Increasing Self-Medication

Due to rising costs, doctors are less often being consulted, but patients medicate themselves. The probability of undetected diseases and risks for overdoses rise.

Extinction of species providing common food

Increased reliance on fewer favoured varieties of plant and animal foods increases risk of devastating effect of diseases (could be through genetic selection, GM or just market pressure). For example, with less varieties of app...

Nanotube 'asbestos' warning

Recent studies show suggest nanotubes could trigger diseases similar to those caused by asbestos.

New Approaches for Stem Cell Based Therapies

Stem cell based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson´s and Huntington´s disease is close. Stem cell therapies might also be applied to other diseases.

International Rise of Widespread Diseases

Setbacks for the fight against diseases such as polio or tuberculosis as the parents in industrial countries are taking the decision not to vaccinate their children.

Water Pollution Warning System

Researchers work on a water pollution warning system. This would constantly analyse water quality. Differencies can immediately be recognised by science centres and thereby warn of pollution and a risk for diseases caused by wa...

Increase of Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

The number of people - especially children - that have to deal with different kinds of allergies and autoimmune diseases increases. Besides an increasing refusal of chemical products, there is also a greater demand for improve...