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…
Science and Health (EN) Autism in a nutshell: the known causes, and why vaccines are not among them 14 Feb 2019 In this post I will write about a very sensitive health-related issue: autism. I will summarize its features, focusing on potential causes and clarifying the autism-vaccines debate. Let’s begin with…
Science and Health (EN) Vaccines in a nutshell. What you need to know to laugh at anti-vaxxers plots 12 Feb 201912 Feb 2019 The spreading of information has never been so easy and massive like it is nowadays. Unfortunately, one of the consequences is that also fake and misleading news are easy to…
Science and Health (EN) The WHO teaches that prevention means everything: the case of schistosomiasis. 11 Feb 201911 Feb 2019 Recently, scrolling my Facebook wall, I found a post published by World Health Organization (WHO) about schistosomiasis. I didn’t know what it was, so I decided to learn more about…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Test genetici: un’arma a doppio taglio per la nostra salute, fisica e mentale 7 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 Grazie ai progressi della genetica, incluso il sequenziamento del DNA e l’annotazione di migliaia di variazioni nella sua sequenza che possono predisporre a sindromi o malattie ereditarie, i test genetici…
Science and Health (EN) Genetic testing: a double-edged sword for our physical and mental health 7 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 Thanks to the great improvements in genetics, including the completion of DNA sequencing and the recording of thousands of variations in the DNA sequence that can predispose to syndromes or…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Sigarette: come mandare in fumo la propria vita 31 Jan 201931 Jan 2019 C’è qualcosa che accomuna Robert de Niro in "Casino", Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct", Audrey Hepburn in "Colazione da Tiffany" e Clint Eastwood in "Il buono, il brutto e il…
Science and Health (EN) Smoking: not an elegant choice for your life 31 Jan 201931 Jan 2019 What’s a common action among Robert de Niro in “Casino”, Sharon Stone in “Basic Instinct”, Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany's” and Clint Eastwood in “The Good, the Bad, and the…
