UNESCO Women in Science
“Throughout history and across continents, women have shaped science, often in the shadows of mainstream narratives. This exhibition invites you on an immersive journey to discover the impact of pioneering women who have made groundbreaking contributions to physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, and beyond.” UNESCO …
Epidemiology models explain rumour spreading during France’s Great Fear of 1789
In 1789, rumours spread like a virus across France: gangs of bandits were attacking villages, destroying crops and terrorizing peasants, mobilized by nobles trying to suppress political unrest. None of it was true. But the resulting panic and upheaval, called the Great Fear, helped to …
Spread of turbulent cancer cells
Cancer metastasis involves the collective migration of cancer cells in confined space, a problem that has been widely investigated in vitro. Here we quantify the flow patterns of cancer cell as they invade tissue space and deform the surrounding extracellular matrix in vivo. Cell motion …
New Study Reveals Potential Breakthrough in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Prognosis
A recent study has investigated the prognostic and predictive potential of ARIADNE, a transcriptomic test for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) developed by researchers at the Center for Complexity and Biosystems of the University of Milan and commercialized by the spinoff Complexdata. The study was conducted …
Human microbiota: innovative method to identify alterations in metabolic diseases
It is known that the metabolic activity of all the microorganisms that make up the human microbiome interacts with host metabolism, contributing to human health in a way that is not yet fully understood. A group of researchers from the Center for Complexity and Biosystems …
Artificial intelligence in breast cancer diagnostics
Cell Reports Medicine publishes a new study from the University of Milan that highlights the innovative potential of artificial intelligence and new algorithms for breast cancer diagnosis, prognosis and prediction. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women, with about 500,000 deaths worldwide …
Talk at TEMTIA X
On November 8 2022, Caterina La Porta will present a talk on “Classification of Triple Negative Breast Cancer by a Boolean network model of the EMT” at the TEMTIA X Meeting in Paris. https://emtmeeting.org/ At the TEMTIA conference, topics range from new insights into developmental …
A genomic test clarifies the role of the role of the immune system in triple negative breast cancer metastatic risk
Estimating the risk that a patient with breast cancer will develop a metastatic tumor is of fundamental importance for deciding the best treatment strategy in the framework of personalized medicine. This particularly true for treat triple negative breast cancer where no specific drugs are available, …
Extracting information from brain signals.
High density electroencephalography (hdEEG) provides an accessible but indirect tool to record brain activity in real time. While the recorded signals encode a large amount of information, it is not straightforward to interpret them. This would be extremely useful for several potential applications such as …
How bats coexist with viruses
How can bats coexist with viruses, including various types of coronavirus, without suffering from the diseases? Researchers at the Center for Complexity & Biosystems of the University of Milan investigated this interesting issue and found that the success in keeping viruses at bay stem from …
