Science and Health (EN) The novel coronavirus pandemic changed our lives forever 20 Mar 202020 Mar 2020 Beyond health, coronavirus pandemic is challenging our mind. Quarantine and other restrictions set up a situation never seen before, of which we don’t know the end. It will end, of…
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) 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) 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) 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 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) 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…
Science and Health (EN) Mediterranean diet: a tasty weapon to protect your life 25 Jan 201925 Jan 2019 Do you fasten your seat-belt before starting your car? Do you check that the street is free before crossing it? If you answer yes to both questions, well done. But…
Science and Health (EN) Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO): a threat or a lifebelt for the future? 18 Jan 201918 Jan 2019 Whenever an innovation is brought to life, it is important that people who will use it are informed about it, to prevent misunderstanding and confusion. Since the 1990s, genetic modified…
Science and Health (EN) The secrets of DNA (part 2) 17 Jan 201917 Jan 2019 In a previous post (this one) I described how DNA is structured and how is organized in the cell. I mentioned that some chromosome regions are accessible and others closed…
Science and Health (EN) A look into the future: diagnosis of cancer through blood analysis 18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018 Today I will tell you about a topic that is gaining relevance in the field of cancer diagnosis. As you have already heard thousand times, in order to cure a…
