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Mice were born without a "mom"

15 September 2016

It is always said that fathers are no longer useful, that children can now be conceived even without a man, but apparently this time science has made further progress. In fact, the first #mice were born from embryos formed without the need for sperm and egg to come into contact. The study, published in the journal Nature Communication, shows how the sperm did not fertilize the egg cell but 'drafts' of embryos. The great result was obtained at the British University of Bath, … Read more

HIV vaccine, progress

13 September 2022July 21 2016

Studies to produce a vaccine against HIV continue, and could soon lead to truly, truly decisive turning points.

Gene therapy cures “bubble babies”

June 29 2016

There is new hope for the so-called "bubble children", those children affected by ADA-SCID, a very serious and rare form of hereditary immunodeficiency that makes them easy prey to viruses and bacteria. There is a new treatment method, obtained by modifying patients' stem cells through the insertion of the gene responsible for the disease, revised and corrected. An achievement, called gene therapy, which will allow these children to live in the real world, outside the bubble that protects them day and night. Luigi Naldini, director … Read more

The sun against smoking

May 20, 2016

Smokers, you are warned: exposing yourself to the sun's rays is especially good for you, given that the action of the sun, as has just been demonstrated, mitigates the damage caused by cigarette smoking. The news was revealed by a Swedish study just published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, a study conducted on 30 thousand women. “The study which began in 1990 involved Swedish women aged between 25 and 64 – stated Girolomoni, Director of Dermatology of Verona and president of the… Read more

In the future windows will produce energy: an Italian invention

March 17 2021April 20 2016

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Italy, although it is often not talked about, is at the forefront when it comes to clean energy research. The creators of the window that produces energy made a simple reasoning. Windows are the part of the house most exposed to the sun, so why not use solar panels for a dual function? Let in light and produce energy from the sun. The idea came from the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa and Professor Aldo di Carlo of the Roman University of Tor … Read more

Research uncovers the weakness of cancer

March 8 2016

Are we facing an epochal turning point? Researchers, in fact, may have discovered the weak point of cancer, even at the terminal stage. A team of researchers from University College London, in fact, managed to identify a strategy, supported by funding from Cancer Research UK and the Rosetrees Trust. The research, published in Science, explains how the genetic complexity of tumors can be recognized and exploited by the immune system. When a cancer develops in the human body, in fact, the diversity of its genetic defects can be ... Read more

A study definitively proves that aging is reversible

January 27 2017November 20, 2015

A group of French scientists managed to restore the original functions of cells taken from over 1-year-old patients, reprogramming them and returning them to the stem cell stage: this is proof that the aging process can in fact be reversed. The research on the possibility of removing the signs left by cellular aging, published on November 2011, XNUMX in the journal Genes & Development, “opens up a new era of regenerative medicine,” declares Jean Marc Lemaitre, who directed the study at the Institute of … Read more

Synthetic hamburger: 5 years for sale

November 25, 2015October 17, 2015

In 2013, research by Prof. Mark Post at Maastricht University in the Netherlands led to the development of a synthetic hamburger that takes 8 to 9 weeks to grow in the laboratory. With the same technologies as two years ago and more resources, even a million products can be created, and maintain a pace worthy of a fast food chain. This is meat "grown" in the laboratory starting from stem cells: the commercial prospect is incredible, because a product... Read more

Laboratory-printed human tissues will render many animal tests unnecessary within 5 years

November 27, 2019November 17, 2013

Human tissues made with 3D printers could very soon save millions of lives: those of laboratory rats. More than three hundred million animals are killed every year in scientific laboratories and research centers around the world: they are mostly mice, rats and rabbits which are used to study vaccines and drugs to be tested in subsequent phases on humans: it is a sad (and sometimes necessary) reality that could soon be avoided. At Heriot Watt… Read more

What is life? Venter promises a new human evolution

November 18, 2019October 23, 2013

“What is life?” asks Craig Venter, the man who first mapped the human genome and created the first cell with a synthetic genome. “Just 3 letters are enough to compose a universe of questions still unanswered. What separates the animate from the inanimate? What are the basic ingredients of life? Who lit the first spark? How did the first organism evolve? How extensive is life in the universe? If other types of creatures exist on other planets, they are intelligent… Read more

10 helps to increase intelligence

March 11 201724 September 2013

With the new technologies of the near future, we will all be able to achieve super intelligence: while you wait, there are a few things you can do now to increase intelligence. Of course, it will be difficult to become a genius in one fell swoop, but learning skills, mental clarity and mood can be improved. Here are 10 remedies. Before reading how to increase intelligence, consult your doctor before taking one of the 10 "tips" contained in this article (except for number 3, for which you can ... Read more

All about the super job of the future

December 26 2019April 2 2013

I often jokingly hear friends say that to get (or keep) a job today you need superpowers (the most sexist and boorish ones in the case of pretty colleagues argue the need for other skills). The future is made up of many things, and an important theme is precisely that of human enhancement, the improvement of physical and mental performance that can arise from the use of new technologies or medical procedures: in this article I want to offer you some ideas to reflect on. … Read more

DARPin E2-79, is the beginning of the end for allergies

July 10 2013January 30 2013

How stupid are allergies. Stupids. Our immune system becomes hysterical in reacting to external impulses and does so for no reason: an 'excess defense' which in the most serious cases can even lead to death. The so-called 'vaccines' currently on the market are only desensitizing treatments that actually act on the symptoms, nothing that eliminates the underlying cause once and for all. [highlight]Today a new molecule could succeed in the mission:[/highlight]its name is DARPin E2-79 and it comes… Read more

Jasper walks again thanks to the stem

November 14, 2013January 3 2013

It's a beautiful day at least for dogs: Jasper, a small dachshund paralyzed by an accident, responded magnificently to a 6-month treatment based on stem cells: the results are not far from what a little long ago it could easily be described as a miracle. Jasper no longer sits still, he socializes with others and wanders around the house: he has started walking again, he has come back. [youtube]IWIE_YoL1LA[/youtube] The process developed by a … Read more

Connectomics – Building a map of the mind

October 15, 2015July 10 2012

There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain of an adult human, and each of these neurons is connected to hundreds of others for a total of approximately 150 billion connections in total. Neuroscience is discovering that it is the pattern of these connections, the structure of this immense neural network, that is largely responsible for the functionality of the brain, in other words for our mental life: everything we feel, think, experience or do. Our … Read more

After the guinea pigs also the monkeys: the anti-fat drug works

April 26 2019July 10 2012

Recent tests on obese monkeys show an 11% reduction in body weight after just a few applications. The drug works in totally different ways compared to other discoveries of the kind, which try to replace or substitute the ways in which human beings eat, altering the sense of appetite or metabolic levels: the action is internal and surprising. The principles of the researched substance seek the blood supply that binds to fatty tissues, and apply to these a peptide that kills … Read more

You move on to artificial blood

June 27 2019June 15 2012

Artificial blood could soon become a reality thanks to the first successful human transfusion. Dr. Luc Douay of the Parisian University 'Pierre et Marie Curie' extracted stem cells from bone marrow and 'encouraged' them to grow and transform into blood cells by administering a cocktail of growth factors: finally he injected 10 billion of these cells (the equivalent of 2 milliliters) in the donor's spinal cord. After 5 days 94% of the cells were still alive and… Read more

Blood nanorobot to treat infections and tumors

October 15, 2012November 24, 2011

This is the case of "nanobots" or microscopic machines (about 50 nanometers in size) that science fiction had imagined in the Star Trek series and which, injected into a patient's circulation, went there to rebuild damaged tissues, eliminate pathogens such as viruses and resistant bacteria or even eradicate a cancer. Unfortunately, the economic factor often stops the ideas and drive towards innovation of motivated researchers: no one puts in the money and the research remains on paper. … Read more

Jobs of the near future: 26 jobs of tomorrow

November 5, 2022November 14, 2011

In the days that mark the fall of the Berlusconi government and the Italian economic crisis (remember? we predicted it on the old site) I am as disheartened as all of you. The moment is difficult: we can only get out of it if all levels of our country change by looking to the future more than to the past. Some jobs will still survive in the future, let's be clear: but there is a whole series of jobs that don't exist today and which could be useful in the near future. Let's go with common sense: 60%... Read more

Repairing the damage of time will 'cure' you from old age

November 8, 2011November 7, 2011

Day after day this ambitious goal is starting to become reality thanks to the progress of biomedical research. For several years, researchers have believed that the cells most damaged by aging, called "senescent", damage the surrounding tissue causing many of the pathologies characteristic of old age. These cells, which have stopped dividing due to the ravages of time, continue to secrete large quantities of molecules, many of which are toxic, in the surrounding environment. In a study recently published in the prestigious journal Nature, scientists from "Mayo ... Read more

S100A10, has Cancer found its killer?

October 15, 2012November 1, 2011

As we all know, there is a phase in the development of this pathology that makes its course deadly: when tumor cells multiply and spread to other organs, creating metastases, it is almost impossible to face and win the battle for the survival of a patient. Waisman's recent studies have identified in this process the direct responsibilities of a protein, S100A10, present on the surface of macrophages, the cells responsible for the body's immune defense. The action of… Read more

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