Horizon Magazine 
EU-backed scientists are making progress in efforts to give people with impaired motor functions more independence. By MICHAEL ALLEN In 2009, a former US policeman named Richard Marsh suffered a severe stroke that left him completely paralysed but conscious – a condition known as locked-in syndrome. Little more than four months later, in a miracle of … Read more
As African swine fever stalks the EU’s biggest livestock population, researchers aim to deploy a vaccine to halt the disease’s spread and shield millions of animals. By ANTHONY KING The fate of millions of pigs in Europe could be decided this coming winter in a Hungarian forest. There, EU researchers plan to test a vaccine … Read more
Recent research findings may help ease an illness that causes enlarged ovaries. By Vittoria D’Alessio When Emelyne Heluin of France was diagnosed at the age of 17 with a hormonal disorder that causes enlarged ovaries with cysts, her symptoms included weight gain, hair loss, fatigue and pain. She was forced to quit her longtime hobbies … Read more
EU research is uncovering ways to treat a deadly tumour on the rise around the world. By ANTHONY KING Brain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they’re getting a helping hand from researchers in Europe to fight a fatal type of brain cancer called glioblastoma. A Danish biotechnology company named FluoGuide led … Read more
As Europe turns increasingly to clean sources of energy, EU researchers are on a quest to make hydrogen from solar rays and heat. By TOM CASSAUWERS In July 2023, when southern Europe endured an unprecedented heatwave with temperatures soaring to around 45 °C, a particular place in Spain got much hotter without becoming headline news. The … Read more
As the number of objects launched into orbit grows, the EU is working to prevent debris from getting out of hand. By GARETH WILLMER An upsurge in worldwide rocket and satellite launches into space means collisions are an increasing danger that EU research projects are seeking to curb. The number of satellites in space may exceed … Read more