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30 Aprile 2019

When a “she” becomes an “it”

What happens in the human brain when a woman is put on a par with an object? A research answering this question was conducted at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CiMEC) of the University of Trento and was published today in “Scientific Reports”

1 Aprile 2019

Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established

Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and diets

21 Gennaio 2019

The largest ever catalog of bacteria in the human body containing over 150 thousands genomes is reported

A large number of previously uncharacterized bacteria living in and on humans was discovered and analyzed by scientists in Trento, Italy. Many of these newly identified microbes are prevalent in non-Westernized populations but are less frequent in Westernized populations, suggesting a link between a loss of microbial diversity and populations’ lifestyles

8 Novembre 2018

UniTrento scores big in ANVUR assessment

It is the only Italian university that has been awarded the top assessment among the 35 that have been evaluated so far. That’s what has emerged from the evaluation report for the periodic accreditation of universities and degree programmes that was released today in Rome

5 Settembre 2018

Leaders or bullies? Even toddlers can tell the difference

Respect-based and fear-based power: it seems that children can recognise the two faces of power from early infancy. For the first time, a study reveals that infants are able to reason on the quality of social dominance. The joint study published today in Pnas is the result of collaboration between the University of Trento (Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science) and the University of Illinois (Department of Psychology). A promising research line to shed light on the notion of authority in infancy

1 Agosto 2018

Iron and sulfur: the ingredients of the first ‘breath’ of life on Earth

A research team led by CIBIO at the University of Trento has discovered that iron-sulfur clusters on the young Earth activated cell metabolism, which enabled the development of the first life forms. The study has just been published in Nature Catalysis

20 Luglio 2018

Neuronal regeneration: CIBIO takes new approach

Researchers aim to counteract motor neuron degeneration by stimulating neuronal growth. The results of an international five-year study have recently appeared in “Molecular Cell”. The research team found out that the growth stimulation factor in mature motor neurons is blocked by another molecule, and when you try to set if free it displays enormous strength and excellent functioning

11 Luglio 2018

The power of mommy’s bacteria

A research study on the transmission of maternal microbiome provides the basis to better understand its impact on children’s health. The research - featured on the cover of “Cell Host and Microbe” - is coordinated by a team of Cibio researchers of the University of Trento with Santa Chiara Hospital in Trento

5 Aprile 2018

The many faces of breast cancer revealed

A research study managed to trace the origin of a particularly insidious type of breast cancer by identifying the mechanisms it uses to change continuously and to escape targeted therapies. The results have been published in Nature Communications. The research team is led by the researchers of the Centre for Integrative Biology – CIBIO of the University of Trento

22 Febbraio 2018

The Art of Neanderthals

A study published today in Science Advances changes the way in which we see human prehistory and casts a new perspective on our ‘primitive’ ancestors: Neanderthals were capable of symbolic behaviour 115,000 years ago, well before meeting with Homo Sapiens. Diego Angelucci, geoarchaeologist from the University of Trento, who for ten years has been studying marine shells decorated by Neanderthals found in Spanish caves, expressed his satisfaction that “thanks to the radiometric dating technique, prehistory took a giant step forward today”

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