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NANOPARTICLES FOR THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE (NAD)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

The search for effective therapies and early detection strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the major cause of dementia in Europe, is imperative. It is known that β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide plays a central role in neurodegeneration. In AD brain, Aβ is released in a soluble form that progressively becomes insoluble forming aggregates; extracellular plaques mainly composed of Aβ are a hallmark of po ...
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Use of Foresight to Align Research with Longer Term Policy Needs in Europe (FARHORIZON)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

The aim of this project is to pilot the use of foresight to align strategic and applied research with longer-term policy needs in Europe. It addresses a perceived gap in alignment under present arrangements and also argues that to develop, the European system needs a more content-oriented approach. It seeks to advance knowledge on: 1) Differences across policy domains in the European Research and ...
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To demonstrate the effectiveness as well as the environmental and economic interest to promote in Europe the culture of short rotation coppices of willow accordingly to the Breton context of reconquest the water quality (WILWATER)

Start date: Jul 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2007,

Background Sludge is applied to agricultural land because of its agronomic properties. Although regulatory provisions and codes of practice aim to reduce related risks, there are concerns that this practice could result in heavy metals entering the human food chain and could negatively affect the quality of the water supply. Treatment for discharges fro ...
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