
Stories by Institute & Center
Institute for Biomedicine


What goes around comes around
The biomedical cycle of research for precision and prevention in health

Tiny blobs. Huge potential
How clusters of living cells are teaching scientists about how the body functions

“Solo uno su 20 sa di avere una malattia cronica ai reni”

Our kidneys and us
A research team investigates how nutrition can help prevent chronic kidney disease – a widespread but under-diagnosed condition.

Things to know before participating in a medical study
Biobanks, privacy and ethical research

Die Genetik des Komplementsystems
Ein Mechanismus, der unser Immunsystem aktiviert, wurde zum ersten Mal in der Allgemeinbevölkerung untersucht – mit bahnbrechenden Erkenntnissen.

What smoking does to oral bacteria
A study shows the effects of cigarette use and what happens when you stop.

Meeting C. elegans
How a tiny, wriggling worm is enabling discoveries into the mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease.

So, what’s a biobank actually for?
The most obvious answer is to preserve biological samples, but there’s much more to it than that.
Parkinson’s research: new approaches for early detection
For the first time, markers have been identified at the cellular level that indicate mitochondrial defects even in the absence of physical symptoms

Filtering data on kidney function
A look at kidney function biomarkers and associated cardiovascular risk with Epidemiologist Ryosuke Fujii

Free of symptoms but not of fears
Incomplete penetrance in genetic diseases and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Risk factors for Parkinson’s disease: progress in research
A study proves the protective function of the RIT2 gene


Sense of smell as an early warning system for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Interview with neuroscientist Johannes Frasnelli



"The biggest challenge is the overabundance of information"
Conversations between disciplines: interview with neurologist Peter Pramstaller and electronic engineer Roberto Monsorno.

Cardiac arrest: investigating causes
A heart disease common in young people is being researched at the cellular level

The right pills
A CHRIS health study spinoff investigates the effectiveness of hypertension medications
Wirksame Umprogrammierung von Krebszellen
Eine Studie belegt die Wirksamkeit eines Moleküls gegen den aggressiven Weichteilkrebs Leiomyosarkom und identifiziert einige Gene, die auf eine bessere Prognose hindeuten


"Shifting focus from disease to human health"
Synergy between Eurac Research and Human Technopole of Milan gives new life to health research in Italy


Pioneering biomedical research in South Tyrol
A new chapter for the CHRIS health study in Vinschgau/Val Venosta.
Auswertung der Daten zu den Infektionen ist abgeschlossen
Covid-19-Studie in Gröden

Covid-19: links between genes and disease severity
Bolzano research centre among institutions involved in a study to reveal human genome locations associated with Covid-19 severity

Il più difficile è il primo passo
Tre domande a Alessandra Zendron, presidente dell’Associazione altoatesina per il Parkinson

Den Geheimnissen von Parkinson auf der Spur
Wie Neurowissenschaft und Genforschung neue Erkenntnisse über gestörte Zellfunktionen gewinnen

Parkinson Research: Important Protective Protein Discovered

3D-Zellmodelle zur besseren Erforschung von Parkinson
Neues Verfahren ermöglicht Forschern genaueren Vergleich zwischen Zellen von gesunden und erkrankten Menschen


Software from Bolzano has revolutionised genetic research worldwide
The success story of the method that became international standard technology
Überwachung der Sars-CoV2-Mutationen
Eurac Research unterstützt den Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb beim Sequenzieren des Virus-Genoms
CHRIS Covid-19-Studie im Vinschgau: vier von 100 im Herbst infiziert
Die Teilnehmerzahl wird noch erweitert, um die Forschungsdatenbank zu vergrößern.

„Wir unterstützen Bürgermeister und Hausärzte beim Neustart“
Start für die CHRIS Covid-19-Studie im Vinschgau.

Kidney failure: study discovers a variety of new risk genes
An international research consortium led by Eurac Research has identified 147 gene regions, that affect Kidney function

