Automated surveillance was 100% accurate, while experts relying on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data made errors. The automated system is faster and can be programmed to run checks at any timea

Using anonymised information from electronic health records is an efficient and low-cost way of following up subjects years after the treatment phase of a study completes

Older adults in England with fewer financial resources are more likely to develop dementia, according to new research.

Machine learning shown to detect one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke more accurately than current methods

New drafts of next research programme reveal efforts to hold the line between competing demands of industry and civil society bodies. And there are mixed messages on the future of graphene and human brain projects

The seal of excellence is as much a signifier of the EU’s R&D funding shortfall as it is of Europe’s high quality science. Now, the EU wants money from the cohesion programme to fill the funding gap and translate research to market

President Trump’s move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has fired the starting gun on an innovation war, in which the US aims to protect advanced technologies from Chinese incursions. Europe risks being caught in the cross fire

As governments try to stimulate innovation, they struggle with how to coordinate policies across departments. The OECD tracks how they are managing it

EU Research Commissioner is out to convince member states that they should protect a €100 billion investment for research

The largest piece of EU science infrastructure in Eastern Europe is also the first to be built – at a cost of €300M - with structural funds. Money was not an issue, but rules for constructing roads and railways don’t work for research facilities