Preliminary results show that treatment of liver cells with certain bioactive molecules from citrus fruits and red vine is able to stimulate their ability to respond to circulating glucose levels. 'Specifically, the different plant matrices seem to favour the...
"In these days of intense heat," Mendola explains, "the first piece of advice is one that applies to everyone: hydrate a lot. Celiacs might have some doubts about carbonated soft drinks, but the most popular ones do not contain...
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...
The Canapa Contadina (the Italian for Country Hemp) will be the novelty of the year at Sana, the International Exhibition of Organic and Natural Products, held at the Bologna Exhibition Centre from today until 11th September.
There are four sectors...
Human reproduction is a complex biological process that occurs from the union of two cells or gametes, the female one, the oocyte or egg cell, and the male one, the spermatozoon (fertilisation). Fertilisation gives birth to the zygote, the...
Is walking in the city good for health? It seems so, despite the fact that the pollution levels are much higher than in the mountains. It seems, in fact, that the passenger compartment of the car does not protect...
In recent months, with the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, we have heard a lot about vitamin D because of its multiple physiological functions, including a significant role in regulating the immune system, as well as in bone metabolism....
Microplastics are everywhere, in the oceans, in the soil, on the Arctic glaciers and even in the rain. Now a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered that microplastics are also invading agricultural crops.
The study,...
People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the EU’s legal limit could prevent millions of people becoming depressed, the...
Gloves yes, gloves no. On more than one occasion, we raised the debate, the WHO response came yesterday. The World Health Organization has clearly explained that "it does not recommend the use of gloves by people in the community....
