May 29, 2024 Biology, Health

Synchrotron radiation-based X-ray imaging to improve knowledge about female reproductive system
Developing an approach to investigate at high spatial definition the quality and state…
May 27, 2024 Biology, Health

Asbestos fibers and cell membranes: interaction revealed
The serious effects of asbestos on lung tissues are, unfortunately, dramatically known. However,…
May 21, 2024 Biology, Health

The effects of nanoplastics on macrophages unraveled by Synchrotron high-resolution spectro-microscopies
Nanoplastics (NPs) can easily interact with cells, therefore their presence in the environment…
May 17, 2024 genome, Health

Molecular mechanism potentially involved in gene regulation crucial for brain development revealed
Several diseases are associated with the expansion of short nucleotide repeats, in the…
April 18, 2024 Applied Physics, Health

Scientists reveal how osteoporosis and Covid-19 affect bones structure
The evolution of micro-scale bone damages into critical fracture is still not a…
February 12, 2024 Biology, Health

A newly discovered DNA quadruplex structure with potential bio-technology applications
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are structures found in G-rich, evolutionarily conserved regions at the ends…
November 30, 2023 Biology, Health

A new tool to predict RNA/DNA duplexes stability in cells
RNA/DNA hybrid duplexes formation is a crucial step of important biological processes, such…
November 9, 2023 Biology, Health

New insights on the formation of secondary nucleic acid structures adopted by cytosine-rich DNA
i-Motifs (iMs) are tetra-helical secondary structures, generated by the folding of DNA sequences…