Genetics is becoming a great contributor to tumor diagnosis
What are tumors? How do they arise? How are they diagnosed? How will the diagnosis change in the coming years? With a single blood test it will be possible to diagnose the presence of more than 50 types of cancer simultaneously.
Spinal cord injuries: the current status of therapeutic and rehabilitative strategies
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) have an immediate and devastating impact on movement control and various physiological functions. According to the numbers of the World Health Organization, between 250,000 and 500,000 […]
Innovation and risks of 5G technology: everything you need to know
5G is the latest mobile phone technology. Because misleading information and fake news about potential risks for health are more popular than real facts, I decided to collect some verified […]
Grocery shops, restaurants and hairdressers should be safe from Covid-19
A relevant finding about Covid-19 spreading was announced during a press conference held on the 14th of April by the German virologist Hendrik Streek. The major finding is that it […]
Fake news about Covid-19 are as dangerous as the coronavirus itself
“We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic”, said the World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in February. What was he referring to? Covid-19 is surrounded […]
Recovering from severe Covid-19: a steep and dangerous path
The number of people who recover from Covid-19 is the only good one about this pandemic. That’s why I’ve been thinking if to write this article or let it go. […]
The birth of intensive care
Intensive care. How many times we heard about this hospital unit in the last weeks? One bed in ICU draws a line between life and death. If the ICU is […]
Simulations determine how the world responds to Covid-19 pandemic
Often we hear that without social limitations, Covid-19 pandemic will cause X number of deaths in Y country. But have you ever wondered how scientists simulate the evolution of an […]
New Covid-19 tests come from… sewers!
It is conceivable that undetected coronavirus infections could be source of new outbreaks, making Covid-19 difficult to control. In fact, the pandemic grew in a non-controlled way because of the […]
The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus: a gold medal we must win at all costs
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 […]
The novel coronavirus pandemic changed our lives forever
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 finally proved that coronavirus was not created in a laboratory
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 […]
Undocumented infections by SARS-CoV-2 and indirect transmission are two key features of Covid-19 pandemic
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 […]
How is the search for a therapy against SARS-CoV-2 proceeding?
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 […]
Bullying: a global health issue that finally is tackled properly
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?
Covid-19: here is how SARS-CoV-2 breaks into cells. What can research do about it? More than a vaccine.
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!
Debunking lies about animal testing: a quick overview
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 […]
Preventing violence against women: the WHO shows the way, now it’s time to act.
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 […]
The healthiest country in 2019 is…
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? […]
