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Immunofluorescence staining of tumor- infiltrarting myeloid cells. Image from the team of Prof. Johann de Bono, UK.

Prostate cancer: the dark side of immune response
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First international higher education program in sleep medicine
The Algo4U team (L to R): Patrick Zulian, Alessio Quaglino, Benedikt Thelen, Prof. Rolf Krause

Algo4U, where innovative software is "crafted" for the community
Photo les Studios Casagrande

The Louis-Jeantet Prize conferred to Prof. Antonio Lanzavecchia
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Dear doctor, are you listening to me?
Image of an antibody

Humabs, a biotech success story in Ticino
Structure of an antibody (blue) binding to the novel region of the malaria parasite protein (yellow). (Image courtesy of Luca Piccoli, IRB)

A Swiss team discovers new antibodies that "nip" malaria in the bud
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Is breathing getting us sick?
Despite the progress made in the field of science and technology, heart disease is still the number one public health concern in developed countries

Using computational science for more effective cardiac therapies
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Rectoverso: basic research, applied science
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The cornerstone of the new Bellinzona campus is laid
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Food intollerance, allergies and fads
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"How are you feeling?"
Diagram of the clonal evolution

Fighting leukemia starting from its evolution. A new ERC-funded research project at the IOR
Image showing the prostate cancer cells accumulating drops of lipids (in red) in the cytoplasm. The cell nuclei are shown in grey.

Putting cells "on a diet" for new therapies against cancer
Immag of a NUT midline carcinoma, a tumour caused by the alteration of a BET protein (source: Wikipedia)

Interfering with gene expression to fight cancer
Diagram of the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) complex together with Sae2

A new study from the IRB published in Genes & Development
Antonio Lanzavecchia (photo by Alessandro Crinari)

Antonio Lanzavecchia receives the 2017 Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award
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Confirmed the positive results at the National Fund
Immunohistochemical analysis of diffuse large B cell lymphomas stained for the expression of the BCL2 protein (dark brown colour) (40x)

A new molecule to inhibit lymphoma growth

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