Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine

Almost half of fatal plane accidents happen between final approach and landing. Image credit - Pixabay/ windhaven1077, licensed under Pixabay license

Transport

17 October 2019

Few aeroplanes land automatically but new systems could make this the norm

Infrared sensors could make taxi, take-off, cruise and landing safer.

DNA or chromosome errors are found in 20% of women in their early 20s, say researchers. Image credit - ZEISS Microscopy, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Health

15 October 2019

New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects

New research also reveals that a fertilised egg repairs itself before developing further.

Scientists aim to find new antibiotics that can overcome the resistance of superbugs. Image credit - Flickr/ Sheep purple, licensed under CC BY 2.0

Health

14 October 2019

Scientists aim for new weapons in fight against superbugs

Finding new drugs that can overcome resistance remains a huge challenge.

Transport | 17 October 2019

Few aeroplanes land automatically but new systems could make this the norm

Infrared sensors could make taxi, take-off, cruise and landing safer.

Health | 15 October 2019

New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects

New research also reveals that a fertilised egg repairs itself before developing further.

Health | 14 October 2019

Scientists aim for new weapons in fight against superbugs

Finding new drugs that can overcome resistance remains a huge challenge.

Non-antibiotic drugs may also have a role to play in promoting antibiotic resistance, Dr Typas says. Image credit - Dr Nassos Typas

Dr Nassos Typas, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany

Health | 03 October 2019

‘We have a community of bacteria living in our bodies and they too can develop resistance to the antibiotics.'

Beyond antibiotic overuse, there may be other causes behind this global threat, says microbiologist.

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Antibiotic resistance

In October, Horizon finds out how scientists are making sure that antibiotics, one of the wonders of modern medicine, remain effective.

Scientists are speeding up the natural selection process of yeasts to help develop beer and wine that is low in alcohol content. Image credit - U3144362, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Environment | 10 October 2019

Scientists speed up the evolution of yeast to create tastier and healthier alcohol

New yeasts are being bred in laboratories to help wine and beer taste better.

Mastitis, a bacterial infection that leads to inflammation of a cow's mammary glands and udders, has long been a scourge of the dairy industry. Image credit - Tomasz Jagielski, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Health | 08 October 2019

Non-antibiotic cures for cows could speed up treatments for people

New livestock therapies could curb antibiotic resistance.

The radiation emitted by 5G will largely be the same as previous networks, except that it will be exposing us to something called milimetre waves for the first time. Image credit - Flickr/ Kārlis Dambrāns, licensed under CC BY 2.0

ICT | 07 October 2019

Is 5G bad for your health? It’s complicated, say researchers

The potential health effects of 5G is raising fears. What is needed now is more research.

It is believed that the composition of gut bacteria in newborn babies is a strong indicator of future health. Image credit - Pixabay/ blankita_ua, image under Pixabay license

Health | 01 October 2019

Bacteria passed from mother to baby may play a role in later health

Our microbiome may be largely shaped during our first days of life.

Investigating less-studied neural structures is revealing insights which could explain dyslexia. Image credit: Pezibear/Pixabay, licensed under Pixabay licence

Health | 30 September 2019

Better understanding sensory perception could help people with autism and dyslexia

It could also shed light on schizophrenia.

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Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Few aeroplanes land automatically but new systems could make this the norm

New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects

Scientists aim for new weapons in fight against superbugs

Few aeroplanes land automatically but new systems could make this the norm

New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects

Scientists aim for new weapons in fight against superbugs

‘We have a community of bacteria living in our bodies and they too can develop resistance to the antibiotics.'

Antibiotic resistance

Environment | 10 October 2019

Scientists speed up the evolution of yeast to create tastier and healthier alcohol

Health | 08 October 2019

Non-antibiotic cures for cows could speed up treatments for people

Is 5G bad for your health? It’s complicated, say researchers

Bacteria passed from mother to baby may play a role in later health

Better understanding sensory perception could help people with autism and dyslexia

From the naked scientists

Inclusive computing

From Freshwater Blog

France starts largest dam removal in Europe

From around the web

Nobel physics prize goes to exoplanet, cosmology researchers

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