Key molecule discovered to treat blindness in the elderly
Researchers from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla are offering hope in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration
Microbiome study opens up new therapeutic prospects
We know that the microbiome plays an important role in several metabolic diseases and that many bowel-related diseases are increasing dramatically in developed countries around the world.
Covid-19: defence depends (not only) on antibodies
The symptoms of Covid-19 sufferers cover a very wide range between two extremes, from a total absence of any signs of the disease to death, passing through various forms of mild respiratory [...]
Does the language we speak influence our way of thinking?
The research conducted by the psychologist Lera Boroditsky is distinguished by its original and interdisciplinary approach, which integrates methods and knowledge drawn from linguistics, [...]
What makes our body age?
Elizabeth Blackburn, molecular biologist and Nobel Prize winner for Medicine in 2009, together with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak, addresses these difficult questions in her research and puts [...]
3d ultrasound produces highly-accurate mapping of blood vessels
The ability to measure blood flow is essential in many diseases for understanding how much blood, oxygen and nutrients reach our tissues and organs, but, as strange as it may seem, even today [...]
An irresistible antibiotic from Princeton researchers
After many years of studies and unsuccessful attempts, the fight against the bacteria resistant to normal drugs may be at a turning point. The merit is due to a new antibiotic, SCH-79797, [...]
#contagiousstories: a digital community to fight fake news on coronavirus
False information on the coronavirus and the spreading of fake news can have very serious consequences on people’s lives. This awareness is driving young people all around the world to take [...]
