ERCcOMICS is a creative and ambitious 4-year project (2016-2019) that exploits the power of visual storytelling through webcomics in order to promote and explain the achievements of ERC funded projects and the benefits of the ERC funding scheme for technological and scientific development, as we...
The present project aims to fill a significant gap in test guidelines for endocrine disruptors: The lack of a test method that can capture the detrimental effects on brain development due to thyroid hormone insufficiency during foetal and neonatal life. This document describes the outcome of a s...
Down syndrome accounts for 8 % of all congenital anomalies. It is related to maternal age, which generally increased in Europe during the study period, with large differences in European regions. The total prevalence of Down syndrome for 10 000 births increased from 16 in 1990 to 23 in 2015. The...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee examines issues related to access of vulnerable social groups to maternal health care services and midwifery in the EU. As the study points...
From 17 to 19 December 2018 a delegation of Members of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) will travel on a mission to Italy. The focus of this mission is on conscientious objection to abortion and the trafficking of migrant women for prostitution in Italy. The FEMM Commit...
This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee. It aims to provide a comparative overview of the situation in the European Union, with particular focus on six selected Member States, ...
The establishment of the Targeted Socio-economic Research Programme (TSER), within the European Union’s 4th RTD Framework Programme (1994-1998) provided a major impetus for European level Socio-economic research. The scope of this research is both deepened and widened through the implementation ...
This literature review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening was conducted as part of a project evaluating the effectiveness of antenatal screening (ANS) for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility in EU/EEA Member States. The purpose of this review was...
