The higher sky brightness, the darker our future. Since the invention of the artificial light in 1878 by Thomas Edison, artificial lights have played a significant role in human civilization. Artificial light, brightened and made …
Women in science
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” (Marie Curie) This summer I was very surprised when I found inside the Italian edition of the Scientific American an article titled …
Music Aptitude: markers in human genome and the plasticity of the brain determine our musical talent
I’ve been always fascinated by music and how many people are able to establish a sort of connection with instruments and with the frequencies they can produce. I started reading and playing music since I …
Advances in radiotherapy (RT): the importance of understanding RT biological effects on cancer cells
In spite of the important progresses on cacer research, malignant tumors are still one of the principal causes of death all over the world. For example, with an incidence between 33.9 and 60.0 cases per …
The importance of maternal probiotics intake to modulate offspring health
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, microbes in general live inside our body. In particular the so called gut microbiota works as an organ itself. It is a precious resevoir of health if it works very good. There …
Advances in Three-Dimensional Bone Imaging: MRI vs CT
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a radiation-free, noninvasive imaging technique that provides threedimensional (3D) visualization of tissues. Its superior soft tissue contrast has made it a preferential diagnostic tool for the imaging of various organ …