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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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?
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.
The risks of perfectionism
Thomas Curran is a social psychologist who has been studying the effects of perfectionism in American, Canadian and British students.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...