Fighting Parkinson’s by injecting a protein into the brain
A new study has given hope to people suffering from Parkinson’s disease and from illnesses in which nerve cells do not work as they should.
Can intestinal bacteria trigger depression?
What does intestinal microbiota have to do with depression? A lot, according to a recent report published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
Possible antibiotics for humans from insect bacteria
New antibiotics may come from an unexpected source: the (Streptomyces) bacteria that infect insects, or that live in symbiosis with them.
The kinetic marvels of Theo Jansen | IBSA Foundation
“Without imagination we wouldn’t be alive: the task of an artist is to stimulate peoples’ imagination”. This statement made by Theo Jansen on the inauguration ...
Pill inspired by the pufferfish to monitor the stomach | IBSA Foundation
Researchers from the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) of Boston have been inspired by the biological mechanisms of the pufferfish to create a ...
Women? They have brains that are three years’ younger
It is a question of metabolism: the female brain ages slower than the male brain of the same age by approximately three years, and the difference can be ...
The robot-plant that climbs like a tendril
The first flexible robot, capable of imitating the tendrils and coiling around a support, has been created by researchers from the IIT.
Brain activity? A work of art interpreted by Artificial Intelligence | IBSA Foundation
With the collaboration of the neuroscientist Yukiyasu Kamitani of the University of Kyoto, the French artist Pierre Huyghe asked several people to undergo an ...
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 ...
The lifecycle of nature in 4 minutes
How can you explain the lifecycle of flowers to a three-year old girl and make her understand that the cycle is continuous and never-ending?
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 ...
How to change education to give young people a future | IBSA Foundation
Stefano Laffi has very critical, and very interesting, ideas about school education and the future of the young generations. Essentially, he says that we – ...
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 ...
Edgar Morin: uncertainty in the heart of science | IBSA Foundation
How should science be seen in the twenty-first century? Edgar Morin attempts to answer this question in his work