Sbarro Health Research Organization

03/16/2026

A kitchen spice as a "switch" for cancer?

Dive into the latest curcumin studies in the carousel!

03/13/2026

What's progranulin and why it's involved in bladder cancer?

Today we meet our student Vrunda Stasiya which is bringing an interesting research for better diagnoses and therapies.

03/11/2026

America's Cup and SHRO: Science and Sport unite in Naples!

At the heart is SportsGenomic, SHRO's project that analyzes athletes' genetic profiles to prevent cardiovascular, metabolic, and oncological diseases.

An innovative approach to prevention that perfectly aligns with the values of the America's Cup.

A healthier future starts here.

03/06/2026

March is Women’s History Month — but in science, women are still underrepresented.

These numbers tell the tale:
• 33% of global researchers are women
• Only 10% reach STEM leadership
• Women receive ~50% less funding
• Just 27% of high-impact co-authorships in natural sciences

When women don’t lead trials, they are underrepresented in the data that guides treatment.
A gap we must close — for better science and better care.

At SHRO, we’re bridging research and women’s health every day.
Equity isn’t just fair: it’s essential.

👋🏼 Meet our incredible women researchers!

03/04/2026

Today, on International HPV Awareness Day, it's time to talk openly about a virus that affects both women and men, causing serious cancers.

Over 200 HPV strains exist.
4 out of 5 people contract it once in life, often unknowingly.
But high-risk ones can lead to cancer.

👉🏻 What type of cancers?
Cervix - V***a - Va**na - P***s - A**s - Throat

With nearly 690,000 diagnoses yearly.

🛡️What can YOU do?
Get cervical screening.
Use condoms to cut transmission risk.
Vaccinate—it prevents 90% of HPV-related cancers.

Act now. Awareness saves lives.

03/02/2026

Cancer in women isn’t one single disease.
It’s a group of different conditions—with different risk factors, prevention tools, and ways to catch them early.

Knowing what’s preventable, what’s screenable, and what symptoms deserve attention is part of care.
Prevention can’t erase risk.
But it can lower it—and help us act sooner.

This post is your quick guide: screenings + signs worth a check.
📌 Mini‑checklist (save this):
- When was my last screening or checkup?
- Am I up to date on the screenings recommended for my age and risk?
- Is anything “coming and going” but still showing up week after week?

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02/27/2026

“Average patient” biology doesn’t exist.
Even at the cellular level, XX and XY cells can respond differently to the same stress.

Understanding these mechanisms is how we move toward more precise research—and care.

Read more 👇🏼
https://shro.org/womens-cells-resist-mens-cells-suicide/

02/24/2026

Ever heard of CDK10? It's a key enzyme that regulates the cell cycle.

Why does it matter? In endometrial cancer, the most common gynecological cancer among women in the West, CDK10 plays a starring role.

Targeting this enzyme offers strong potential as a key focus for future therapies.

At the Sbarro Institute, our researchers are actively studying CDK10's potential.

Stay tuned!

02/23/2026

One Health isn’t an abstract theory or a slogan.

It’s a different way of doing prevention.

It means recognizing that many diseases don’t originate in the doctor’s office, but much earlier: in farms, food supply chains, antibiotic use, pollution, and our lifestyles.

Read more 👇🏼

One Health: The health of humans, animals, and the environment is closely interconnected. They're parts of the same system.

02/20/2026

Our body has a natural defense mechanism that triggers a real “fire alarm” and shuts down the replication of tumor cells.

It’s p53, the guardian of the genome.

A special protein that detects damage in cells and puts them “to sleep” by activating cellular senescence.

The cell doesn’t die—it’s still active, but stops replicating.

Swipe through the carousel to discover why understanding p53 is key to developing personalized therapies and prevention strategies.

02/18/2026

The heart isn’t just the muscle responsible for pumping blood: it’s a fascinating organ marked by surprising biological complexity.
Recent studies suggest it has adopted an extreme evolutionary strategy to ensure its survival.

New article written by Professor Antonio Giordano

The Heart - An enigmatic organ that communicates with us, influences our emotions, pain perception, and level of calm.

02/17/2026

Research doesn’t just happen in labs: it lives in people’s stories, in the daily questions we ask about health and the future.

At SHRO – Sbarro Health Research Organization – we’ve dedicated years to cancer research, with over 1,000 scientific publications and training programs.

We’re taking you behind the scenes of research: what prevention really means, what oncology research entails, how discoveries are made, which habits truly make a difference, plus the faces of our scientific community and stories of those who’ve benefited from our work.

Science belongs to everyone – if everyone can understand it.

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