Medicine, and oncology in particular, remains among the topics most dealt with by Italian research labs. Monitoring of international science journals (Science, Lancet, and the publications in the Nature group) has found 46 studies by national laboratories, with a particular emphasis on cancer treatments (5 articles in Science, British Journal of Cancer, Scientific Report). Genetics is also covered, with 2 articles in Gene Therapy and Nature Genetics.
In biomedicine and parasitology, Nature, in an article dedicated to the new health risks connected with climate change (Nature Outlook, March 29 – Environment: Hothouse of disease), cites the results of a study on animal parasites by the University of Teramo.
MONITORED ARTICLES 46
ITALIAN RESEARCHERS: 103
ITALIAN RESEARCH CENTERS: 78