An interdisciplinary research group coordinated by the University of Trento and the University of Napoli - Federico II explained how viruses invade human cells using membrane thickenings called 'lipid rafts'

A study by the University of Trento identified a protein that, like a switch, controls the onset of cell death processes in cancer cells, which are regulated by p53, the protein known as ‘the guardian of the genome’. The findings, published in Cell Reports, will be used to develop more tailored and effective cancer treatments

A research group coordinated by physicists of the University of Trento was able to probe internal stress in colloidal glasses, a crucial step to control the mechanical properties of glasses. Their work opens the way to new types of glass for new applications. The study was published in the US journal "Science advances"

A research group of CIMeC of the University of Trento found out that the same brain areas and coding schemes are activated when navigating through geographical and conceptual spaces. The study, which for the first time indicates that the same spatial maps are used for places and ideas, appeared in the “Journal of Neuroscience”