The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST.EU) funds research networks called COST Actions. These interdisciplinary networks bring researchers and innovators together to investigate a chosen topic for four years. The COST Action SENESCENCE2030 (CA23119), coordinated by the Institute Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "Gaetano Salvatore" of the National Council of Research of Italy (Cnr-Ieos), aims to establish within Europe the concept of targeting cell senescence to prevent age-related disorders. With this first call, SENESCENCE2030 is offering grants of up to € 3,000 each for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) to be completed by mid-April 2025. Application Deadline: December 20th, 2024. Mission Period: February 1 – April 15, 2025

A new study has highlighted the role of chloride flows through channels on the surface of tumor cell lines: by stopping these ion currents, their replication can be halted. The research, led by research teams from SISSA in collaboration with Cnr-Iom, the University of Trieste, University Hospital of Udine, the University of Udine and GlioGuard S.r.l. has been published in Molecular Cancer Research and featured in the Editor’s Highlights

A research group coordinated by Cnr-Isof, with the participation of Cnr-Ismn, Unibo and Czech Academy of Science, foundf that graphene has properties capable of controlling and modulating the activities of astrocytes, a type of brain cell. The study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, may have positive implications for the treatment of important and complex brain pathologies such as epilepsy and stroke

A recent study of the team of the Institute of structure of matter (Cnr-Ism), in collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the Niccolò Cusano University and published on Nano-Micro Letters, show that self-powered X-ray detectors, based on FAPbBr3 255-nm-thick films deposited onto mesoporous TiO2 scaffolds, can withstand a 26-day X-ray exposure with no signal loss, demonstrating ultra-high operational stability

The EU-funded project IV-Lab has received more than 4 million euros from the European Innovation Council (EIC). The device will empower physicians to deliver timely and personalized treatment. The National Research Council of Italy is involved in the research consortium, led by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Funded by the Horizon Europe, EU's key funding programme for research and innovation under Grant Agreement Nº 101131175, the FarmEVs project was officially kicked-off on 21st -22nd March 2024 in a meeting with a high scientific and institutional participation, taking on the challenge of establishing plant extracellular farming systems within the One Health approach. FarmEVs consortium is coordinated by CNR and composed of 8 partners from 6 countries