We are what we eat : Understanding the complex network controlling energy balance and feeding behaviour can help overcome obesity
Author:
Silvana Gaetani
Sapienza University of Rome
Throughout different species, food intake and energy storage are controlled as an intricate system...
New frontiers for solving the proteome puzzle : Enhancement of sensitivity of microanalytical techniques for detection and characterization of peptides and proteins in complex samples
Author:
Fernando Benavente
University of Barcelona
The term “proteome” refers to the structure, function and interactions of peptides and polypeptides...
Towards the Magic Bullet: Vesicles as Smart Drug Delivery Systems
Author:
Carlotta Marianecci
University of Rome La Sapienza
The perfect therapeutic systems should be like a “magic bullet”. So said Paul Ehlrich in 1906,...
Volatile Chemicals from Plants as Novel Drug for Human Health
Author:
Carlos Cavaleiro
University of Coimbra
CAVALEIRO (University of Coimbra): eighty percent of the world’s population today has access only...
Taking inspiration from nature: from photosynthesis to a low cost alternative to silicon technology in photovoltaic panels.
Author:
Alessandro Latini
University of Rome La Sapienza
Nineteen years have passed since the original paper by Brian O’Regan and Michael Grätzel was...
Curing prostate cancer without side effects
Author:
Vânia Maria Antunes Moreira
University of Coimbra
Worldwide, prostate cancer (PC) is second only to skin cancer as the most common cancer in men in...
The secret lives of enzymes
Author:
Francesco Lanucara
University of Rome La Sapienza
Good news from the cellular yards! Italian scientists from Sapienza Università di Roma unveiled the...
Mission in space: effects on astronauts’ health
Author:
Riccardo Gubbiotti
University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Human exploration of our solar system is an important objective for the European Space Agency (ESA...
Carrying drugs to target
Author:
Chiara Di Meo
University of Rome – La Sapienza
Another medication, another chalky pill to swallow? Even getting your medically necessary...
HeH+ : The mystery ion
Author:
Jérôme Loreau
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The helium hydride ion (or HeH+), the first molecule to form in the early universe, is still one of...