Paolo Rossi Castelli
Cognitive problems after chemotherapy? Here’s why
After years of doubt and “darkness”, researchers from the University of Stanford (Palo Alto, California) have finally come up with an explanation on “chemo ...
Closer and closer to computers that function like the human brain
We could be getting closer to computers and other devices known as neuromorphic, i.e. based on the reproduction of the connections between the nerve cells of ...
Even garlic oil fights the insidious Lyme disease | IBSA Foundation
As it is known, the essential oils of aromatic plants possess antiseptic properties. However, now, according to researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public ...
Solar nano-panels to make yeast “work” more | IBSA Foundation
Solar nano-panels added to the surface of yeast, so that these single-cell microorganisms are more efficient at synthesizing the substances then used by the ...
Electrodes from the nose to the brain to recover sense of smell | IBSA Foundation
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston (USA) have managed to activate the sense of smell in three volunteers with a state-of-the-art technique, ...
Monoclonal antibodies to diagnose (and cure?) Zika
The fight against the zika virus has taken a potentially significant step forward, thanks to a study published in the scientific journal PLOS One by ...
The thyroid “switches on” the color-sensing cells in the eye | IBSA Foundation
In order to understand how the cells that enable us to perceive color (so-called cones) are created, researchers from the John Hopkins University in Baltimore ...
Viruses that will be transmitted from animals to humans
The spill-over, i.e. the transmitting of a virus from one species to the other (in particular, from an animal species to humans), is one of the phenomena most ...
At least 133 different types of cells in the brain
How many different types of cells are there in the brain? An interesting response was given to this difficult question in the long-term work conducted over 15 ...
Only 23% of planet earth remains unspoilt
Bad news for our planet: only 23% of the earth’s surface (excluding Antarctica) can still be considered wild and unspoilt, i.e. without strong signs of human ...
A “clean” way to deal with waste using purple bacteria
Significant help in dealing with the problem of treating wastewater containing organic residues (from food waste, livestock manure, grass and dry leaves, waste ...
Microalgae to carry drugs inside our bodies | IBSA Foundation
Bioengineers have been trying to find a way to deliver drugs to desired points inside our bodies, and to these points only, areas which are also difficult to ...
And that is how the ear can “regenerate” hearing
A study conducted from the Universities of Rochdale and Harvard is offering new hope to people that lost their hearing following the deterioration of the ...
The map of microbial “dark matter” | IBSA Foundation
In additional to cosmic dark matter, there is also another kind of dark matter: that made up of bacteria and micro-organisms outside the human body.
New gloves for “grasping” virtual objects | IBSA Foundation
Bioengineers from Lausanne have developed an ultrathin glove that let users “touch” objects created through virtual reality.
Do too many detergents contribute to childhood obesity?
Obsession with domestic hygiene could be detrimental to children’s health, because it alters intestinal bacteria and, hence, children’s metabolism.
Human bone stem cells (finally) found | IBSA Foundation
A team of researchers and surgeons have identified human bone stem cells, capable of generating other bone cells and cartilage.
Are there signs of the risk of Alzheimer’s in the back of the eye?
An examination of the back of the eye and of the retina, could help to diagnose Alzheimer’s long before the appearance of clinical symptoms.