Newswise Location Channel: Europe

Ukraine & War in Eastern Europe

University of Colorado Boulder — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:05:18 EST

The Ukraine-Russia War broke out in February 2022, when Russia launched air and land attacks against the sovereign nation of Ukraine. CU Boulder experts are available to discuss various topics related to the war in Ukraine, including the history of conflict, political diplomacy and economic impacts of the war on the United States.

Expert available to speak on Americans' attitudes toward military aid to Ukraine

University of Idaho — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:05:32 EST

Association for Molecular Pathology Releases Survey Findings and Recommendations to Improve Implementation of European Union's In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation

Association for Molecular Pathology — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:05:13 EST

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostic professional society, today released the results of its Impacts of the European Union (EU) In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) Survey. The anonymous survey was created and administered to molecular diagnostics professionals around the world to determine current levels of understanding, assess broad implications, and identify future trends related to the new regulation.

Lockdown skin cancer diagnosis delays linked to deaths and GBP6bn costs in Europe

University College London — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:00:00 EST

Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdowns may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over GBP6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by UCL and University Hospital of Basel researchers.

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday: the beginning 40 days of abstinence

University of Agder — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:05:38 EST

Lent in the Church of Norway is a period of 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday an ending on Easter Saturday. The Sundays during this period are not considered days of fasting.

Understanding healthy and happy expectancy in former soviet countries

Sophia University — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:05:32 EST

Researchers compare the health situation in Russia and Central Asian countries using a multifaceted approach to health.

Non-Europeans have more eating disorder symptoms - but are less likely to receive specialist treatment

Karolinska Institute — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:05:32 EST

People in Sweden of non-European descent have almost three times as many eating disorder symptoms as people born in Sweden. But despite this, they have significantly less access to specialist treatment. This is according to new research from Karolinska Institutet published in BJPsych Open.

Europe was not covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans

Aarhus University — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:05:25 EST

For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows that there was far more open and semi-open vegetation than conventionally expected

Mysterious new moth species discovered in Europe

Pensoft Publishers — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:05:30 EST

European scientists discover new moth species after 40 years.

Long COVID most prevalent in the most seriously ill

Karolinska Institute — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:05:47 EST

Severe physical symptoms persist for up to two years in people who had a severe COVID-19 infection, highlighting the importance of long-term monitoring.

Palex and Inbiomotion introduce pioneering test to aid oncologists in predicting recurrence and survival rates in breast cancer patients

Fundacio Institut de Recerca Biomedica (IRB BARCELONA) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:05:10 EST

Spain is the first country in the world to have this technology * Results showing the clinical utility of the test were published in Lancet Oncology and the Journal of National Cancer Institute * The test is now available to oncologists and pathologists and will benefit an estimated 24,000 patients each year in Spain

A cautionary tale: How Italy's ChatGPT ban hurt businesses, economy

Washington University in St. Louis — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:05:35 EST

Initial data from Italy's monthlong ChatGPT ban in early 2023 demonstrates the technology's transformative impact on business and the economy, according to Jeremy Bertomeu at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis

London classrooms need more support to improve air quality

University of Surrey — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:05:37 EST

Classrooms using dual ventilation systems can cut harmful air pollution in half compared to those that use normal ventilation, according to findings by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

New research links early Europeans' cultural and genetic development over several thousand years

Uppsala University — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:55:24 EST

A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people were actually isolated.

New study shows increase in Welsh breastfeeding rates during pandemic

Swansea University — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:50:03 EST

A Swansea University-led study revealed breastfeeding rates in Wales increased during the pandemic.

New teaching method can even out children's reading skills

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:05:52 EST

How well do children know letters and their corresponding sounds? In Norway, the gender difference on these tasks when children start school is significant. The girls have a clear head start. New results published in the journal Acta Psychology show that this discrepancy is not the case for first graders in Iceland.

Factors associated with learning disabilities and autism led to requests for euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands, study finds

Kingston University — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:05:29 EST

A Kingston University, London study found several people with learning disabilities and autism in the Netherlands chose to die legally through euthanasia and assisted suicide due to feeling unable to cope with the world, changes around them or because they struggled to form friendships.

Ukraine Refugees Could Boost Europe's GDP

North Carolina State University — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:05:27 EST

New research suggests the influx of Ukrainian refugees across Europe will improve long-term GDP for European countries that invest in infrastructure and other capital improvements. However, countries receiving Ukrainian refugees will likely face significant costs in the short term.

Why earthquakes happen more frequently in Britain than Ireland

University of Cambridge — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:05:08 EST

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies have discovered that variations in the thickness of tectonic plates relate directly to the distribution of earthquakes in Britain, Ireland and around the world.

The "Sooty Bark Disease", harmful for maples and humans, can be monitored by pollen sampling stations

Pensoft Publishers — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:35:32 EST

Especially after the last few COVID-affected years, nobody doubts that emerging infectious diseases can threaten the whole world. But humans are not the only ones at risk! With intensive global trade, many tree parasites are accidently introduced to Europe in packaging or directly on goods. Traveling in the wood, on plants or in the soil of their pots, they can remain undetected for a long time.