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... di fisica nucleare (infn). padme is dedicated to the search for the
dark photon
, a hypothetical particle similar to the photon of ... hypothesis that dark matter is sensitive to a new type of force, which is not among the four fundamental forces that we know (gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak ... which physicists from all over the world have been hunting for years. "the study of dark matter," comments mauro raggi, spokesperson of ... padme will start taking data in the coming weeks
," underlines paolo valente, co-spokesman of the experiment "and will immediately start hunting for the dark photon, a particle similar to the ordinary photon but ... experimental hall of the beam test facility (btf) of the
linear accelerator of the infn national laboratory of frascati
which ... target is a one tenth of a millimetre membrane of polycrystalline artificial diamond and constitutes an innovative device. it was created by ...
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... molecules
can construct specific interaction networks for temporal and spatial control of biological processes.
that is the case ...
key role of charme in the switching on of genes necessary for the maturation of heart cells.
the presence of charme during the ... and the design of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for heart disease".
references:
the long noncoding rna charme ... 2023 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.81360
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monica ballarino biology and biotechnology 'charles darwin' ...
the rna molecule can build specific interaction networks for temporal and spatial control of heart-forming processes. this was demonstrated by a new study coordinated by the ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 09/12/2021 - 17:30
how to deal with the massive dissemination of information about the ongoing pandemic? and how to measure their effect on ... and who and cdc (american, chinese and african centers for disease control and prevention)
representatives, coordinated by walter ... phenomena:
the process of virus dissemination, unlike information, does not benefit from optionality
. it is, indeed, impossible to ... each user has the possibility of accepting one piece of information rather than another, rejecting those that are not to their liking.
... i.e. prejudices developed based on the interpretation of information, were another study's key element. knowing the dynamics we put in place when processing information is essential for effective communication and better management of the pandemic. the first ... was
confirmation bias, i.e. the tendency to seek information that confirms our beliefs
and, at the same time, ignore ...
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... human genetic diseases are caused by mutations encoding for epigenetic chromatin factors and regulators. floating-harbor syndrome, also ... encodes the eponymous atpase-functioning protein required for chromatin remodelling. the syndrome is characterised by
delayed bone ... terminal stages of cytokinesis
, as shown in the study for the orthologous protein in the model organism
drosophila melanogaster.
"these results represent the first experimental evidence for an evolutionarily conserved role of srcap in the control of cell division, ...
2021 doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01109-x
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patrizio dimitri department of biology and biotechnology "charles ... important cellular factor, whose alteration is responsible for the onset of this rare disease. the study results have been published in ...
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... both because sleep alterations seem to be a risk factor for the disease and because
good sleep plays a central role in the ... recorded at different times throughout the day
(to check for the influence of circadian factors). the results of this extensive project ... this rem sleep phenomenon
correlates with cognitive decline in patients
; (3) a drastic decrease in the sigma activity of nrem ... the implications of this study may open
new horizons for specific treatments of sleep alterations
in general in the elderly and specifically in alzheimer's disease and, even more, for the specific mci picture that in many cases is the antechamber of ... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102386
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luigi de gennaro department of psychology ... policlinico universitario gemelli, has highlighted for the first time specific differences in brain electrical activity during ...
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Data notizia: Mon, 27/07/2020 - 11:30
... discovered the mechanism by which
sarscov2, responsible for the coronavirus infection, enters the body generating a state of systemic ... ventilation, but also the heart where it is responsible for myocardial damage, and the circulatory system, where it causes
serious ... with increased risk of venous and arterial thrombosis. it is for this reason that the death of covid-19 patients is often due to myocardial ... serious patients. in addition, they
open new perspectives for combating the aggressiveness of the virus through molecules capable of ... published on redox biology journal, open up the prospects for new therapies
nox2: target of covid-19 identified ...
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Data notizia: Mon, 13/01/2020 - 12:00
... every year; with huge costs, both social and economic, for the families and the nhs. the majority of heart attacks occur due to
... but their inner workings have never been entirely clear. for the very first time, a new italian study proves that a gut microbiota, i.e. ... gut permeability was a potential mechanism accounting for the presence of escherichia coli in the peripheral circulation of patients ... artery thrombus growth via toll-like receptor 4: implication for myocardial infarction
- roberto carnevale, sebastiano sciarretta, ... camilla calvieri, cristina nocella, giacomo frati, maurizio forte, giulia d'amati, maria g pignataro, anna severino, roberto cangemi, ... doi https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz893
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francesco violi department of clinical, internal medicine, ... and cardiovascular sciences francesco.violi@uniroma1.it
for the first time, a new italian study proves that a gut microbiota, i.e. ...
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... efficiently. in order to process this growing amount of information,
modern computing systems require complex training or learning ... that data centre energy consumption will soon account for more than 10% of global electricity use. training an artificial intelligence system to tell us the best route to take, for example, will pollute more than the car we use to drive it.
the ... processors and energy-efficient computing systems is therefore increasingly vital
. today's most promising way forward for future hardware systems is photonics, which aims to replace electrical circuits with optical technologies that process information in parallel, at very high frequencies, and with minimal energy ... that uses photonics in a completely sustainable way to perform artificial intelligence operations
. this green photonic processor, ...
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Data notizia: Tue, 20/10/2020 - 12:15
water is an essential element for all forms of life; it is the basis of ecosystems and constitutes a large part of ... animals and plants.
a water molecule, whose chemical formula is h 2 o, consists of one atom of oxygen and two of hydrogen
.
oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, therefore it attracts the bonding electrons towards the vertex of the water ... .
this attraction, called a hydrogen bond, is the basis for the interpretation of many of the typical properties that make it a unique substance on earth, still in some ways unknown and therefore the subject of much scientific research. in a new paper, the research team coordinated by fabrizio frezza of the department of information engineering, electronics and telecommunications of sapienza ... out in collaboration with enea's physical technologies for safety and health division and the cnr's institute of complex systems, has ... the polarizability of water
. this makes it possible, for the first time, to predict the dielectric response of water with an ...
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... to give memories a temporal dimension, by organising information that in
people with standard memory remains only a blurred and ... abilities or memory deficits, was also asked to perform the same task. by using a
state-of-the-art technique called multivoxel ... that when differentiating between old and new memories,
for people with hsam, we can detect a high specialisation in the ventromedial ... cortex of the brain
, an area we believe to be designated for organising superior cognitive functions. the same brain region seems to be ... dimension to our existence - note the authors. here, for the very first time globally, we have been studying the neurobiological ... outcomes of this new scientific result are crucial, not only for the analysis conducted on these people's special gift but above all
to open new frontiers for research on neurorehabilitation of memory
and mnesic functions in ... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.04.029
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patrizia campolongo department of physiology and pharmacology ...
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... the
mediterranean sea has been one of the main routes for marine migrations
as well as a centre of commercial relations and ... asia and europe
with different dynamics and timing for each mediterranean island. in sicily, for instance, a new ancestry, starting with the middle bronze age (2000-1550 ... 52-62% of sardinian population comes from the neolithic lineage. this percentage highlights, together with other data, how sardinia, as well as other european regions, has been a
melting pot for movement and mixture of people,
despite the fact that such phenomenon ... population there is still a predominance of neolithic lineage. an even different scenario is the one of balearic islands. here, ...
such as the bronze and iron age. this paves the way for future studies on migrations during greek, phoenician and even roman times. ... g., vai s., camaros e., calo c., catalano g., cueto m., forgia v., lozano m., marini e., micheletti m., micciche r.m., palombo m.r., ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 27/02/2020 - 12:00
all superconducting materials used for highly efficient electric transport must be cool down to very low ... however, in these compounds the
superconducting phase is formed at very high pressures
, more than a million times higher than the ... moreover, previous theoretical work has predicted that only for pressures exceeding 230 gigapascals the compound of lah 10 would form a highly symmetrical structure with a hydrogen cages enclosing the lanthanum atoms (10 hydrogen atoms for each lanthanum atom). these classical calculations have also concluded that the
structure deforms at lower pressures
, breaking the high symmetry of the system. ... particles many structural distortions arise on the crystalline structure which lower the energy of the system, producing energy ... the quantum fluctuations of protons to stabilize the crystalline structure of superconducting hydrogen compounds. the results, published on ...
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Data notizia: Thu, 17/02/2022 - 14:00
... research into mrna vaccines, which have been studied for years to prevent cancer or other viruses such as the zika virus. they are ... are the most numerous cells in the blood and are known for their role in preventing blood loss caused by blood vessel injuries. like ... that
mrna vaccines do not activate platelets and therefore do not increase the risk of thrombosis,
and on the other, identified ... safety and efficacy of mrna vaccines but will be very useful for future strategic vaccine planning". references: platelet and immune ... and efficacy of mrna vaccines and expands valuable knowledge for future strategic planning
covid-19: platelets also contribute to faster ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 01/09/2021 - 12:00
... infection,
the official journal of the european society for clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. the editorial
summarised ... of viral variants (which is actually normal and expected for any virus) to the not always well-explained interpretation of the clinical ... even when they are very rare. "this is a script that has unfortunately been widely repeated in italy and elsewhere, which has ended up ... and finally, the scientists to
take responsibility for their own communication
without the urge to be at the centre of ...
2021 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.08.003
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guido antonelli department of molecular medicine ... the article invites the scientists to take responsibility for their own communication
covid-19 infodemic: the role of traditional and ...
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Data notizia: Wed, 26/02/2020 - 13:30
... medicine of sapienza university of rome and the oxford centre for diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism of university of oxford has been recently published on the lancet diabetes & endocrinology ... how
retina and kidney-related risks
are different for patients affected by lada compared with those with type 2 diabetes. it is ... in order to take advantage of the early therapeutic window for implementing a strict glycaemic control, and the prevention of a greater ... feb 4. doi: 10.1016/s2213-8587(20)30003-6
further information
raffaella buzzetti department of experimental medicine ...
the results of a clinical trial performed on more than 5000 patients over 30 years, has demonstrated that latent ... may cause serious microvascular complications and, therefore, entails severe consequences for visual and urinary apparatuses. the ...
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... the growing interest in the study of this class of information macromolecules. the circrna have only recently been identified thanks ... "charles darwin", in collaboration with the center for life nano science of the italian institute of technology (iit), has ...
. by observing the behavior of this class of rna in the formation of muscle cells, the team of researchers led by irene bozzoni, from ... this regulation - the set of processes that make up a signal for the cell that receives them and which then translates into changes or alterations - and therefore in which phases intervene to block the mechanism. "by demonstrating that this circular rna molecule
represents a new target for counteracting tumor growth
,"
concludes bozzoni, "we have added an ... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-019-0699-4
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irene bozzoni department of biology and biotechnology "charles ... muscle. the research, which opens up new perspectives for the treatment of cancer, has been published in the journal oncogene
...
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... them to grow more slowly. neural stem cells are responsible for the production of new neurons in the adult brain. as we age, it becomes harder for neural stem cells to produce new neurons and this may lead to a decline in the brain cognitive abilities. by comparing the genetic activity in ... an improved knowledge of the mechanisms causing cognitive decline during aging. "we now plan to use genetics and neural stem cells - giuseppe lupo concludes - to try turning back the clock for older cells and rescue their growth deficit. the results obtained with ... as a candidate regulator of age-associated neurogenic decline. -
giuseppe lupo, paola s. nisi, pilar esteve, yu-lee paul, clara lopes ... published: 5 march 2018 doi: 10.1111/acel.12745
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giuseppe lupo, emanuele cacci department of biology and ... in brain aging. these include the dbx2 gene responsible for slowing down the growth of neural stem cells. the study has been published ...
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for the first time, a bone organoid,
i.e. a three-dimensional replica of ... to study the mechanisms and test more effective treatments for this rare genetic paediatric disease that affects one in 100,000 children ... absence of the enzyme that in the human body is responsible for the 'disposal' of certain sugar chains, called glycosaminoglycans. the ... the bones of patients suffering from this condition, is therefore a valuable model to observe the mechanisms of the disease with even ... created from skeletal stem cells, cells that are essential for generating bone tissue, taken from the bone marrow of young patients," says ... - "these cells generated cartilage, which was then transformed into bone tissue and bone marrow in the three-dimensional model. it was ... rare diseases given the difficulty of obtaining and, therefore, analysing tissue samples, particularly from paediatric patients". hurler syndrome is the most severe form of mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, a rare genetic disorder that, in turn, is ...
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... unesco and sapienza, the new chair of education and research for improved urban health and wellbeing in cities has been launched. the chair, ...
an integrated system of research, training and information on urban health and wellbeing.
the project will facilitate
... unesco and sapienza, the new chair of education and research for improved urban health and wellbeing in cities has been launched. the chair, ... promoting an integrated system of research, training and information on urban health and wellbeing
new unesco chair on education and ...
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... the extensive use of pesticides, with serious consequences for soil and groundwater pollution. an eco-compatible solution involves
... of the fungus
." the results of the study are useful for a wide range of applications in the biotechnological field, suggest that ... in the genetic improvement of plants of agronomic interest for the development of varieties with improved resistance to a large number of ... diseases
,
without the use of pesticides dangerous for human health and the environment.
references:
atpme17 is a ... 2020. doi https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13002
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vincenzo lionetti department of biology and biotechnology "charles ... pathogens and in particular of botrytis cinerea, responsible for grey mould in numerous plant species including vines, tomatoes and ...
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... presentation of
the disease shifted from a severe form of pneumonia to a better-tolerated multi-organ infection,
a change that ... and the success of vaccination - but which also leaves room for
the hypothesis that virus adaptation may have played a role, as it tried ... without interference, thus laying
the foundations for the development of therapeutic and preventive approaches targeting the ... in the natural history of the infection.
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guido antonelli department of molecular medicine ... superiore di sanita, which is laying the foundations for the development of therapeutic and preventive approaches targeting the ...
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... the most studied topics in ecology. urban greenery is vital for preserving wildlife within cities. in particular, insects, among the ... within the raccordo anulare showed how these insects, unfortunately, retain a
scarce diversity of parasitoids and pollinators
and ... a way to maintain a high diversity of insects that perform important ecosystem services is a key issue
for maintaining good environmental quality
." the material collected and ... https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214068
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pierfilippo cerretti department of biology and biotechnology ... conservation status of these insects, which are essential for maintaining good environmental quality in large metropolis. the results ...
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mission bepicolombo is set to take off for mercury from the
kourou space centre in french
guyana
at 3:45 am ... (2004). as such, it rightly stands out as a milestone for the european space agency (esa). the bepicolombo mission has been made ... the analysis of the internal structure will provide information on the primordial cloud that gave birth to the solar system and the ... billion years. moreover, it will also provide
useful information for the study of exoplanets
, many of which orbit around the host start at a ... italy
, and the two great antennas in the deserts of california and malargue in argentina. the exchange of radio signals between the ... the italian spring accelerometer (isa), will measure all forces acting on the probe (other than gravity) to make the measurements as ... of the planet's gravity,
but also the search for possible violations of einstein's theory of general relativity
through ...
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... confirming that it had always been a
crossroads for migration and travel
from every corner of the world. diversity and ... conducted by an international team of geneticists, bioinformaticians, anthropologists, archaeologists and historians from sapienza university and the universities of stanford and vienna, as well as various italian institutions. the results have been ... research, but adds new data and vantage points. for example, 8000 years ago, the area, which was already populated by ... jonathan pritchard, professor of genetics and biology at stanford university and alfredo coppa, professor of physical anthropology at ... however, the most interesting part is still to come for the authors. although rome began as a simple city-state, over the course of ... ancient world," explains prof. pritchard, a member of stanford bio-x. the following centuries were characterized by tumultuous events ... the social history of individuals in ancient rome," underlines ron pinhasi. "our study involved a large number of archaeologists and ...
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... 'tumour-seeking' probe improves the effectiveness of surgery for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (nets).
the probe under study is ... operations, whether traditional or robotic, will therefore be more precise and conservative since it will be possible to detect with ... instead of photons,
can accurately detect certain forms of cancer in areas of the body where they would otherwise be impossible ... ieo, we have been able to validate the probe during surgery for the first time". francesco ceci, director of the nuclear medicine unit and ... "my research has always focused on theranostics, the discipline that combines state-of-the-art diagnostics with precision therapies. when ... that is not even visible on pet scans because it is located, for example, in the small lymph nodes close to the mesenteric vessels. the beta ... to find the disease with the need to preserve vital tissue for the patient".
"it is important to remember that for neuroendocrine tumours, surgery is the only form of radical treatment", ...