Scienza e Salute (ITA) Una vita da ricercatore 15 Feb 202016 Feb 2020 Com'è la vita di un ricercatore? Se avete guardato "The Big Bang Theory", probabilmente vi sarete fatti un'idea, che diventerebbe corretta se levaste le parti umoristiche. No, sto scherzando. Adoro…
Science and Health (EN) Life as a researcher 15 Feb 202016 Feb 2020 What’s like to be a researcher? Well, if you watched “The Big Bang Theory”, you might have an idea, which becomes correct if you remove the fun part. No, just…
Science and Health (EN) Debunking lies about animal testing: a quick overview 10 Feb 202010 Feb 2020 In this article I would like to make some clarification about animal testing. Animal activists raise usually three issues to fight the use of animals in medical research: Animal testing…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Ecco perché non bisogna allarmarsi per il coronavirus di Wuhan 4 Feb 20204 Feb 2020 Il famigerato coronavirus non è un singolo, ma un gruppo di virus scoperti nell'uomo negli anni '60. Questi sono in grado di infettare sia mammiferi (mucche, maiali, uomini) che uccelli…
Science and Health (EN) Here’s why we don’t need to panic about coronavirus 4 Feb 20204 Feb 2020 The infamous coronavirus is not a single virus but the name given to a group of viruses discovered in humans during the 60s. These viruses are able to infect mammals…
Science and Health (EN) Preventing violence against women: the WHO shows the way, now it’s time to act. 8 Dec 2019 Too often, violence against women is underestimated and, according to some people, the topic is exacerbated by the media. This post is dedicated to those people. I will give some…
Science and Health (EN) The healthiest country in 2019 is… 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 According to Bloomberg (the well-known company that performs data analysis and much more), in 2019 Spain is the healthiest country in the world. But how did they measure countries’ health?…
Science and Health (EN) Liquid cancers: several rivers feed a dangerous sea 16 Jun 2019 I write this post to make some clarification about hematological malignancies, because there are several kinds, with similar names but distinct features. Blood cancers are unique in their kind, because,…
Science and Health (EN) Fungi can help us in fighting malaria 9 Jun 2019 Today I take you to Burkina Faso, West Africa. Its surface is similar to Italy’s, but inhabitants are much less: 17 versus 60 million. Burkina Faso is one of the…
Tourism One day in Athens 9 Jun 20199 Jun 2019 Yes, I made it. I walked through all main Athens’ attractions within a day. Of course, I had to give up on something, but still, very little if you consider…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Come la scienza e la tecnologia possono combattere le fake news 11 Apr 201912 Apr 2019 È innegabile che, nel mare di informazione contemporaneo, le fake news siano un grave problema. A quali notizie si può credere, mentre quali invece sono mistificatorie? Quando ero al liceo…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Il debunking delle bugie dei NO-VAX: un viaggio nel loro modus operandi 3 Apr 20193 Apr 2019 Qualche giorno fa, un amico mi ha mostrato un articolo che declamava l’inutilità dei vaccini siccome una malattia è in grado di diffondersi in una popolazione vaccinata contro la stessa.…
Science and Health (EN) Money and healthcare: a wrap-up of the current world situation 21 Mar 201921 Mar 2019 Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report titled “Public Spending on Health: A Closer Look at Global Trends”. The topic is sensitive, because it concerns how much money…
Science and Health (EN) How science and technology can fight fake news 14 Mar 2019 It is undeniable that fake news became a big contemporary issue. What to believe, and what instead is a lie? I remember myself at high school thinking of how lucky…
Science and Health (EN) Debunking anti-vaxxers lies: a journey in their modus operandi 8 Mar 2019 Few days ago, a friend of mine told me about an article reporting that vaccine-preventable diseases could spread into a vaccinated population, demonstrating the uselessness of vaccines. My friend was…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Il futuro dell’assistenza sanitaria: prevenzione e sanità globale di precisione 27 Feb 2019 Rispetto a qualche decennio fa, adesso prestiamo molta più attenzione alla nostra salute, grazie ai continui nuovi consigli che riceviamo per migliorare il nostro stile di vita. Questo cambiamento si…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Computer: il miglior amico del medico. L’intelligenza artificiale in medicina 27 Feb 201927 Feb 2019 L'intelligenza artificiale sta diventando sempre più rilevante nelle questioni sanitarie. Come ho accennato qui, l'epidemia di Ebola tra il 2014 e il 2016 è stata controllata solo dopo l'introduzione dell'intelligenza…
Science and Health (EN) Prion diseases: when the enemy grows inside you 23 Feb 201923 Feb 2019 In this post, I will focus on a group of diseases that is unique in its features: prion diseases. They are caused by misfolding of prion protein (see further), and…
Science and Health (EN) The future of healthcare: prevention and precision global health 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 Compared to few decades ago, nowadays we pay much more attention to our health. This is because, every now and then, some new findings highlight lifestyle tips that have positive…
Science and Health (EN) Computers: doctor’s best friend. Artificial intelligence in medicine 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more relevant in healthcare matters. As I mentioned here, Ebola outbreak was controlled only after artificial intelligence was introduced in the campaign against the…
