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) 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) 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) 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) Autism in a nutshell: the known causes, and why vaccines are not among them 14 Feb 2019 In this post I will write about a very sensitive health-related issue: autism. I will summarize its features, focusing on potential causes and clarifying the autism-vaccines debate. Let’s begin with…
Science and Health (EN) Vaccines in a nutshell. What you need to know to laugh at anti-vaxxers plots 12 Feb 201924 Mar 2020 The spreading of information has never been so easy and massive like it is nowadays. Unfortunately, one of the consequences is that also fake and misleading news are easy to…
