The term citrus fruit comes from the Latin 'agrumen' (sour taste). The distinctive flavour of oranges, mandarins, clementines, lemons and grapefruit is known to most people, certainly to a greater extent than their extraordinary health properties.
Citrus cultivation in Basilicata...
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...
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...
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...
Risks to the environment and human health
Every year on New Year's Eve there is a significant increase in air pollution due to fireworks shows. Fireworks and pyrotechnics in general release large quantities of particulate matter into the atmosphere. When...
Since ancient times, people all over the world have celebrated the transition from the old to the new year at the time of the winter solstice with different but similar festivities and, above all, propitiatory rites: the mutual exchange...
The mammalian brain continues to generate neurons throughout life, from neural stem cells, in two specific areas called neurogenic niches: the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus and the subventricular area. The production of neurons particularly affects episodic memory, which...
"Diet" from the Latin "diaeta", in turn from the Greek "δίαιτα"(dìaita), means "way of life". This etymological meaning places diet, our way of eating, in the much broader and more valuable chapter of lifestyle. However, we are witnessing a...
The Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development has decided to allocate the funds collected from tax returns to the creation of a Centre of Excellence for the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines through an innovative platform...
The Mediterranean Diet is considered a diet rich in benefits for the body. However, the spread of junk food and the consumption of foods far from the Italian gastronomic tradition has alienated many young people from eating the typical...