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In a new research project, we explore the interaction between misinformation and science on social media during COVID-19. The UnMiSSeD project brings in not only computational social sciences but also media and communication studies and has clear connections to science communication.

January 18, Stefano Merler and Alessandro Vespignani, two of the world's leading experts on epidemiological models, will be discussing how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic brought science, politics and society together.

A research recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Scientific Reports shows that screening campaigns with rapid antigen tests to detect asymptomatic positives in the population are useful. Coordinated by FBK-Irvapp Director Mirco Tonin, together with fellow professors at the University of Bolzano, Davide Ferrari and Steven Stillman, the study, carried out using the data from the experiment conducted in South Tyrol in November 2020, indicates a significant lowering of infections (-45% in the infection growth rate) in the following weeks.

Yet another top-notch expert as protagonist of the event organized by FBK per la Salute

The lectio magistralis delivered by the president of AIFA Giorgio Palù, from a clinical analysis of the virus to infodemic drifts.

Data scientists from all over the world united in a virtual challenge on Covid-19 data. The online hackathon is open to students, PhD students and teams of researchers called to solve a real and compelling problem in medical imaging. The goal: to support healthcare professionals with prognosis activities starting from chest radiographs and clinical data collected in hospital triage.

A study conducted by researchers from Fondazione Bruno Kessler and Cnr-Isti, published in Scientific Reports, analyzed changes in daily routines and the ability to adapt to precautionary measures following the outbreak of COVID-19.

The calls of the Foundation for the Valorization of Trentino Research were launched on March 19, 2020 with the aim of countering the pandemic by supporting research aimed at social impacts

FBK's Center for Health Emergencies contributed to the new study published in Nature

The Trento Province Healthcare System (APSS) and Fondazione Bruno Kessler, as part of the TrentinoSalute4.0 digital health competence center, worked hard during the months of the pandemic to give life to Covibot, a chatbot visible from the APSS website that can answer questions about the vaccination campaign and respond to the many requests that are still being received on isolation, quarantine, case contacts and testing.

such as remote visits, are underway in the Province of Trento. The paper describes the evolution of this user-friendly tool that is highly appreciated by both citizens and healthcare professionals, especially since access to healthcare facilities has become harder.

Valentina Marziano (FBK) is the co-author of a new study recently published in Nature on the spread of COVID-19 in China, according to which non-pharmaceutical interventions will continue to be the number one weapon to curb infections

A face-to-face meeting with Ferruccio de Bortoli, a journalist with proven experience and professionalism who reflected with the public on the role of correct information in contrast to the rampant wave of misinformation and infodemic

A proof-of-concept evaluation measuring the engagement and effectiveness of Atena, a psychoeducational chatbot supporting healthy coping with stress and anxiety, among a population of university students

BMC Medicine has published the open access research paper "Modeling the interplay between demography, social contact patterns, and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the South West Shewa Zone (SWSZ) of Oromia Region, Ethiopia" authored by Trentini, F. et al.

The FBK for Health webinar presented the current situation on vaccines and the vaccination campaign

A webinar with Prof. Marco Trabucchi to talk about the critical issues related to the world of older adults that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Age-specific likelihood of developing symptoms and of progressing to critical disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection

A reflection to restore dignity to the lonely deaths of the pandemic

The work, the result of a collaboration among the Bruno Kessler Foundation, the Isi Foundation - Turin, the University of Turin and other foreign research institutes, has been published in the authoritative journal Nature Communications. The results analyze in which cases isolation strategies and digital contact tracing via app can help contain re-emerging outbreaks

These numbers come from the new 'flash survey' conducted by ISS and the Ministry of Health in cooperation with regional laboratories and Fondazione Bruno Kessler

With many new features, a freely and user friendly platform to independently conduct a number of analysis for which at the moment there is no other online resource available

Network medicine aims at using networks to uncover patterns in diseases and use them to understand their biology and propose new drugs.

Relaxing restrictions when the incidence of Sars-CoV-2 infections is still high can lead to a rapid new spike in cases, and therefore in hospitalizations, even if the Rt number is below 1. These are the findings of a study, based on data from the epidemic's 'first wave', conducted by researchers from Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) and the National Institute for Accident Insurance (INAIL) published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States (PNAS).

PAMA Rovereto adopted an FBK project thanks to HIT and Confindustria Trento Digital Innovation Hub

The data illustrated by Bruno Lepri during the webinar organized by FBK Academy are the findings of studies conducted by Harvard Business School, Austin Business School and Humanyze

As information that questioned the validity of the infection metrics used spread, the Ministry of Health held a press conference where FBK researcher Stefano Merler spoke to shed light on some concepts

Tackling the new challenges of hybrid work by innovating

FBK epidemiologist Stefano Merler participated in a round table at the Genoa Science Festival on the theme of mathematical models applied to the study of pandemics

Developed by TrentinoSalute4.0, the App enables families and pediatricians to preserve provider-patient relations even if remotely

New study published about strategy and planning evolution for the autumn and winter transition phase. With the contribution of FBK experts in mathematical models to describe scenarios and contain the spread of the infection, led by Stefano Merler

The research led by epidemiologist Stefano Merler was published in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance

The FBK researcher took part in the live streaming discussion on the ongoing pandemic and epidemiological models

FBK team of researchers led by Manlio De Domenico will develop a computational platform for interactive monitoring and visualization of COVID-19 infodemic on social media and a report on the global state of COVID-19 infodemic.

A final master class to take stock of the medical and scientific acquisitions currently available on SARS-CoV2

Fondazione Bruno Kessler has played an important role during this health emergency. In fact, its contribution was critical in analyzing the data on the spread of the pandemic in close connection with ISS, the Italian National Institute of Health.

The analysis conducted by the researchers from Trento-based Fondazione Bruno Kessler, in cooperation with colleagues from Lombardy Region health institutions and universities in Milan and in the US, has been published online in the arXiv archive pending publication in a scientific journal

Risks and benefits of using artificial intelligence in medicine: the perspectives of law and technology.

The reflections of Francesco Profumo, Claudia Dolci and Fernanda Alfieri on the transition period we are going through

The epidemiologist of the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) Stefano Merler participated today, in video call from Trento, in the press conference of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS).

The study of an international team led by the Bruno Kessler Foundation of Trento and the Fudan University of Shanghai has been published in the journal Science

The FBK epidemiologist spoke at today's press conference of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità illustrating the Rt value of the Italian regions. For the province of Trento the average value is 0.44

Manlio De Domenico and Pierluigi Sacco participated to the World Health Organization ad-hoc technical consultation on managing the COVID-19 infodemic, held on 7–8 April 2020

The FBK research group CoMuNe Lab, which recently created a platform for monitoring tweets about coronavirus, has launched an open call to scientists and experts for support in data analysis. This is sheer "open science"

A few days after the application of the measures to contrast Sars-Cov-2, the reproducibility index of the virus decreased both in Lombardy and in other regions

Thanks to the collaboration between the Municipality of Fidenza, FBK and local restaurateurs, the Bring The Food app has been adapted for the medical staff of the Vaio hospital and more

Coronavirus has impacted many domains of our lives. This webinar series aims at exploring the strategies and initiatives of governments and religious groups to deal with the crisis

The outbreak in Italy started long before February 20 and aggressive containment strategies are needed to control the spread of Covid-19 and avoid catastrophic outcomes for the national health system.

The collaboration between the Province Government, the Trento Province Healthcare System and FBK was developed by TrentinoSalute4.0

Too many countries are exposed to fake news: the CoMuNe Lab research unit (FBK) has analyzed conversations on twitter on a global level, discovering that the behavior of users and bots on social media produced faults in the correct information, especially in Italy before the arrival of the first cases of contagion

Le attività della Fondazione Bruno Kessler in questi giorni di emergenza proseguono in modalità smart working. Nasce il portale #menoviruspiùconoscenza con contenuti digitali a disposizione di tutti

Considerations on morality and human fragility in the time of the coronavirus, by the philosopher of FBK-ISR Paolo Costa. The good news is that we can do our part and change.

Together with Enrico Piergiacomi, we reconstruct a history of the relationship between emotion and reaction to epidemics / pandemics