Intense and highly funded research in the field of monastery medicine lead to the introduction of an officially approved medical treatment called “Traditional European Medicine” in all European member states. This medical t...
Vegetarianism becomes a mass worldwide movement with huge implications for the food industry and the global economy
Combine climate change with animal-borne diseases, and the l ...
there are the makings of a perfect storm. Certain conditions could come together to cause a major health epidemic or something that affects a significant sector of the agricultural business, or agricultural dependency, e.g. a w...
As an extreme, imagine if domestic dogs suddenly became a carrier for some flea-borne disease which affected humans in the UK. It would be a major issue. It is the equivalent of the Black Death, but instead of rats coming into ...
Significant Demographic change , people living longer , chan ...
If demographic change created overwhelming demand on healthcare through an ageing population, more home based personalised care, higher hospital admissions, increased levels of Dementia, and dramatic resource implications of tr...
Pandemic causing significant deaths in G20
There would not only be a huge financial and societal impact but also a “backlash” against science’s failure to prevent the deaths. There could be an initial boost in vaccines and immunology research, but then the researc...
Breakthrough in Monastery Medicine
According to Dr. Johannes MAYER: "You could further consider an extension and call it “Breakthrough in Traditional European Medicine (TEM)”, as the usage of European (and Asian) medical plants in Europe goes back 2000 years...
We will be able to build processors using bacteria
We will be able to make ‘smart’ yoghurt, where every bacterium in the yoghurt will have electronic devices which it assembles in its own cells linked together to create skilled intelligence. So a pot of ‘smart’ yoghurt ...
Scientists produced artificial lungs for mice for the first ...
Normally, after having successfully achieved tests and experiments on mice it takes around 10 to 15 years before the same results or methods can be applied to humans.
A growing number of people want to live more consciously, an ...
This is partly due to the ever-increasing requirements for accuracy and work pace in all kinds of professions and other areas of daily life. These increased stress factors are also responsible for the continuously growing share...
Changes in scientific journals – there is a focus and an i ...
Everyone is talking about biotechnologies nowadays, which is a good indication that there is potential there. People cannot imagine what can be done really. If you talk to people who work in this area, it is clearly very new an...
Personalised nutrition and personalised medicine for all
It could be important and there are some limits on that and poverty is one of the major limits, so the issue is if we can deal with that and poverty we can make some of the other revolutions more effective.
Breast milk ice cream goes on sale in Covent Garden
Mrs Hiley, 35, said if adults realised how tasty breast milk was more new mothers would be encouraged to breastfeed. Each serving of Baby Gaga at Icecreamists costs £14. Mrs Hiley's milk was expressed on site and pasteurised b...
Drastic global vegetarian number surge
A string global citizen's movement takes sustainability seriously. People go vegetarian and cut meat consumption drastically.
Increasing number of people surpassing the age of 110 years
In several European countries the age of 110 years have been recently surpassed by a growing number of people.
People could live longer as rogue genes enhance life expectancy. As this reaches 100, health insurance rapidly increases, and there are problems with over population, until birth rates are monitored by governments.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Established in Europe
Besides conventional medicine, traditional chinese medicine (TCM) is fully established and applied across the EU. Universities either offer medical studies in conventional medicine or in TCM. TCM hospitals are opened up and man...
Mandatory Vegetarian Monday in EU Member States
To mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions and to raise awareness for possible food side affect the consumption of too much meat might have - such as a higher risk for cancer - the EU releases a regulation that forbids the consum...
Acceleration of life, sensory overload by the media, pervasive ICT and fierce competition at the work place have led to a dramatic increase of mental illnesses and disorders, a rise in apocalyptic prophecies and conspiracy theo...
Global System for Safe Nanotechnologies (GSSN)
“Could Europe’s nanodreams come true?” - Based on lessons learned from Europe’s GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) success in the 1980s, an influential European consortium develops standards for nanotechnolog...
Breakthroughs in biomolecular research leads to highly effective, non-invasive treatments for targeted treatment of tumours
New severe pandemia leads to spread of global protectionism
A globally spreading pandemia forces states to cease travelling and limit transportation. Social mistrust and fear leads to protectionism which eventually stops the world trade and crashes economies.
Hyrated Fullerenes (C60) coming to Ukrainian marketplace by ...
Water soluble fullerenes are about to be launched on the Ukrainian marketplace as a natural food supplement called Fullerene Water Solution (FWS) Some of the over 20 medical benefits include antimicrobial, antiviral, highest a...
International Cross-Linked Medical Database
An efficient collecting and sharing of medical data, i.e. of research projects and results, in common data bases is increasingly practised and might lead to one international, comprehensive and fully cross-linked database.
Never too late to keep on keeping on
The UK proposal to raise the male retirement age to 66 starts a trend – where problems of social care, public health finance, social cohesion and particularly pensions, can all benefit. Suddenly there are people of 90+ worki...
Public health and public benefit is the public awarness - HF ...
Public health systems are being overtaken by individually targeted private health insurance, based on bio-geno-toxic tracing methods and intensive lifestyle management. Most EU public health systems are rapidly privatized in 2...
Mapping of risk geographical areas through gene-environment ...
This wild card consists on the use of genetic biomarkers to detect gene-environment interactions and map geographical areas where the risk of environment-associated diseases is high (risk areas). It is known that the environmen...
Recent studies show suggest nanotubes could trigger diseases similar to those caused by asbestos.
Concerns about surface area being a better determinant of na ...
Some researchers suggest that biological activity of nanoparticles will depend on physico-chemical parameters not routinely considered in toxicity screening studies.
Nanopollutants are nanoparticles small enough to enter your lungs or be absorbed by your skin. Nanopollutants can be natural or man-made. Nanoparticles are used in some of the products found on shelves today, like anti-aging co...
Nanoparticles have a potential to contribute to air pollution
Recent research suggests that systemic access of ultrafine insoluble particles may induce adverse reactions in the cardiovascular system, and other organs.
Calls to standardise nanomaterials and methods for monitorin ...
Some recent studies demonstrate that results obtained with specific assays for toxicity may have been invalidated by the presence of investigated nanoparticles leading to false-positive outcomes.
Nano-electrodes are shaped as needles which can be coated with various materials/poisons as anti-human weapons
TV screens are increasingly used at waiting rooms of hospitals and practices to inform and entertain the patient.
Increased Awareness for Work-Life Balance in EU Workplaces
There is an increase in research on improving the work-life balance that will eventually increase productivity and efficiency of employees in the EU.
EU-Regulations for Clinical Research
The EU increasingly passes directives regulating clinical research
Few research institutes have already established platforms integrating "several people" in research projects. Similar to open innovation platforms, everyone, e. g. university students or people dealing with similar themes at wo...
Mistrust to industrial food production leads to collapse of ...
Dismantling of industrial food production. Something radical happen in industrial food production. Consolidated control of food production is broken apat by consumer mistrust and demand for greater transparency and safer, healt...
Nanotechnologies cure most diseases in Europe
Nanotechnology will develop a nanomedicine technology which will be able to cure any disease and correct any physical disorder. A nanotechnology which will be able to identify and eliminate any harmful pathogen in the human bod...
Rising interest for health science and health policy
Due to a rising awareness for health issues in an ageing society, people become aware of the importance of health research as well.