge imaging technologies is becoming a critical factor for success in science and human health care, but access to advanced technology expertise in imaging is often limited.
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€40 Million Start-Up Fund for Junior Researchers in Europe in 2011
€40 million, to cover over 400 grants, will be offered to researchers starting their first full-time research job in a European research institute in 2011. The €100 000 'career integration' grants are funded through the EU's Marie Curie programme and aim to encourage European scientists to return to Europe,
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Little Evidence to Support Most eHealth Technologies
Despite the wide endorsement of and support for eHealth technologies, such as electronic patient records and e-prescribing, the scientific basis of its benefits - which are repeatedly made and often uncritically accepted - remains to be firmly established.
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Success Stories: The Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human
Osteoporosis is becoming one of the most serious diseases for the European ageing population: nearly four million osteoporotic bone fractures cost the European health system more than €30 billion per year, and kill 250,000 elders for related complications; this figure could double by 2050.
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Smart Phones and Remote Controls Help Elderly and Disabled to Manage their Homes
With €2.7 million of EU funding, researchers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden have developed a solution to give elderly and disabled people easier control over the various electronic appliances and services in their homes using their mobile phone or other devices.
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Top 20 eHealth News Articles - a Look Back at 2010
eHealthNews.eu Portal is pleased to present the Top 20 news articles of the year 2010, according to the web statistics of the most commonly viewed pages:
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