Science and Health (EN) The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus: a gold medal we must win at all costs 24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020 It takes time to develop a vaccine The pandemic of Covid-19 is caused by the infamous virus SARS-CoV-2, better known as novel coronavirus. Scientist from all over the world are…
Science and Health (EN) The novel coronavirus pandemic changed our lives forever 20 Mar 202020 Mar 2020 Beyond health, coronavirus pandemic is challenging our mind. Quarantine and other restrictions set up a situation never seen before, of which we don’t know the end. It will end, of…
Science and Health (EN) Science finally proved that coronavirus was not created in a laboratory 18 Mar 202018 Mar 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) Undocumented infections by SARS-CoV-2 and indirect transmission are two key features of Covid-19 pandemic 17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) How is the search for a therapy against SARS-CoV-2 proceeding? 13 Mar 202018 Mar 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) Bullying: a global health issue that finally is tackled properly 10 Mar 202010 Mar 2020 For decades, bullying has been seen as an unpleasant, but harmless situation that doesn’t bear any major consequences throughout life. Despite in movies bullies usually have to face karma, reality…
Science and Health (EN) Covid-19: here is how SARS-CoV-2 breaks into cells. What can research do about it? More than a vaccine. 6 Mar 20206 Mar 2020 Prevention is the best way to fight viral infections, and it’s achieved by vaccinating the population. When we talk about vaccines, it is crucial that coverage of vaccinated people is…
Science and Health (EN) Why people are losing trust in science: the reasons and potential remedies 2 Mar 20203 Mar 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) A researcher’s life 15 Feb 20202 Mar 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) Debunking lies about animal testing: a quick overview 10 Feb 202010 Feb 2020 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…
Science and Health (EN) Preventing violence against women: the WHO shows the way, now it’s time to act. 8 Dec 2019 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…
Science and Health (EN) The healthiest country in 2019 is… 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 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?…
Science and Health (EN) Liquid cancers: several rivers feed a dangerous sea 16 Jun 2019 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,…
Science and Health (EN) Fungi can help us in fighting malaria 9 Jun 2019 Today I take you to Burkina Faso, West Africa. Its surface is similar to Italy’s, but inhabitants are much less: 17 versus 60 million. Burkina Faso is one of the…
Science and Health (EN) Money and healthcare: a wrap-up of the current world situation 21 Mar 201921 Mar 2019 Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report titled “Public Spending on Health: A Closer Look at Global Trends”. The topic is sensitive, because it concerns how much money…
Science and Health (EN) How science and technology can fight fake news 14 Mar 2019 It is undeniable that fake news became a big contemporary issue. What to believe, and what instead is a lie? I remember myself at high school thinking of how lucky…
Science and Health (EN) Debunking anti-vaxxers lies: a journey in their modus operandi 8 Mar 2019 Few days ago, a friend of mine told me about an article reporting that vaccine-preventable diseases could spread into a vaccinated population, demonstrating the uselessness of vaccines. My friend was…
Science and Health (EN) Prion diseases: when the enemy grows inside you 23 Feb 201923 Feb 2019 In this post, I will focus on a group of diseases that is unique in its features: prion diseases. They are caused by misfolding of prion protein (see further), and…
Science and Health (EN) The future of healthcare: prevention and precision global health 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 Compared to few decades ago, nowadays we pay much more attention to our health. This is because, every now and then, some new findings highlight lifestyle tips that have positive…
Science and Health (EN) Computers: doctor’s best friend. Artificial intelligence in medicine 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more relevant in healthcare matters. As I mentioned here, Ebola outbreak was controlled only after artificial intelligence was introduced in the campaign against the…
