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Understanding what makes cells die or survive through their level of oxygen

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:00 +0200

Current treatments for stroke, for example, are limited by our lack of understanding of how neuronal injury develops within the brain and why neurons survive or die after a stroke. This is also why we still don't have a cure for most fatal and progressive neurodegenerative disorders.

Paving the way for thought-controlled prostheses

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:16:00 +0200

Understanding how the brain processes new skills and actions can help to improve learning and aid research into neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's disease . An EU-funded project has collected new data on the development of neural mechanisms of action learning and habit formation and addiction through the manipulation of the brain’s molecular networks. This could lead to breakthroughs in thought-controlled prostheses.

Former Marie Curie Fellow commercialises an electronic nose to detect cancer

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:57:00 +0200

Hossam Haick, a former Marie Curie Fellow and now ERC grantee, has developed an "electronic nose" to detect cancer by analysing patients ' breath. Knowing that dogs have the capacity to identify some cancer types, he decided to develop an electronic nose (this solution being more hygienic and hospital friendly)…

EU funding for research and education – inspiring science today and in the future

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0200

Today (15 April) Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), meeting CERN scientists and a Swiss delegation.

Commissioner Vassiliou to meet Marie Curie scientists at CERN

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:06:00 +0200

Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 April to meet scientists and researchers supported with funding from the EU Marie Curie Actions.

Reviewing the procedures for issuing short-stay visas

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:26:00 +0200

The Commission is reviewing the procedures for issuing short-stay visas (less than 3 months) and would like to hear the ideas of the National Contact Points. The idea is to modernise the policy and give an input via the public consultation.

Exhaled breath carries a "breathprint" unique to each individual

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:39:00 +0200

Stable breathprints unique to each person may have diagnostic applications. This is according to an article published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by a research team supported by a Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant.

Scientists Identify Why Some Fathers Are Left Holding the Baby

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:36:00 +0100

A study carried out by one of our Marie Curie fellows, Andras Liker, has helped shed light on why shorebirds reverse the roles of the sexes, with males carrying out the parental duties. The story has been featured in Nature Communications and the BBC.

Marie Curie fellow identifies molecular system for treating Alzheimer's disease

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:37:00 +0100

Scientists from the University of Southampton in the UK have identified the molecular system that could help develop treatments for Alzheimer's disease. This research, funded by a Marie Curie fellowship from the European Union and a pilot research grant from Alzheimer's Research UK, reveals the molecular system that contributes to the harmful inflammatory reaction in the brain during neurodegenerative diseases.

When natural sciences meet technology: a Marie Curie funded project develops a navigation tool inspired by locusts

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0100

Did you know that locusts use a very complex visual system to move around? Indeed, those small insects have a distinctive way of processing information through electrical and chemical signals, giving them an extremely fast and accurate warning system for impending collisions.

Marie Curie 2012 Prize Winner Strikes Again

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:48:00 +0100

Marie Curie "Promising Research Talent" Prize Winner 2012, Gkikas Magiorkinis, recently published an article in the high profile publication PLoS Computational Biology, describing how the Hepatitis C Virus spreads in a population. This ground breaking research was also reported on by the BBC. Knowing the main source of the virus transmission can help diagnosing the disease at an early stage, and increase the efficiency of the therapies.

Photosynthesis - IOF Fellow discovers different patterns of plant veins

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Biologists at Brown University have discovered a large group or "family" of grasses that have evolved to develop a more efficient means of photosynthesis than other species. This scientific research is supported by a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship.

MCA on Facebook

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:37:00 +0100

The Marie Curie Actions now on facebook!

Since 1^st of February, the Marie Curie Actions will be on facebook to get across with young researchers and students and to further spread out the Marie Curie brand.

Experts for Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups: Call for expressions of interest

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0100

The European Commission is widening its search for experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation.

Your eye can see cause and effect without working it out

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:05:00 +0100

A former Marie Curie Fellow, Rolfs Martin, has just demonstrated that our visual brain is capable of judging the causality of events rapidly and automatically without using its cognitive functionalities.

Marie Curie project discovers that closest sun-like star may have a habitable planet

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:59:00 +0100

One of the closest and most similar stars to the sun was discovered by an international team of astronomers at Hertfordshire University, together with colleagues from Chile, the USA, and Australia.

ASEAN-EU Year of Science, Technology and Innovation 2012

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:30:00 +0100

The closing conference of the 'ASEAN-EU Year of Science, Technology and Innovation 2012' took place in Brussels on 12 December.

Marie Curie COFUND – reaching further: Bridging the gap between European, regional, national and international fellowship programmes

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:32:00 +0100

NEWFELPRO, the 100th COFUND Fellowship Programme goes to CROATIA! – Congratulations!

Marie Curie Fellows prove that cheese existed 7000 years ago

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:15:00 +0100

Researchers within the ITN project LecHE have discovered that prehistoric humans already produced cheese 7000 years ago. Researchers analysed some fatty acid deposits from unglazed pottery pierced with small holes, excavated from archaeological sites in Poland.

Marie Curie funded project to take part to the International Space Mission next year

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:11:00 +0100

International Space Station (ISS) astronauts will try to improve the process by which a 'clover like' naturally occurring bacteria fertilises plants on the basis of the new scientific knowledge generated by an EU-funded project. The research is expected to lead to a reduction in the use of synthetic fertilizers. The space mission is planned for next year.

Former Marie Curie Fellow receives LEONARDO UGIS award for a young researcher/communicator

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:40:00 +0100

Dr. Silvia Giordani received the LEONARDO UGIS award for a young researcher/communicator on 03 December!

And the Winner Is...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Congratulations to Dr. Claire M. Belcher, Dr. Sarit Sivan, and Gkikas Magiorkinis, MD, PhD, Path – the three winners of the Marie Curie Prize 2012!

Marie Curie researcher develops cheaper and more sensitive HIV detection test

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200

One Marie Curie Fellow, Dr Roberto de la Rica from Imperial College London (UK), assisting Professor Molly Stevens, successfully tested a pioneering HIV detection technique that is ten times more sensitive than any identification method used to date. The new methodology, which also offers a much simpler and cheaper naked eye based read-out could be commercialised in the near future and would allow much earlier diagnosis of the disease. The results of the project are published today in Nature Nanotechnology.

Marie Curie support actions: Record 1 million Europeans attended the Researchers' Night

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200

1 million people participated in the experiments, interactive science shows, visits to laboratories, demos and other "edutainment" activities organised the 28 September in 32 EU and associated countries and more than 350 cities all over Europe.

Does your language influence your perceptions of gender?

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:13:00 +0200

How language influences our perceptions of gender – and vice versa

Apply now for Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:54:00 +0200

Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG) support researchers of any nationality with at least 4 years research experience or a doctoral degree.

Study Choice Platform for PhD Programmes

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:35:00 +0200

Find and compare PhDs, DBAs, professional doctorates and other Doctoral degrees at graduate schools, universities and research institutes across Europe.

Good news if you have love handles

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:18:00 +0200

A Marie Curie Fellow Linda Lynch discovered a new specific type of immune cells (the "iNKT cells") that may play a key role in the fight against cancer and obesity. The ally, found in our 'love handles', is a type of anti-tumour immune cell which protects against obesity and the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes.

Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Applications Break a Record

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:53:00 +0200

The 2012 call for the Marie Curie Actions (MCA) individual fellowships is now closed. The Research Executive Agency (REA) in charge of implementing the MCA reports that interest in individual fellowships has risen significantly.

New participant portal FP7

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:58:00 +0200

Researchers supported by Marie Curie Actions fellowships in team behind Higgs boson 'God particle' discovery

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:45:00 +0200

30 scientists supported by the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for research training and mobility were involved in the discovery of the Higgs Boson or so-called 'God Particle'.

Former Marie Curie Fellow receives l'Oréal-UNESCO prize

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:54:00 +0200

Dr Silvia Giordani, a former Marie Curie fellow, received the prestigious 2012 L'Oréal-UNESCO UK & Ireland Fellowship For Women In Science (FWIS).

Success of the Marie Curie Actions ESOF 2012 Conference

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200

The Marie Curie Actions organised a satellite event on the margin of the ESOF 2012 Conference in Dublin. The event gathered some 300 current and former Marie Curie Fellows who had the opportunity to network with each other and to develop some "soft skills" useful for their career development such as patenting and how to write successful grant proposals.

Increased sensitivity for better detection

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:22:00 +0200

Scientists supported by Marie Curie Actions fellowships have made a technological breakthrough with its development of an ultra-sensitive test with the capacity to detect signs of a cancer or other disease in its earliest stages. Teams from Imperial College London (United Kingdom) and the University of Vigo (Spain) participated on the project.

Marie Curie Actions fellowships Work programme 2013 adopted

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:08:00 +0200

European Commission approved Marie Curie Actions fellowships work programme 2013. More than 963 million of euros will support research training and mobility.

Spot the difference?

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Super-cool brown dwarf helps distinguish dwarfs and giant planets: an international team of EU-funded astronomers has just discovered a brown dwarf that is more than 99% hydrogen and helium. With a temperature of just 400 degrees Celsius, its discovery could be crucial to helping astronomers distinguish between brown dwarfs and giant planets.

Marie Curie Actions fellowships back project probing early settlement in Europe

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:36:00 +0200

Marie Curie Actions fellowships back the project probing early settlement in Europe, which seeks to optimise the skills of a new generation of researchers.

Call for Nominations Marie Curie Prize - Marie Curie Actions fellowships

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200

The Marie Curie Actions fellowships invite their current and former fellows to participate in Marie Curie Prize 2012 contest. The competition will be held in three distinct categories: Communicating Science; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and Promising Research Talent.

Marie Curie Actions COFUND Fellowship programme honoured by Irish President

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:58:00 +0200

The president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins has presented an award to Martin Hynes "For his leadership of the INSPIRE project on ‘International Mobility Fellowships in Science Engineering and Technology’ ". Martin Hynes was ranked 1st in the Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes area.

Marie Curie Fellow highlights brain's flexibility

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Study highlights brain’s flexibility, gives hope for natural-feeling neuroprosthetics

Stress code in the spotlight

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Researchers supported by Marie Curie Actions at the University of Leicester have identified a specific protein generated by the brain in response to stress. Their findings could help boost our understanding of stress-related psychiatric diseases in people.

'Slum tourism' research project, supported by Marie Curie Actions fellowships, launched at University of Leicester

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:36:00 +0200

New European Union-funded project investigates contentious pastime. The study is to investigate whether the growing phenomenon of slum tourism is merely a cynical form of entertainment for the rich - or whether it can help to tackle global inequalities and injustices.

Analysis of Stone Age remains shows that farming moved north across the continent

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:22:00 +0200

An analysis of 5,000-year-old DNA taken from the Stone Age remains of four humans excavated in Sweden is helping researchers understand how agriculture spread throughout Europe long ago. According to Pontus Skoglund from Uppsala University in Sweden and colleagues, the practice of farming appears to have moved with migrants from southern to northern Europe.

Irish Minister for Research praises EU support

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:23:00 +0200

Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation Séan Sherlock has highlighted the importance of the Marie Curie Actions COFUND scheme, an EU fellowships programme intended to support national, regional and international research programmes.

Piecing together a genetic puzzle

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

European team of scientists supported by Marie Curie Actions has discovered how cells accurately inherit information that is not contained in their genes

T-ray scanners to challenge X-ray market in 4 years

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

A group of researchers supported by an EU grant for industry-academy partnerships is working on the development of "T-rays scanners" as a safer alternative to the existing X-ray-based technologies that are used, for instance, at regular airport security controls.

Scientists supported by Marie Curie Actions to Investigate the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A new research network is bringing together geneticists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists to investigate the history of the transatlantic slave trade, when between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, 12,5 million Africans were taken from their homelands.

Scientists supported by Marie Curie Actions uncover gene that causes spread of skin cancer

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A new study has pinpointed the specific gene that must be present before malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, can spread.