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25. November 2010

European Science Foundation cancels research funding calls

The European Science Foundation (ESF) will not launch three funding calls pending more progress towards its merger with the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs). At the ESF annual assembly last week ESF member organisations decided to put certain activities on hold during the current... [more]


11. October 2010

Virtual research institute needed to unlock RNA’s promise, say scientists

European Science Foundation reports on the future of ribonucleic acid research [more]


24. June 2010

The reality of human stem cell research in Europe

European Science Foundation reports on the scientific, ethical and legal issues in human stem cell research  [more]


16. June 2010

MRI research at risk from EC directive

European Medical Research Councils of the European Science Foundation issues Position Statement on the Implications of the EMF Directive 2004/40/EC for European Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research  [more]


4. March 2010

Forthcoming report on the impact of EMF directive on MRI research

European Medical Research Councils Position on the Implications of the EMF Directive 2004/40/EC for European Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research Publication May 2010 [more]


29. July 2009

New links between dreams and psychosis could revive dream therapy in psychiatry

Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop has found. This is strengthened by the potential evolutionary relationship between dreams and psychosis.Lucid dreaming –... [more]


24. March 2009

European medical research community demands recommendations to be considered during revision of EC Directive on the use of animals in scientific research

Unless it is amended, the new EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, as proposed by the European Commission and European Parliament, could seriously impede further advancement of European medical and veterinary research. The Directive requires amendments and further... [more]


12. March 2009

Better health and prosperity in Europe via improved clinical research

ESF study outlines strategy to strengthen investigator-driven clinical trials [more]


4. March 2009

RNA research strategy for Europe takes shape

Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was told. The conference, held the institute of Parasitología y Biomedicina... [more]


12. February 2009

Biobanks will provide “electronic specimens” for medical research

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the... [more]