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EU-funded researchers in poorer member states will get higher wages after politicians argued the current remuneration structure fuels an east-to-west brain drain. But it is not clear how much the increase will cost - or how it will be funded

Systemic failings persist in the science systems of several member states, the EU executive finds in its latest country assessments.

A total of 36 research projects will explore challenges posed by big data in informatics infrastructure and ethics

Relaxed rules on massing and analysing data for commercial gain viewed as an opportunity for the UK after it leaves the bloc

Companies working to commercialise the use of Crispr–Cas9 in human therapies are choosing the US over Europe to raise money

As more health data gets stored and analysed, the challenges of governance and culture stand in the way of progress, a Science|Business Healthy Measures conference heard. A solution: citizen involvement

A Georgia Tech researcher explores how mobile devices can be used to close the gap in quality of healthcare between rich and poor

In Brussels, France and Finland, the challenge automation poses for employment is starting to be taken seriously. But MEPs have rejected a proposal to make owners pay social security for their robots

Health-state utility is a health economics measurement that determines a patient’s health status and quality of life following a treatment.

Therapies that prime a patient’s own immune system to recognise and attack tumours are revolutionising cancer treatment. However, the high cost of novel immunotherapies raises concerns about access.