03 March 2025

Thyroid: Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of Thyroxine Synthesis

A study from Human Technopole, the University of Milano-Bicocca and Università di Milano reveals new details about how thyroxine – the primary form of thyroid hormone in the blood – is formed, shedding light on a mechanism involving a specific type of amino acid in the thyroglobulin protein. The findings are published in The Journal of Biochemistry and highlighted with the journal’s cover.

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17 February 2025

Human Technopole’s National Facilities: new Call for Access now Open

The new call for Access to the National Facilities services is now open! The Human Technopole’s National Facilities continue to expand their support for cutting-edge research by launching the first Call for Access of 2025. Building on the success of the 24-PILOT call, to which over 120 projects have applied, this new opportunity allows researchers to benefit from state-of-the-art technologies and expertise.

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15 February 2025

Childhood Cancer: Free DNA in Blood Reveals Therapy Resistance

An international study coordinated by Milan’s Human Technopole, the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London has shown that certain DNA fragments found in the blood of paediatric cancer patients can be used as “biomarkers” to obtain information on the characteristics of the disease and its ability to resist therapies. Analysing these fragments could represent an effective alternative to tumour tissue biopsy, a practice that is particularly difficult in children.

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