Cigarette smoking is a global health concern, causing a spectrum of diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, and cardiovascular disorders. While the impact of smoking on lung health…
Understanding why individuals of the same chronological age often have different health outcomes has long puzzled scientists. Biological age, which reflects a person’s physiological state, offers a more precise measure…
Antibiotic resistance, one of the gravest challenges in modern medicine, continues to undermine our ability to treat bacterial infections effectively. With bacteria developing resistance to previously potent drugs, scientists are…
In the rapidly advancing field of nanotechnology, the quest for precise and efficient drug delivery systems has led to the development of innovative solutions aimed at enhancing therapeutic outcomes while…
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led by Dr. David Walker, have identified a critical factor in brain aging…
In a recent study published in Cell, Dr. Dinshaw Patel and Dr. Luciano Marraffini, along with their research team, unveiled a new mechanism by which bacteria use CRISPR systems to…
Our series, dedicated to raising awareness about the world of medical writing, a field still relatively unknown in Italy, continues. This time, we talked with Laura Collada Ali, Medical Writing…
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have discovered a promising new approach to treating obesity and its associated disorders by focusing on the mitochondria, the cell's energy powerhouse. Their…
In a recent publication in Cell Discovery titled “Engineered, nucleocytoplasmic shuttling Cas13d enables highly efficient cytosolic RNA targeting,” researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) unveiled…
In the ongoing battle against infectious diseases, understanding the intricate mechanisms of bacterial behavior is paramount. Most disease-causing bacteria possess a remarkable ability to rapidly multiply, initiating illness within a…