Paolo Rossi Castelli
Reawakening of sea bacteria after 100 million years
They are a hundred thousand years old, although they don’t show it: for all these years they were “stuck” in the depths of the ocean. But...
Key molecule discovered to treat blindness in the elderly | IBSA Foundation
The Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla are offering hope in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration
Covid-19: defence depends (not only) on antibodies | IBSA Foundation
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
Mapping of blood vessels
Measure blood flow is essential in many diseases for understanding how much blood, oxygen and nutrients reach our tissues and organs
An irresistible antibiotic from Princeton researchers | IBSA Foundation
After many years of studies and unsuccessful attempts, the fight against the bacteria resistant to normal drugs may be at a turning point.
More risk of the greenhouse effect because of a virus
On the surface of our oceans a phage (i.e. a virus that infects bacteria) risks modifying the fine balance that regulates oxygen and carbon dioxide production.
Chronic stress - the identification of anxiety’s circuit-breaker” | IBSA Foundation
It has been known for some time that chronic stress may also have “physical” consequences on the body, triggering, for example, inflammation of the nervous ...
A new vaccine against Ebola developed by the U.S. Army | IBSA Foundation
While more than 100 types of vaccines against Covid-19 are being studied around the world, the search for drugs that activate our immune defences against ...
The reason why the virus that causes Covid-19 is so infectious
Why is the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 illness, so efficient and, therefore, so infectious?
Discovery of the “mechanisms” of enigmatic giant viruses
A study conducted by Michigan University (USA) is shedding new light on giant viruses - enigmatic viruses that are huge compared to their well-known “relatives”
Could a blood test detect Parkinson’s in advance?
Parkinson’s disease has an autoimmune origin, at least in part, and the signs of the onset of this disease could be found well in advance by looking for ...
Covid-19, a task force at Harvard to accelerate vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the efforts of the international scientific community to gain a much deeper understanding of how the immune system works
How humans facilitate virus spillover | IBSA Foundation
Is there a link between environmental change and virus spillover (i.e. the passage of viruses from animals to humans)?
Reducing salt strengthens the immune system
There is something we can all do to strengthen our immune defences: drastically reducing our salt intake, which in the West, on average, is double the amount ...
How robots are helping to treat coronavirus patients
The editorial of the journal Science Robotics is also dedicated to the potential of robots in the wards, especially during an emergency situation like the one ...
Cancer diagnosis thanks to the DNA “lost” in our microbiome? | IBSA Foundation
We have known for some time that the bacteria found in our intestines and in other areas of our bodies can, in certain cases, play a role in the onset or ...
Stem cells cultivated in space for more “precise” treatments | IBSA Foundation
The basic idea of the researchers from UZH Space Hub is that stem cells, finding themselves in low gravity conditions, are able to develop spontaneously.
More precise mammograms with artificial intelligence | IBSA Foundation
Artificial Intelligence (or AI) is playing an ever increasing role in medicine, especially in the oncology sector.