I am an Italian scientist and my field of expertise is cancer research. The majority of my posts belong to popular science field, because I aim to spread science to make it a more accessible and understandable discipline for everyone. Because I like to travel, my blog contains also tourism-related posts.
For the thousandth time, no: the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was not created in a laboratory. Finally we got researchers’ confirmation. Andersen and colleagues published on Nature Medicine the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 […]
Nell’ultimo articolo vi ho parlato delle terapie più promettenti in via di sperimentazione contro la pandemia di Covid-19. Ora voglio focalizzarmi su due caratteristiche cruciali della pandemia: l’importanza delle infezioni […]
In the last article I updated you about the current most promising treatments against Covid-19 pandemic. In this one, I want to focus on two crucial features of the pandemic: the […]
In questo articolo vi aggiorno sui recenti risultati nella ricerca di una terapia contro il SARS-CoV-2, il virus responsabile della pandemia di Covid-19. Una bella sorpresa arriva da un farmaco […]
In this article I update you about the most recent findings in the research of a valid therapy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. The biggest surprise […]
Per decenni, il bullismo è stato percepito come un fenomeno spiacevole, ma innocuo, che non provoca conseguenze a lungo termine. Nei film vediamo spesso che i bulli alla fine devono […]
Did you know that bullying persists also after high school? Did you know that Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and KiVa method are among the most successful strategies to tackle bullying?
Una semplice panoramica su come si verificano le infezioni virali e le ultime scoperte sul virus SARS-CoV-2. È stato trovato un bersaglio per un potenziale trattamento!
A simple overview of how viral infections occur, and the latest research findings about SARS-CoV-2. A target for a specific therapy might have been found!
Science has incredible power. In few centuries, thanks to scientific knowledge, we nearly doubled our lifespan, boosting the quality of life, and we learnt a lot about the nature of […]
La scienza ha un potere incredibile. In pochi secoli, grazie alle conoscenze scientifiche, abbiamo quasi raddoppiato la durata della nostra vita, migliorandone la qualità, e abbiamo imparato molto sulla natura […]
Com’è la vita di un ricercatore? Se avete guardato “The Big Bang Theory”, probabilmente vi sarete fatti un’idea, che diventerebbe corretta se levaste le parti umoristiche. No, sto scherzando. Adoro […]
What’s like to be a researcher? Well, if you watched “The Big Bang Theory”, you might have an idea, which becomes correct if you remove the fun part. No, just […]
In this article I would like to make some clarification about animal testing. Animal activists raise usually three issues to fight the use of animals in medical research: Animal testing […]
Too often, violence against women is underestimated and, according to some people, the topic is exacerbated by the media. This post is dedicated to those people. I will give some […]
According to Bloomberg (the well-known company that performs data analysis and much more), in 2019 Spain is the healthiest country in the world. But how did they measure countries’ health? […]
I write this post to make some clarification about hematological malignancies, because there are several kinds, with similar names but distinct features. Blood cancers are unique in their kind, because, […]
Genetically engineered fungus kills 75% of malaria-infected mosquitos
Yes, I made it. I walked through all main Athens’ attractions within a day. Of course, I had to give up on something, but still, very little if you consider […]
È innegabile che, nel mare di informazione contemporaneo, le fake news siano un grave problema. A quali notizie si può credere, mentre quali invece sono mistificatorie? Quando ero al liceo […]
