Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to shorten diagnosis times
Sequencing of the genome, or parts of it, is becoming an increasingly common practice in Diagnostics. What are the advantages and opportunities?
We discuss this...
Multiple Sclerosis cured with stem cells
Multiple sclerosis comes in two forms; the relapsing-remitting form and the progressive form. If, for the first form, there are several treatments available, for...
Regenerative Medicine: Artificial Thymus from Stem Cells
The dream of regenerative medicine is to build fully functioning organs. A dream that's seen its realization in the creation of an artificial thymus,...
Stem Cells against Coronavirus: the RESCAT study and the experiences of the Tettamanti Research...
In our body, we have natural allies against inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2: we're talking about stem cells. However, how can they be used to...
“ALL”: Leukemia within the first years of life
In some cases, our genes can undergo changes that can make a disease very aggressive. This is the case with a form of Acute...
Artificial Intelligence and COVID-19: the “AIforCOVID” Imaging Archive project
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence to study radiographic images of patients with COVID-19 (collected and made available between hospitals and public and private research institutes), can...
Immunotherapy: the new way to fight cancer
In today's article, we're pleased to inform you about two excellent Italian biomedical research initiatives that are joining forces in applied cellular immunotherapy, in...
Leukemia: new hope from CARCIK
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (or ALA) is a blood cancer that affects approximately 400 children and adolescents each year in Italy. A life-changing tumor not...
Rizzoli and Humanitas: excellence in spinal surgery and O-Arm2 technology
A few months ago, S4L wrote about the world's first vertebra transplant. An exceptional event that brought spinal surgery a step forward. It could...
New cure for leukemia
CAR-T looks like a new sports car model, but instead, is a new anti-tumor therapy. Born in the United States, it's also being used...