Our kidneys and us

A research team investigates how nutrition can help prevent chronic kidney disease – a widespread but under-diagnosed condition.

Things to know before participating in a medical study

Biobanks, privacy and ethical research

La genetica del complemento

Uno dei meccanismi che attiva il nostro sistema immunitario è stato studiato per la prima volta nella popolazione generale, portando a interessanti nuove conoscenze.

So, what’s a biobank actually for?

The most obvious answer is to preserve biological samples, but there’s much more to it than that.

Parkinson’s research: new approaches for early detection

For the first time, markers have been identified at the cellular level that indicate mitochondrial defects even in the absence of physical symptoms

Filtering data on kidney function

A look at kidney function biomarkers and associated cardiovascular risk with Epidemiologist Ryosuke Fujii

Optimists suffer less

How affective temperaments affect pain perception

"The biggest challenge is the overabundance of information"

Conversations between disciplines: interview with neurologist Peter Pramstaller and electronic engineer Roberto Monsorno.

The right pills

A CHRIS health study spinoff investigates the effectiveness of hypertension medications

"Shifting focus from disease to human health"

Synergy between Eurac Research and Human Technopole of Milan gives new life to health research in Italy

Among like-minded people

Interview with Johannes Rainer, bioinformatics expert

Pioneering biomedical research in South Tyrol

A new chapter for the CHRIS health study in Vinschgau/Val Venosta.

Covid-19: links between genes and disease severity

Bolzano research centre among institutions involved in a study to reveal human genome locations associated with Covid-19 severity

Aritmie

Per curarle, ricerca e clinica lavorano insieme

Covid-19 in Venosta: incidenza maggiore di quanto rilevato in primavera

"Sosteniamo sindaci e medici di base nella ripartenza"

L'epidemiologo Cristian Pattaro racconta lo studio CHRIS Covid-19

Kidney failure: study discovers a variety of new risk genes

An international research consortium led by Eurac Research has identified 147 gene regions, that affect Kidney function