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Repairing the brain after a stroke
14 May 2025

Repairing the brain after a stroke

Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
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Aimez-vous l’Europe? Ecoutez la science avec l’ERC

Votre rendez-vous avec des chercheurs financés par le Conseil Européen de la Recherche (ERC). Invités dans l’édito scientifique du programme « Aimez-vous l’Europe » sur EUradio, ils partagent avec vous les découvertes faites dans le cadre de leurs…
Votre rendez-vous avec des chercheurs financés par le Conseil Européen de la Recherche (ERC). Invités dans l’édito scientifique du programme « Aimez-vous l’Europe » sur EUradio, ils…
Votre rendez-vous avec des chercheurs financés par le Conseil Européen de la Recherche (ERC). Invités dans l’édito scientifique du programme « Aimez…
Votre rendez-vous avec des chercheurs financés par le Conseil Européen de la Recherche (ERC). Invités dans l’édito scientifique du programme « Aimez-vous l’Europe » sur…
Votre rendez-vous avec des chercheurs financés par le Conseil Européen de la Recherche (ERC). Invités dans l’édito…

Akkermansia, a friendly bacterium who cares

The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition specialist prof. Patrice Cani. With his team, they discovered the role of…
The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition specialist…
The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to…
The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an excellent sign according to metabolism and nutrition…
The abundant presence of a certain bacteria in our intestine, Akkermansia muciniphila, to give it its full name, is an…

Birds of a feather flock together

Likeminded people tend to stick together. This can be especially true of people who share a family connection. 15 May is the International Day of Families: an occasion to highlight the role of family in society. We take this opportunity to look at…
Likeminded people tend to stick together. This can be especially true of people who share a family connection. 15 May is the International Day of Families: an occasion to highlight the…
Likeminded people tend to stick together. This can be especially true of people who share a family connection. 15 May is the International Day of…
Likeminded people tend to stick together. This can be especially true of people who share a family connection. 15 May is the International Day of Families: an occasion to…
Likeminded people tend to stick together. This can be especially true of people who share a family connection. 15 May is the…

Junk news aggregator aims to restore trust in media and democracy

ELECTION SERIES #6Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from unreliable sources as they spread on Facebook. Researchers hope the tool will help tackle the growing…
ELECTION SERIES #6Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from unreliable sources as they spread on…
ELECTION SERIES #6Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from…
ELECTION SERIES #6Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from unreliable sources as they…
ELECTION SERIES #6Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively…

The Great Recession and political conflict in Europe

ELECTION SERIES #4The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political conflict in Europe.
ELECTION SERIES #4The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political conflict in Europe.
ELECTION SERIES #4The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political…
ELECTION SERIES #4The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political conflict in Europe.
ELECTION SERIES #4The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the…

Politics, the art of the possible – but who chooses party politics and who chooses protest, and why?

ELECTION SERIES #5One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct form of protest politics, supercharged by years of austerity following the financial crash of 2008…
ELECTION SERIES #5One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct form of protest politics,…
ELECTION SERIES #5One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct…
ELECTION SERIES #5One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct form of protest politics,…
ELECTION SERIES #5One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of…

Is political participation contagious?

ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social surroundings and our genes influence political participation.
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are…

Civil society under growing state control?

ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision-making. The ERC-funded STATORG project has investigated this issue…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the…