The EU supports scientists, researchers and innovators in pushing the boundaries of knowledge. It has invested €2.8 billion across 14,150 research and industry organisations in Portugal. Discover some of the groundbreaking work in sectors such as cell biology.
Project examples
Meditation is widely recognised for mental and physical benefits from reducing stress to improving cardiovascular health, but the underlying biochemical mechanisms have been unclear. An EU-supported effort explored this in a bid to create new tools for monitoring and treating health conditions. The researchers did this partly by analysing cellular communication in cancer survivors who practised meditation.