They were once considered the "bread of the poor" for their extraordinary energetic and nutritional properties. Chestnuts, a typical autumn fruit, have a high nutritional power and bring numerous benefits to the body: chestnut flour is obtained from their...
Ageing is a progressive process characterised by a decline in various physiological functions. Globally, populations of different ethnic and economic sectors are ageing faster than before. In fact, for the first time, people over 60 years have surpassed those...
Climate change, in addition to causing serious problems to natural ecosystems, infrastructure, housing, businesses and livelihoods, is having (direct and indirect) impacts on people's physical and mental health. Susan Clayton, of the Department of Psychology at the College of...
Calicanthus is a shrub native to China belonging to the calycanthaceae family. The shrub gives winter blooms (regardless of the climatic conditions) and from this comes its Greek name "Chimonanthus" literally "winter flower". The main characteristic of the flower...
The discovery was made by the Department of Agricultural Food Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (DMSC) of the University of Florence and the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences...
Is it possible to guarantee a healthy diet for a future population of 10 billion people while meeting the planet's sustainability thresholds?
With a publication in the prestigious journal Nature Food, Marta Tuninetti, Luca Ridolfi and Francesco Laio of the...
Respect for nature starts from an early age and contact with
animals can be fundamental in this process, especially if it is a pet who lives
at home with his family. Dogs, cats, rabbits or other pets favor the cognitive
development of...
Contact with nature is good for children as well as adults. Being outdoors, in fact, compensates for many of the ailments associated with confinement in urban spaces, and especially indoors, in children and young people, and affects brain and...
It is an Italian device, the only one in the world to automatically control the Green Pass, the presence of the mask, the temperature, and to disinfect hands and feet. It is a revolutionary invention, because in addition to...
Dementia is a heterogeneous syndrome characterised by a progressive deterioration of cognition and the ability to perform activities of daily living. Dementia also has a huge emotional, economic, and psychological impact on families and society. The last report of...
