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ECRAN Project: a cartoon to describe clinical trials

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di Francesco Aiello
Submitted by Francesco Aiello on 24 September, 2013 - 09:04

In 1747, there were many conflicting ideas and questions without answers about the cure for scurvy, a lethal kind of disease at the time. James Lind, surgeon of the Scottish navy, decided to face such an uncertainty by subjecting his patients to a clinical study, in order to compare six possible remedies. This experimentation showed that oranges and lemons were by far the best cure. His work not only saved the life of his ship's sailors, but also laid the foundations for modern clinical trials (randomized and controlled), as we know them today.

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Vision2020 Event: "Horizon 2020 for SMEs"

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di redazione
Submitted by redazione on 20 September, 2013 - 12:14

Vision2020: The Horizon Network will be holding its first Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) information event in London on 25th October 2013, hosted by Imperial Consultants (ICON). Thetheme of the event will be connecting SMEs with research and technology organisations in preparation for the upcoming €70 billion Euro Horizon 2020 European funding programme.

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Carlo Rubbia: Nobel for interaction and science manager

di Pietro Greco
Pubblicato il 14/09/2013
Physics
Scientific research policy

The Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, is one of the most mindful political figures in regards to science and its values. And he is also extremely aware of the role played by science in our society. For these reasons, it was no surprise when he appointed Carlo Rubbia senator for life. Firstly, the particle physicist born in Gorizia the 31st March 1934 is the only “living” Italian Noble prize’s winner – since Renato Dulbecco and Rita Levi Montalcini (a senator for life herself) died last year. Of course, Riccardo Giacconi (the astrophysicist)

Elena Cattaneo senator for life: science, passion and merit

di Giuseppe Remuzzi
Pubblicato il 14/09/2013
Ethics and science
Scientific research policy

“Why should we throw away assisted fertilization embryonic cells that will never be used? Shouldn’t we utilize them for research instead?  Discarding them is not only against science, is against logic and common sense too. How would you explain it to ill people? They, especially the most unlucky, know perfectly well that research on embryonic cells will tell us if in the future we will be able to cure diseases with stem cells, in case also adult ones.