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Where Science Meets Soul: On Failure, Collaboration, and Change. A conversation with Prof. Prakken
A conversation with Dr. Berent Prakken
When we speak about science, the language of success often dominates: high-impact publications, breakthrough discoveries, prestigious grants. But Dr. Berent Prakken – professor of paediatric immunology, Vice Dean at UMC Utrecht, and one of the founders of the ...
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Uni4Me: Student-Led Research Defines Heavy Metal Reference Intervals in Healthy Urban Youth
Born from curiosity inside a medical classroom, Uni4Me is the first student-conceived research study in the UniSR International MD Program — establishing baseline data for public health while redefining student roles in science.
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Beyond the Impact Factor: NEJM’s Eric Rubin on valuing evidence over prestige
Professor Eric Rubin, Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), visited Vita-Salute San Raffaele University for a conversation that reached far beyond journal metrics or editorial workflows. Invited by a group of medical students, and supported by faculty and University staff...
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Understanding Others with ALS: A Few Words on Social Cognition
On the occasion of World Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Day, which is celebrated every year on June 21, we interviewed Dr. Elisa Canu from the Neurology Unit led by Prof. Massimo Filippi and a researcher at the Neuroimaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders laboratory at the IRCCS San Raffaele...
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ATMPs: a discussion with the Secretary-General of EUHA, Prof. Johan Van Eldere
ATMPs are cutting-edge treatments that could drastically change patient life quality and expectancy in the coming years.
We interviewed Johan Van Eldere, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at the Catholic University of Leuven and Hasselt University and Secretary-General of the European University...
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Diabetes: EMA approves the first once-weekly insulin
It is very recent news that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the world's first weekly insulin for the treatment of adult patients with diabetes. This approach would allow the number of insulin administrations to be reduced to once a week, instead of the current daily administration....
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Dengue Fever: controlling and preventing possible outbreaks
It is news in recent days that nearly 2 million "probable cases" of Dengue Fever have been reported in Brazil since the beginning of 2024. The number of possible infections is the highest since 2000 and 4 times the total number of infections reported during the same period in 2023. Ten Brazilian...
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For a responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents
The World Health Organisation annually celebrates a world awareness week (“World Antimicrobial Awareness Week”) aimed at promoting correct and responsible use of antimicrobials and at increasing awareness of antimicrobial resistance.
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Novavax: a new/"old" vaccine against Covid-19
Recently, the announcement of the imminent availability of a new vaccine against COVID-19 has been made: its name isNuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) produced by Novavax, an American biotechnology company.
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Delivering Covid-19 vaccine, an extraordinary team effort
“We're talking hundreds, probably thousands of people who have been working together to make these [...] systems so that they're actually ready for prime time”. “Everyone just incrementally added something – including me” [1].