CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new online service covering the research and innovation activities carried out under the German Presidency of the European Union (1 January - 30 June 2007).

A three-year EU-funded project has found that dental X-rays could be used to detect the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis.

The researchers found that by measuring the thickness of part of a patient's lower jaw, using software developed by the team, dentists could easily identify women and men at risk of the disease.

The EU's largest ever funding programme for research and technological development, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), was launched on 1 January.

The programme cleared its final hurdle when it was adopted by the Council on 18 December 2006. The decision was widely expected following an agreement on a common position between the Parliament and Council in November. The common position meant that the decision could be adopted by the Environment Council without discussion.

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. One out of eight women will develop it at some point in their lives, and it will kill one out of 28 in the EU and the US. But harnessing the power of the grid could help increase the accuracy of diagnoses.

The German government, which takes over the EU Presidency on 1 January, has announced its priorities in the field of research. Topping the bill will be increasing participation in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), launching a charter on intellectual property rights (IPR), and promoting young research talent.

As part of the eTEN programme's effort to reach out and to increase the eTEN website's impact, 12 eTEN projects of the month have been showcased in 2006.

You are now invited to elect the best communicating eTEN Project of the Year 2006.

The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) cleared its final hurdle on 18 December when it was adopted by the Council. The programme will start on 1 January 2007.

The decision was widely expected following an agreement on a common position between the Parliament and Council in November. The common position meant that the decision could be adopted by the Environment Council without discussion.