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A collection of regularly updated articles designed to make the world of science and health more accessible and engaging.
Luca Nicola24 Jul 20193 min read

What do we mean when we talk about happiness?

Daniel Kahneman's research, an Israeli psychologist focused on how our errors of judgment depend on preconceptions or wrong perceptions.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli19 Jul 20192 min read

HIV eliminated from infected animals for the first time

For the first time the HIV virus, responsible for AIDS, has been completely eliminated from animals that had contracted this disease.
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Luca Nicola17 Jul 20192 min read

A touching lesson of humanity from a great scientist | IBSA Foundation

The talk given by Daniela Lucangeli is a testimony of a scientist that passionately investigates the relationship between brain and soul.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli15 Jul 20192 min read

Better athletic performance thanks to certain bacteria

Behind the success of marathon runners there is also perhaps an unexpected element: particular types of bacteria in the intestine.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli12 Jul 20191 min read

Electronic tattoo for heart monitoring

Bioengineers from the University of Texas have created a device that could considerably facilitate the monitoring of heart patients.
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Luca Nicola10 Jul 20192 min read

The fascinating secret life of plants | IBSA Foundation

Stefano Mancuso has been working for years to change our vision of plants, dispelling clichés that have been handed down for millennia.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli28 Jun 20192 min read

Energy from sugar and oxygen for artificial muscles | IBSA Foundation

Bioengineers from Sweden have managed to produce artificial muscle tissue that uses oxygen and glucose to extract the energy to contract the fibers and create ...
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Paolo Rossi Castelli26 Jun 20194 min read

Therapies for cancer, new lines of research | IBSA Foundation

Three true giants in cancer research met at the IBSA Foundation Forum "Revolutionary therapies for cancer", which was held in Lugano.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli24 Jun 20191 min read

Mini-brains created in the lab to study new cures

For the first time scientists have managed to grow fragments of human brain tissue in the lab, to be used for studying several types of diseases and related ...
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Paolo Rossi Castelli17 Jun 20192 min read

Are the mutations that trigger autism in junk DNA?

According to the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology, the junk DNA could play an important role in the onset of autism.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli14 Jun 20192 min read

Fragments of genetic code to repair the heart

The researchers demonstrated that the introduction of a small piece of genetic material to the heart stimulates the regeneration of the heart tissue.
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Luca Nicola12 Jun 20194 min read

Our mind is less and less in our head | IBSA Foundation

Michele Di Francesco and Barbara Henry met to describe what can we expect from the unstoppable development of Artificial Intelligence.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli10 Jun 20192 min read

“Electrical” dressings effective against bacteria | IBSA Foundation

A weak electric current can accelerate the healing of wounds: there are several patches in the USA named wireless electroceutical dressing, or WED.
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Luca Nicola03 Jun 20193 min read

Changing your mental attitude will change your life

The mindset is the focus of the studies carried out by Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli31 May 20191 min read

A marine mollusc from 99 million years ago found in amber

A 99-million years piece of amber was found in the north of Myanmar by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli29 May 20191 min read

Huntington’s disease, the new “anti-sense” drug is working | IBSA Foundation

There is increased hope for sufferers of Huntington disease, thanks to a new drug called HTTRx.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli27 May 20191 min read

A 100% recyclable plastic (really) from California | IBSA Foundation

Tomorrow’s plastic really could be 100% recyclable: a new type of plastic, when dipped into an acidic solution, decomposes to basic elements.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli22 May 20191 min read

Artificial blood vessels for future transplants | IBSA Foundation

Using a specific 3D printer and a special biogel, a group of bioengineers managed to construct the equivalent of a vascular network.
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