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One of the most promising prospects for treating type 1 diabetes: the use of stem cells to restore insulin production and the role of gene editing in developing increasingly effective and durable therapies.

Research continues to show that the medicine of the future will be increasingly focused not only on curing, but on regenerating and restoring the body's natural functions.

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Type 1 diabetes: the new era of "islands of hope" - Sbarro Health Research Organization Type 1 diabetes: the new era of "islands of hope"

A heart that repairs itself?

A 2026 Science study shows self‑amplifying RNA (saRNA) can reactivate silent self‑repair pathways in the heart, reducing infarct damage and improving the contractile function of cardiac tissue.

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Heart and heart attack: the RNA that teaches the body to repair itself - Sbarro Health Research Organization For decades, myocardial infarction was considered an irreversible event. When...

Invisible cracks in the blood–brain barrier: subconcussive impacts in contact sports can create lasting damage that may raise the risk of neurodegenerative disease.

Monitoring barrier integrity with blood biomarkers and targeted MRI could become essential to protect athletes’ long‑term brain health.

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Invisible cracks: how sports impacts wear down the brain's barrier - Sbarro Health Research Organization Invisible cracks: how sports impacts wear down the brain's barrier

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) has long been both a medical emergency and a philosophical symbol.

In his Epistulae, Seneca described asthma as an "exercise in death"—a reminder of human fragility. Today, medicine responds with precision: monoclonal antibodies, bronchial thermoplasty, AI-driven phenotyping and biomarkers such as FeNO are turning severe asthma into a treatable, often preventable condition.

Read Prof. Antonio Giordano’s reflection on how centuries of stoic endurance gave way to personalized, science-driven care.

"Shortness of Breath" in Seneca: from philosophical astonishment to gene therapies - Sbarro Health Research Organization "Shortness of Breath" in Seneca: from philosophical astonishment to gene therapies