Paolo Rossi Castelli
Mapping the viruses that can make the “jump”
A new archive catalogues infective microorganisms typically found in wild fauna and which seem capable of passing to other species, including man.
Space bacteria for astronaut “farmers”
Three unknown strains have been identified on the International Space Station orbiting Earth.
New vaccine against “difficult” brain tumours
For the first time, a vaccine targeting one of the most difficult forms of brain cancer to treat namely diffuse glioma, has proven to be effective and safe
New artificial valves that grow with the heart
Experiments conducted at the University of Minnesota, could help children with congenital defects
Is it possible to vaccinate 80 million people in 3 months? Yes, it is
Vaccinating 80 million people in just three months, i.e. administering the vaccine to the entire population of Italy, Switzerland and Austria
The placebo effect? Real, strong and still mysterious
The power of autosuggestion can be very strong, but the details of the brain mechanisms that lead to these results had never been revealed.
Women at a disadvantage in US research laboratories
Female researchers are still underrepresented in key roles compared to their male colleagues.
140,000 different types of viruses in our gut
Surprising study published in the journal Cell. Many of these viruses infect gut bacteria.
Cells are good at using “collective intelligence”
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London have uncovered the way that cells “decide” together how to build new blood vessels.
Can a virus slow down pancreatic cancer?
British and Chinese researchers have genetically modified the Vaccinia virus, making it capable of infecting and destroying cancer cells.
Covid – schizophrenia is a high-risk factor
According to a study, people with this disease are three times more likely to die from Covid than the average person
Breast cancer – androgens to boost therapies
Male hormones, used many years ago and then abandoned (due to their excessive side effects), are now being used once again
“Heating” chemoteraphy to make it more effective
The chemotherapy of the future could be administered through nanometre particles and heated by magnetic fields.
Surprise: the Covid pandemic has got rid of the flu
Of the many things brought by Covid-19, there is one that has left researchers baffled: the disappearance of the classic flu, or almost.
Magnetic bacteria for super-precise anti-cancer treatments
A team from ETH Zurich is studying a new way, with an added element of science fiction, to make anti-cancer drugs reach the right point inside the body of ...
Intestinal bacteria shapes the immune system | IBSA Foundation
There is a very close link between our immune system and intestinal microbiota (i.e. all the "good" bacteria that live in our intestines)
Hunting for patients' secrets who resist cancer
We have known for a long time that a small number of cancer patients react in an extraordinarily effective way to treatment. These people, called exceptional ...
Chapare, a new worrying and dangerous virus in Bolivia
It is called Chapare, and until some time ago it was an unknown virus, but now it is a cause for concern. In particular, experts are trying to figure out where ...