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Thalassemia Gene Therapy: Lentiviral Vectors to CRISPR
The gene responsible for thalassemia was identified with precision by the late 1980s. That early clarity made thalassemia gene therapy one of the first candidates for direct DNA intervention, and decades of research have since moved it from laboratory hypothesis to approved therapy. Two advanced...
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Marie Curie Fellowship: what it is and how to win it
The Marie Curie fellowship, officially the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), is the European Union’s principal funding instrument for researcher mobility. In 2024, the call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships alone received 10,360 proposals from across the world, with a budget allocated to...
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Career in Immunology: From Clinic to Pharma Industry
Choosing a career in immunology means embracing a discipline in constant evolution. New diseases are being described, established ones reclassified, and the therapeutic landscape — from monoclonal antibodies to cytokine inhibitors and the adoptive cell therapies like CAR-T — is expanding at a pace...
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Liquid Biopsy Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults
In the United States and several European regions, colorectal cancer incidence among adults under 50 has been rising steadily. This age group was long considered low-risk, yet it now accounts for roughly 10–15% of new diagnoses, and the underlying causes remain largely unknown. «In Italy, this...
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Psycho-oncology Training: Why It Matters for Future Oncologists
Eight in ten young oncologists in Italy show signs of burnout, according to 2025 data from AIOM, the Italian Association of Medical Oncology. The problem is not purely organizational. Among the main contributing factors: difficulty managing communication with patients and families, and a lack of...
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Nursing Research and Citizen Science: The UniSR model
Nursing research is undergoing a profound shift. Citizen Science, the approach that actively involves citizens and patients in the scientific process, is gaining ground in healthcare worldwide. A study conducted by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), with contributions...
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p53 Role in Chemotherapy Resistance: New Research
The TP53 gene is mutated or inactivated in approximately 50% of all human cancers, making it the most frequently altered tumor suppressor across cancer types (Olivier et al., 2010). Yet mutations alone do not fully explain why some tumors resist chemotherapy and radiotherapy while others respond....
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Neuroethics: What It Is and the Role of Philosophy in the Progress of Neuroscience
Neuroethics is a field of study that examines the ethical, legal and social implications of neuroscience and neurotechnologies — the technologies that allow us to study and, in some cases, modify the human brain.
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Counterspeech against Online Hate: the ACTION Project
Counterspeech, the practice of responding to harmful or hateful content online, is one of the most debated strategies for reducing toxicity on social media. But does it work? And if so, under what conditions?
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TB diagnosis: how it works today and what new technologies are emerging
TB diagnosis remains one of the key challenges in managing this infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease is transmitted through the air and primarily affects the lungs, although it can also involve other organs. It is most prevalent in low- and...