Research*EU Magazine | Number 33 (June 2014)

The heartbeat of EU science

Summary:

To mark the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC), which took place on 4-7 May in Melbourne, Australia on the initiative of the World Heart Federation, the research*eu results magazine highlights some 11 projects either recently completed or close to completion. The common element in these projects is their contribution to better treatments for heart disease, however they cover very specific topics ranging from risk factors to new drugs, beneficial plant-based medicine, implants and stem cell therapy.

Among these articles are three interviews. One is with Juan Pablo Lázaro-Ramos from TSB in Spain, who told us how the HEARTWAYS project is on track to make patient rehabilitation more efficient, less expensive and more enjoyable for the patient. Then, we discuss the CARE-MI project with its coordinator Dr Antonio Bernad of Spain’s CNIC. The project is bringing forward a new approach in stem cell therapy for ‘Ischaemic heart disease’ (IHD), which he hopes could benefit patients in five years from now.

Finally, our interview with Prof. Michael Atkinson from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany ventures into the unknown with a thorough analysis of low radiation impact on the human heart.

The magazine also includes our usual seven sections, and closes with a list of upcoming events.

Contents:

Industrial Technologies

Climate Change and Environment

Health

Energy

• Primary Source

• Alternative Source