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EIC board encourages stronger national and regional support for deep tech innovation

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Board calls on EU Member States and regions to better align their innovation funding efforts with the EIC's programmes to support the growth of deep tech start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Hostile parenting and discipline increase a child’s risk of mental illness

Hostile parenting and harsh discipline on young children significantly increase a child’s risk of developing lasting mental health problems.

Link between premature menopause, later hormone therapy and Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers are investigating the role of tau in the link between early menopause, delayed hormone therapy and Alzheimer's disease.

Implementing digital borders in the UK: Lessons from the rest of the world

Digital borders could enhance security, greater transparency, and facilitate a contactless and queueless arrival in the UK.

Charities call for urgent regulation on supermarket sugar sales

Research has revealed that nine out of ten UK supermarkets lack any policies to measure total supermarket sugar sales across all products and set reduction targets.

Business leaders urging Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe

Business leaders are calling on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe, but Sunak is wary about re-joining due to the cost.

Investing in risk communication and community engagement

Safaa Moussa, Rokayya Konswa, and Dalia Samhouri, from WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, explain the importance of investing in risk communication and community engagement.

One year on since the UK Government’s ‘Transforming for a digital future’ policy paper

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the UK Government's 'Transforming for a digital future' policy paper, David Palmer discusses what we have learnt.

£160,000 pay out for GP software firm to close its services with NHS

GP software supplier Silicon Practice is to be paid £160,000 by NHS England to transfer or close its services in a managed way.

Transforming food systems through Global Field ID – a new standard for agriculture?

The new digital farming tool 'Global Field ID' maps field boundaries with technology and assigns unique IDs to each plot of land, with the potential to track changes in food systems.

Could fecal microbiota transplants cure chronic illnesses?

The Invisible Extinction explores the burgeoning new science of fecal microbiota transplants and how it can help those suffering from chronic illnesses.

Why we’re turning plastic waste into eco-conscious clothing

Upcycled Medical Ltd explores why they're turning plastic waste into eco-conscious clothing.

Exhaust filters are not so effective when removing ‘ultrafine’ pollution

Fitted to remove particulate matter pollution from cars, researchers find exhaust filters cannot fully remove all small pollution from transport emissions.

Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that's where public safety technology comes in.

Missing in action: Why do government bodies lose so many devices?

Government bodies are targetted by cyber criminals intending to steal sensitive data or launch a disruptive ransomware attack, says Jon Fielding.

Is society excluding neurodiverse professionals from employment?

Neurodiverse professionals offer a mass of untapped potential in the workplace as fresh thinkers who bring unique and powerful perspectives to technology.

The future is electric: How adopting EVs is good business

Tom Bloor from evec looks to the future of EV infrastructure, analysing how EV adoption can further UK business for the better.

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