An irresistible antibiotic from Princeton researchers | IBSA Foundation
After many years of studies and unsuccessful attempts, the fight against the bacteria resistant to normal drugs may be at a turning point.
#contagiousstories: a digital community to fight fake news on coronavirus
False information on the coronavirus and the spreading of fake news can have very serious consequences on people’s lives.
More risk of the greenhouse effect because of a virus
On the surface of our oceans a phage (i.e. a virus that infects bacteria) risks modifying the fine balance that regulates oxygen and carbon dioxide production.
Towards Cultural Welfare
Article by Silvia Misiti and Catterina Seia on the growing popularity of cultural welfare neologism in future policies, not only cultural.
#contagiousstories: what’s the best protection against coronavirus? Awareness and solidarity
At just 25 years of age, Inés has very clear ideas and is actively committed to making her ideals become reality.
#contagiousstories: Maxime scores his greatest goal
The coronavirus emergency, as we know, has radically changed all of our lives. Almost always by necessity, but sometimes by choice.
Chronic stress - the identification of anxiety’s circuit-breaker” | IBSA Foundation
It has been known for some time that chronic stress may also have “physical” consequences on the body, triggering, for example, inflammation of the nervous ...
#contagiousstories: fighting Covid-19 with music and graffiti, it happens in Senegal
The commitment of these Senegalese artists to the fight against Covid-19 has found a very fitting means of expression in music. But it isn’t the only one.
A new vaccine against Ebola developed by the U.S. Army | IBSA Foundation
While more than 100 types of vaccines against Covid-19 are being studied around the world, the search for drugs that activate our immune defences against ...
#contagiousstories: Haïti’s Scouts launch a hand-washing campaign
In Haiti, the Scouts are used to facing difficulties and natural disasters. And they demonstrated this strength once again, by taking on an insidious and ...
WHO Health Evidence Network: Report 2019
Translation of the WHO World Health Organization 2019 report - "What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving well-being and health?
The reason why the virus that causes Covid-19 is so infectious
Why is the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 illness, so efficient and, therefore, so infectious?
#contagiousstories: Christian makes hand sanitizer in Cameroon
26-year old Christian Achaleke, who works in an organization for economic development, asked one of his colleagues in logistics to buy hand sanitizer. However, ...
Discovery of the “mechanisms” of enigmatic giant viruses
A study conducted by Michigan University (USA) is shedding new light on giant viruses - enigmatic viruses that are huge compared to their well-known “relatives”
#contagiousstories: Ben, Jinny and Wilson secure masks for New York frontline healthcare workers
It all started on Tuesday, March 17, when Ben Wei, a student from New York, received this message from his friend, a doctor working at a Bronx hospital
Could a blood test detect Parkinson’s in advance?
Parkinson’s disease has an autoimmune origin, at least in part, and the signs of the onset of this disease could be found well in advance by looking for ...
#contagiousstories: Marietta offers to volunteer
Marietta Hochstrasser, 51 years old, changed her life and founded 4COMPETENCE, a company that distributes cardiac surgery products.
Culture and Health by Catterina Seia
Article by Catterina Seia on the Culture and Health Project carried out by IBSA Foundation with the culture department of the city of Lugano.