Editorial IBSA
USI and IBSA Foundation scholarships awards 2017
On Friday, October 20th, 2017, IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research granted the first scholarships intended for USI students enrolled in the Bachelor in ...
Female Healthy Aging
The most advanced remedies to overcome disturbances and to live in good health during menopause: this is the topic that was discussed by...
EFIC IBSA Foundation Publication Award 2016
The 10th Congress of the European Pain Federation held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6-9 september 2017 hosted the ceremony of the EFIC- IBSA Foundation ...
Basic mechanisms of cancer immunotherapy
With immunotherapy it is possible to treat forms of tumor, which until recently were difficult to take care of with classic therapies
"La Scienza a regola d’Arte" - Tony Cragg and Piergiorgio Odifreddi
The artist Tony Cragg and the mathematics and science communicator Piergiorgio Odifreddi spoke about the relationship between art and science.
The prizegiving of “Bufale in rete: come riconoscerle!"
“Bufale in rete: come riconoscerle!” (“Hoaxes on the web: how to recognize them!”). The contest, promoted by IBSA Foundation and Istituto Pasteur Italia
2016 Fellowships Winners
Five young researchers have been selected by IBSA Foundation as winners of the Fellowships IBSA 2016.
E- Health between hoaxes and the truth
At the basis of this meeting between experts, scholars, the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, and patient associations was the first Guide to Health Literacy
"Bufale in rete: come riconoscerle!" The contest
The competition is for middle-school and high-school students who will participate in two separate sections, and entails submission by students of comic panels ...
Health literacy, what is this?
Health literacy is just this: the ability to understand and assess the accuracy and reliability of health information.
EFIC IBSA Foundation Publication Award 2015
On September 21, 2016 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the opening ceremony of the first “EFIC Topical Symposium on acute and Joint Pain” featured the delivery of two ...
Technologies to treat neurodisorders: neuroprosthetics
Pioneering prostheses are going to dramatically improve quality of life for millions of patients, as are new treatments based on brain stimulation
The thyroid… in the periphery!
Are we on the verge of a new era in thyroid gland knowledge and understanding its potential for treatment of diseases?
2015 Fellowships Winners
A bridge between young scientists’ ideas and their realization through projects. This is the opportunity given by the IBSA Foundation
Launch the new USI’s biomedical sciences faculty
IBSA Foundation is part of the project for the launch of the new USI’s Biomedical Sciences Faculty in Lugano and will sponsor 10 annual scholarships
E-health: progress or danger?
Growth and increasing use of the Internet, social networks and mobile technologies have changed the way Italians get health information and influence each ...
Oncological immunology arrives at the clinic
Immunotherapy has opened up a whole new era in cancer treatment. It works by harnessing the immune system to fight off cancer
Stress, Inflammation and Reproduction
Stress affects psychological health and the immune system causing inflammation that interferes with the reproductive function