Science and Health (EN) The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus: a gold medal we must win at all costs 24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020 It takes time to develop a vaccine The pandemic of Covid-19 is caused by the infamous virus SARS-CoV-2, better known as novel coronavirus. Scientist from all over the world are…
Science and Health (EN) Bullying: a global health issue that finally is tackled properly 10 Mar 202010 Mar 2020 For decades, bullying has been seen as an unpleasant, but harmless situation that doesn’t bear any major consequences throughout life. Despite in movies bullies usually have to face karma, reality…
Science and Health (EN) Covid-19: here is how SARS-CoV-2 breaks into cells. What can research do about it? More than a vaccine. 6 Mar 20206 Mar 2020 Prevention is the best way to fight viral infections, and it’s achieved by vaccinating the population. When we talk about vaccines, it is crucial that coverage of vaccinated people is…
Science and Health (EN) Why people are losing trust in science: the reasons and potential remedies 2 Mar 20203 Mar 2020 Science has incredible power. In few centuries, thanks to scientific knowledge, we nearly doubled our lifespan, boosting the quality of life, and we learnt a lot about the nature of…
Science and Health (EN) A researcher’s life 15 Feb 20202 Mar 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…
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…
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) 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…
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) 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 201924 Mar 2020 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…
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…
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…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) La dieta mediterranea: un’arma gustosa per vivere sani 25 Jan 2019 Allacciate le cinture di sicurezza prima di accendere l’auto? Controllate che la strada sia libera prima di attraversarla? Se rispondete sì ad entrambe le domande, ben fatto. Ma perché lo…
