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Amsterdam is one of the cities at the forefront of efforts across Europe to green neighbourhoods by harnessing arts and culture. This week Horizon Magazine featured EU researchers reimagining urban living spaces to make them more sustainable, inclusive and attractive. The EU is shining a brighter light on chemicals that interfere with the body's hormones and could affect brain development. We interviewed EU researchers making discoveries about how endocrine-disrupting chemicals affect the hormone system and developing a portable sensor to measure their concentrations in water. Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem, ranking as the fourth most common cause of cancer among women worldwide, with the highest burden in remote or marginalised communities. We spoke to EU researchers building test kits for home screening and mobile labs for speedier detection. | | | The artistic flair inspiring greener European cities
Arts and culture can bring imagination and momentum to projects for putting urban neighbourhoods more in tune with nature. | |
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Brain-harming chemicals seen in clearer light with fresh findings
EU researchers have identified new ways that certain substances can interfere with people's hormone system and brain development. | |
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The trek to save many women from cervical cancer
Home-test kits and mobile labs for detecting a tumour in tissue near the uterus are improving healthcare in remote or marginalised communities.
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Brain-harming chemicals seen in clearer light with fresh findings
EU researchers have identified new ways that certain substances can interfere with people's hormone system and brain development. | |
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Nuptials notice: foods and robots are getting married
Edible electronics are being developed to assist rescue operations and go inside hospital patients, setting the stage for all-consuming tech to become consumable.
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