Paolo Rossi Castelli
New “strategy” for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy | IBSA Foundation
Physiologists from the Perelman School of Medicine are offering new hope for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
More effective treatments thanks to “transparent”organs
Making human organs "transparent" in order to understand the finest details of their structure and to find more effective treatments.
Fragments of Ebola for combatting brain tumors | IBSA Foundation
It may seem strange but, Ebola, could prove useful in the treatment of one of the most malignant kind of brain tumors: glioblastoma.
A powerful weapon to fight viruses from a modified sugar
In recent weeks we have heard a lot of talk about a category of drugs that continue to fall short of our needs: antiviral drugs.
Multiple sclerosis, a new technique for early diagnosis
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an experiment on a group of volunteers that could lead to significant improvements in the early diagnosis of ...
New anti-cancer molecules from old drugs
The anti-cancer drugs of the future may also come from the past.
“Neurorestore” restoring movement to paraplegics
The technology developed by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch who, in 2018, made it possible for three paraplegic patients to rise from their wheelchairs.
The genetic variants that predispose us to anxiety
Anxiety is linked to the variants of at least 6 genes that are also partially involved in the incidence of other mood disorders, such as depression, ...
We really do get “brainwashed” when we sleep
A team of neuroradiologists and bioengineers managed to “film” the movement of cerebrospinal fluid
From a protein new hopes for diabetes type 2 care
There may be a new strategy in the future for treating type 2 diabetes from researchers of Cornell University in New York and Harvard Medical School in Boston
Parkinson’s? It starts in the brain, but also in the intestine
Parkinson’s disease could be much more complex than what has been believed up till now and, in particular, various sub-types of the disease could exist.
Cancer-driving mutation in the “dark matter” of DNA
The genetic code does not carry out its main function: to code and “produce” proteins. This is why it has been called the dark matter of DNA.
Tiny electrodes in the brain to fight depression | IBSA Foundation
The most severe forms of depression could be cured in the future with deep brain stimulation.
Cells repairing damaged tissue post-heart attack in the fluid surrounding the heart
A group of researchers from Calgary University have published a study that could have major repercussions on post-heart attack therapies.
Sexually-transmitted infections – the first vaccine against chlamydia
Every year around 100 million people worldwide are infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, a sexually-transmitted infection that mainly affects women.
Anorexia nervosa is not just a mental disorder
Anorexia nervosa has a more complex origin than previously thought: its causes are to be linked to a series of metabolic abnormalities.
Using music to help to “decipher” proteins
Accordig to a study published in the scientific journal ACS Nano, music may provide an unexpected help in the “deciphering” of proteins.
Modified bacteria become anti-cancer drugs
Promising new avenues are being explored in the field of cancer research, thanks to the genetic reprogramming of living cells like bacteria.