Paolo Rossi Castelli
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.
Even the intestine produces electrical energy
A group of researchers has discovered that the bacteria that populate our intestine are able to generate electricity
8.000 new antibiotic combinations to fight bacteria
While waiting for new antibiotics, a study is coming from California for an effective solution to infections that are difficult to fight today.
New "strategy" for repairing spinal cord injuries | IBSA Foundation
A study set up from the collaboration between the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and the University of California, Los Angeles campus, has led to a ...
"Revolution" for the universal flu vaccine
We are getting closer to the possibility of creating a universal vaccine against all (or almost all) the possible forms of influenza, without the need to ...
Ultra-thin nervous “tissue” for treating eye problems
There is new hope in the treatment of serious eye diseases thanks to a new type of artificial retina developed by researchers in the Aerospace Engineering and ...