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) 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) 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…
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…
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…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Organismi Geneticamente Modificati (OGM): una minaccia per la salute o un salvagente per il futuro? 18 Jan 2019 Ogni volta che qualcosa di nuovo viene introdotto nella vita quoitidiana, è importante che le persone che ne faranno uso siano informate al riguardo, per evitare fraintendimenti e confusione. A…
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…
Scienza e Salute (ITA) Dimmi come il tuo corpo cresce e ti dirò se svilupperai il diabete 17 Dec 201817 Dec 2018 Uno studio recente condotto in Cina/USA, pubblicato da Zhang e colleghi, ha rivelato che l'aumento lineare dell'indice di massa corporea (IMC) durante l'adolescenza ha un'alta correlazione con il diabete di…
Science and Health (EN) Tell me how your body grows, and will I tell you if you develop diabetes 17 Dec 201828 Jan 2019 A recent study made in China/USA published by Zhang and colleagues revealed that increase of body mass index (BMI) during adolescence has a high correlation with adult type 2 diabetes…
Science and Health (EN) Multiple sclerosis: a slow harakiri of the organism 12 Dec 201823 Jan 2019 In this post I want to tell you about the most common non-traumatic disabling disease among young adults: multiple sclerosis. Let’s see first, what is multiple sclerosis? As usual,…
Tourism Living in Stockholm 9 Nov 201820 Dec 2018 I visited Stockholm for the first time in summer 2009. I was a tourist, travelling through Scandinavian countries by car with a couple of friends. I was amazed by Sweden’s…
