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 ...
Cancer prevention through diet and lifestyle
During the Let's Science! event held on November 17, 2018, Lucilla Titta, Adriana Albini and Maria Cristina Marini took part in a round table
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 ...
And that is how the ear can “regenerate” hearing
A study conducted from the Universities of Rochdale and Harvard is offering new hope to people that lost their hearing following the deterioration of the ...
The map of microbial “dark matter” | IBSA Foundation
In additional to cosmic dark matter, there is also another kind of dark matter: that made up of bacteria and micro-organisms outside the human body.
New gloves for “grasping” virtual objects | IBSA Foundation
Bioengineers from Lausanne have developed an ultrathin glove that let users “touch” objects created through virtual reality.
The true secret of homo sapiens | IBSA Foundation
What are we better at compared to other species on Earth? This is the question that Yuval Harari asks himself, and the answers that he offers us are really ...
Scientific views on migration: 11 considerations from the Forum | IBSA Foundation
On 13 October 2018 an original experiment was carried out in Lugano with the Forum “Scientific Views on Migration”: a current hot topic was taken and tackled ...
The job of a physicist? To explore unanswered questions | IBSA Foundation
James Beacham is a brilliant physicist who participated in the Large Hadron Collider experiment at CERN in Geneva, the most extensive scientific experiment ...
Do too many detergents contribute to childhood obesity?
Obsession with domestic hygiene could be detrimental to children’s health, because it alters intestinal bacteria and, hence, children’s metabolism.
Human bone stem cells (finally) found | IBSA Foundation
A team of researchers and surgeons have identified human bone stem cells, capable of generating other bone cells and cartilage.
Kuhn: paradigms and revolutions in scientific development
In “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions”, Kuhn analyzes the history of science and its various implications in all areas of research.
Are there signs of the risk of Alzheimer’s in the back of the eye?
An examination of the back of the eye and of the retina, could help to diagnose Alzheimer’s long before the appearance of clinical symptoms.
Even the intestine produces electrical energy
A group of researchers has discovered that the bacteria that populate our intestine are able to generate electricity
Life: a journey through time | IBSA Foundation
Frans Lanting, one of the greatest nature photographers of the last few decades. And in fact, his idea is as grandiose as it is fearless: to reconstruct the ...
8.000 new antibiotic combinations to fight bacteria
While waiting for new antibiotics, a study is coming from California for an effective solution to infections that are difficult to fight today.