Unibo Magazine

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Which Genes Regulate Metabolism?

Research carried out by the University of Bologna's Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, in collaboration with the Animal and Food Genomics Group and other University departments, has characterised the pig metabolome for the first time, opening up new possibilities for combining genetics and nutrition with applications in biomedicine and animal production

Cancer: Mortality Rates Expected to Decrease in 2025

Forecasts for 2025 indicate a decrease in cancer mortality rates in the European Union, with an estimated reduction of around 3.5% in men and 1.2% in women. A positive trend is also expected for breast cancer, with the exception of women over the age of eighty. For this group, the increase in mortality may be linked to limited access to regular screening, delayed diagnoses, and lower uptake of innovative treatments

A New Tool to Predict the Risk of Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction

By analysing the cases of more than 1,700 patients who experienced an NSTEMI myocardial infarction, a research team led by scientists from the University of Bologna has identified a new threshold value for troponin, a protein found in heart muscle cells, which could allow doctors to adopt more targeted strategies to reduce post-angioplasty complications

How to Turn a Virus into an Anti-Cancer Nanobioparticle

A research team from the University of Bologna has developed a system that uses a specific bacteriophage — a virus that infects bacteria but is harmless to humans — as a template to synthesise new photosensitive nanoparticles able to target and destroy cancer cells and tissues

New Technology to Improve Brain Activity Mapping

Developed by researchers from the University of Bologna and Dartmouth College, this consists of an innovative template of the cortical surface, developed based on the anatomy of 1031 human brains, which makes it possible to conduct studies in functional magnetic resonance imaging with less data and a higher level of replicability and reproducibility