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Pink October: the AIRC foundation's campaign came back

01.10.2025

In the month of international mobilization against breast cancer, the AIRC Foundation highlights the progress made over 60 years and supports research to combat even the most aggressive forms of the disease

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Project launched to save the Adriatic sturgeon from extinction

01.10.2025

The European project LIFE-RESTORE has been launched, dedicated to the protection of the Adriatic sturgeon, a symbolic species of our rivers and the Adriatic Sea, now at risk of extinction. The project involves universities, scientific institutes, natural parks, and associations, including the University of Padua

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Euganean thermal water: a new resource in the fight against COVID-19

30.09.2025

A study published in the journal Biomedicine by the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Pietro d'Abano Thermal Study Center, reveals that the salsobromoiodic thermal waters of the Euganean area reduce the inflammatory response caused by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

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The tongue beats

30.09.2025

The DiSSGeA of the University of Padua is promoting an event at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York to highlight the role of Italian as the language of migration, migrant press, and identity construction in the context of historical diasporas

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Unipd research team reexamines a 1950s nuclear fusion concept

29.09.2025

A research team at Unipd has “dusted off” an old nuclear fusion concept from the 1950s, which involves the combustion of solid lithium-6 deuteride at room temperature with neutrons. This process offers interesting prospects for energy production in devices not based on plasma confinement

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Light pollution and synchronization with lunar cycles

25.09.2025

A study from the University of Padua indicates that light pollution compromises the synchronization between the menstrual cycle and the lunar cycle, potentially affecting fertility

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Marco Marani elected fellow dell'American Geophysical Union

24.09.2025

International recognition for Marco Marani's excellent research in hydrology, geomorphology, and climate risk, elected as a member of the American Geophysical Unioon

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Research by Unipd and Zaragoza confirms that the dwarf elephants of Sicily were grazers

22.09.2025

A study by the University of Padua and Zaragoza, based on the analysis of teeth from fossil specimens preserved at the Museum of Nature and Man, confirms that the dwarf elephants of Sicily were grazers

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A Unipd research among the 2025 Ig Nobel Winners, celebrating bizarre but thought-provoking studies

19.09.2025

The science-proof recipe for lump-free cacio e pepe was among the winners of the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes — the parody awards of the Nobel Prizes that are given each year to quirky scientific studies “that first make you laugh, then make you think.”

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European student card: pilot project launch for internationally mobile students

19.09.2025

Unipd joins the European Student Card (ESC) project. The initiative aims to simplify university student mobility through digital verification of student status and unified access to academic services across Europe

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