Culture and society (2)

Bars, yogurt, cookies, but also pasta, dairy products, drinks: for quite some time our shelves have been almost invaded by industrial foods that claim to be "high in protein."

October is "Pink Month", the month that the WHO has designated to raise awareness among citizens of the importance of breast cancer prevention. Breast cancer is in fact the most frequent neoplasm in women in any age group and is the leading cause of death from cancer in women. The WHO estimates...

Throughout history, hair has played a significant role in our society: it has been associated with youth and beauty in women and with virility and masculinity in men. It is therefore not surprising that hair loss can be experienced as a tragedy and an illness by many men and women.

World Heart day is witnessed every year on 29th September with the aim of informing and raising awareness of the importance of cardiovascular diseases prevention.

Is it true that eliminating gluten makes you lose weight? What are the "good"and "bad" foods for your health? Is it true that reducing total calories is enough to lose weight and stay healthy?

These are just some of the questions that arise from the circulation of false beliefs in the food field....

Is it true that eliminating gluten makes you lose weight? What are the "good"and "bad" foods for your health? Is it true that reducing total calories is enough to lose weight and stay healthy?

These are just some of the questions that arise from the circulation of false beliefs in the food field....

Around Christmas everyone is better. Or, at least, we should try to be good and better—much as the famous character of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—Ebenezer Scrooge—who suddenly changes his customs from those of a miserly man into a prodigious benefactor.

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was recently awarded to Giorgio Parisi, theoretical physicist at the Sapienza University of Rome and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (Infn) and vice president of the Accademia dei Lincei. Parisi splits the award in half with Syukuro Manabe and Klaus...

On the occasion of Wolrd Smile Day, it is interesting to think about the relevance of smiling - and, more generally, of the manifestation of emotional states - in interpersonal relationships, especially in these times that see part of the emotional expressions covered by masks. Says Dr. Sarah...