Paolo Rossi Castelli
New strategy: blocking cancer’s “clock
A new area of study could offer unprecedented solutions in the fight against cancer, namely that of attempting to unhinge the circadian rhythms of diseased ...
Missions to Mars? The immune system goes haywire | IBSA Foundation
There is an obstacle that will make missions from Earth to Mars particularly difficult and risky for astronauts: the effects of the lack of gravity and cosmic ...
Surprise: junk DNA sometimes helps cells
Up to several years ago, the (very large) portion of DNA that appears to have no precise function was labelled “junk”, by researchers. Recently, however, a ...
Studying neurons with the help of the “eyes” of algae
Researchers from the University of Würzburg and Bielefeld (Germany) have discovered a “family” of light-sensitive molecules (photoreceptors) never seen before ...
The secret of Rembrandt’s “3D” technique revealed
Thanks to the European Synchrotron (particle accelerator) in Grenoble, France, researchers from the Materials Science Department of the Delft University ...
Now robots can even play the piano | IBSA Foundation
Bioengineers from the University of Cambridge (Great Britain) have succeeded in a bold endeavour, from a technological point of view: to make a robotic hand, ...
Cognitive problems after chemotherapy? Here’s why
After years of doubt and “darkness”, researchers from the University of Stanford (Palo Alto, California) have finally come up with an explanation on “chemo ...
Closer and closer to computers that function like the human brain
We could be getting closer to computers and other devices known as neuromorphic, i.e. based on the reproduction of the connections between the nerve cells of ...
Even garlic oil fights the insidious Lyme disease | IBSA Foundation
As it is known, the essential oils of aromatic plants possess antiseptic properties. However, now, according to researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public ...
Solar nano-panels to make yeast “work” more | IBSA Foundation
Solar nano-panels added to the surface of yeast, so that these single-cell microorganisms are more efficient at synthesizing the substances then used by the ...
Electrodes from the nose to the brain to recover sense of smell | IBSA Foundation
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston (USA) have managed to activate the sense of smell in three volunteers with a state-of-the-art technique, ...
Monoclonal antibodies to diagnose (and cure?) Zika
The fight against the zika virus has taken a potentially significant step forward, thanks to a study published in the scientific journal PLOS One by ...
The thyroid “switches on” the color-sensing cells in the eye | IBSA Foundation
In order to understand how the cells that enable us to perceive color (so-called cones) are created, researchers from the John Hopkins University in Baltimore ...
Viruses that will be transmitted from animals to humans
The spill-over, i.e. the transmitting of a virus from one species to the other (in particular, from an animal species to humans), is one of the phenomena most ...
At least 133 different types of cells in the brain
How many different types of cells are there in the brain? An interesting response was given to this difficult question in the long-term work conducted over 15 ...
Only 23% of planet earth remains unspoilt
Bad news for our planet: only 23% of the earth’s surface (excluding Antarctica) can still be considered wild and unspoilt, i.e. without strong signs of human ...
A “clean” way to deal with waste using purple bacteria
Significant help in dealing with the problem of treating wastewater containing organic residues (from food waste, livestock manure, grass and dry leaves, waste ...
Microalgae to carry drugs inside our bodies | IBSA Foundation
Bioengineers have been trying to find a way to deliver drugs to desired points inside our bodies, and to these points only, areas which are also difficult to ...