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A collection of regularly updated articles designed to make the world of science and health more accessible and engaging.
Paolo Rossi Castelli20 May 20192 min read

Microbiota transplant reduces the symptoms of autism

Fecal microbiota transplant (or FMT, in short) is achieving significant results in a very different field: autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
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Luca Nicola17 May 20191 min read

Museums, a natural meeting place for Art and Science | IBSA Foundation

Museums act as true and proper hubs of knowledge, encouraging dialogue between cultures and inviting visitors to co-create and interact.
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Luca Nicola13 May 20192 min read

Welcome to the age of plantoids

We may not be far from the mass and everyday use of robots. Soon robots will be living in our houses, they will help us with our domestic chores, in helping ...
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Paolo Rossi Castelli08 May 20192 min read

New strain of Ebola found in bats in Kenya | IBSA Foundation

A sixth strain Ebola, the dangerous virus that cyclically appears in several areas of Africa, was isolated in the saliva and feces of bats.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli06 May 20191 min read

“Non-thermal plasma” kills airborne viruses | IBSA Foundation

Ninety-nine percent of airborne viruses can be eliminated if they are exposed to a bombardment of ions and highly-reactive molecule fragments.
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Luca Nicola29 Apr 20193 min read

The importance of spreading scientific knowledge | IBSA Foundation

An abstract of the speech held by James Beacham during the prize-giving ceremony of the IBSA Fellowships 2018.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli15 Apr 20191 min read

Can an anti-fungal drug be effective in treating cystic fibrosis?

An old drug, amphotericin B, used for decades against fungal infections, could also be useful for treating cystic fibrosis.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli10 Apr 20191 min read

Schizophrenia already starts in the womb

Researchers from the US have managed to identify more than 400 genes, the variants of which are associated with schizophrenia.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli08 Apr 20191 min read

New laser for “detecting” radioactive objects

Thanks to an innovative technique developed in the USA, it will be easier to detect radioactivity in wide and crowded areas.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli05 Apr 20191 min read

How we can “see” the hidden parts of the brain

Discovering the composition of the indecipherable areas of the brain could soon be possible, thanks to diattenuation imaging.
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Luca Nicola03 Apr 20192 min read

What is the advantage of being left-handed? | IBSA Foundation

The neuroscientist Giorgio Vallortigara talks about how the human race has a majority that prefers to use their right hand, whereas a small minority of people ...
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Paolo Rossi Castelli01 Apr 20192 min read

A test for the “mysterious” fibromyalgia from the USA | IBSA Foundation

Thanks to a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry by researchers from Ohio, Fibromyalgia diagnosis could become easier.
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Luca Nicola25 Mar 20192 min read

Are we risking transmitting our biases to Artificial Intelligence? | IBSA Foundation

The technologist Kriti Sharma raises a very serious issue: are we risking transmitting our biases to Artificial Intelligence?
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Paolo Rossi Castelli22 Mar 20191 min read

Confirmed once again: narcolepsy has an autoimmune origin | IBSA Foundation

Recent studies published in the scientific journal Nature have confirmed that narcolepsy has an autoimmune origin.
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Luca Nicola20 Mar 20192 min read

The risks of perfectionism

Thomas Curran is a social psychologist who has been studying the effects of perfectionism in American, Canadian and British students.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli18 Mar 20192 min read

3D printer that “extends” new skin over burns | IBSA Foundation

An innovative prototype of 3D printer promises to replace strips of skin without any size restrictions and without the need for skin grafts.
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Luca Nicola15 Mar 20192 min read

The learning processes of Artificial Intelligence become art

How Artificial Intelligence can influence the urban environment and the production of art in public spaces? Reflections from Hito Steyerl.
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Paolo Rossi Castelli13 Mar 20192 min read

956 DNA variants behind the risk of insomnia | IBSA Foundation

For the first time a complete “genetic map” of insomnia has been drawn up by an international team of neurophysiologists.
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