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Merging Galaxies in the Early Universe

08.10.2021

The University of Padua and an international research team publishes its findings in the "Astronomy & Astrophysics" scientific journal. The findings are concerned with the early evolutionary stages of galaxies and the significance in the increased of their mass. The work reveals the presence of a significant merging activity of galaxies during the early University, with a merger fraction of almost 40%

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dna
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Studies of g-quadruplex offer useful indications for designing new therapeutic drugs

08.10.2021

Research conducted at the universities of Padua, Milano-Bicocca, and Insubria, in collaboration with the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Council (CNR-IFN), analysed how a secondary structure of DNA evolves in some proto-oncogene promoters.

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Rapid diagnosis and predicting the progression rate of ALS are now possible

08.10.2021

A team of researchers, including those of the University of Padua, reveals the possibility of quickly diagnosing and predicting ALS progression.

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medicine
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Covid-19 intensive care mortality predictions

06.10.2021

A machine learning approach using SuperLearner algorithms to identify the risk of death for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The study was coordinated by Paolo Navalesi, Director of the COVID-19 VENETO ICU Network, and Dario Gregori, Director of the Biostatistics Epidemiology and Public Health Unit of the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health of the University of Padua.

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How Nature works

07.02.2022

On October 9, 2021, the 19th century greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the University of Padua, reopen to the public with the exhibition of the Czech artist Krištof Kintera. How nature works is a site-specific exhibition resulting from the collaboration with Arte Sella and is part of the University of Padua’s 800th anniversary celebrations

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