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ALS, the motor neuron disease, between research and new therapies
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a neurodegenerative disease that selectively affects motor neurons, i.e. the cells of the nervous system that control the movements of our muscles, also known in Italy as "the disease of soccer players", given the unusually high number of athletes who are...
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Alpha, Beta, Gamma: Coronavirus variants have new names
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that variants of SARS-CoV-2 will have a new nomenclature.Until now, in common parlance, variant names had been associated with the countries in which they were initially detected: an understandable attitude, in a moment when new data are continually...
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Fighting against HIV: are we well underway?
World AIDS Day is celebrated every December 1st. The choice of this day was established in 1988 by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion of the World Summit of Health Ministers on AIDS prevention programs, and was then adopted by governments, international organizations and...
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The importance of voice
The voice: communication tool par excellence, crucial in human relationships, artistic expression and an integral part of every culture in the world. World Voice Day (inaugurated in Brazil in 1999) is today celebrated annually on April 16 with the aim of raising public awareness of the...
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Spring, allergies and the Covid-19 vaccine
Sneezing, watery eyes, coughing, itching, breathing difficulties: every year the spring season inaugurates a series of annoying symptoms that unfortunately allergy sufferers know well. Allergic rhinitis alone is estimated to affect on average 23% of the European population.
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SARS-CoV-2 and its variants: an overview
Viruses, especially RNA viruses such as Coronaviruses, constantly evolve through mutations in their genome. Indeed, mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been observed around the world since the pandemic has started, although news of the virus variants has only recently found space in national and...
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Valentine’s Day in the Original Language: Why “Ti amo” Feels Different from “I Love You”
Not All Words Are the Same for the Brain. Especially when they speak about love.
In the age of on-demand streaming, where we can choose whether to watch a film dubbed or in its original language, an intriguing question emerges for neuroscience: does the language in which we hear a story change the...
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I disagree, therefore I destroy: what Philosophy says
In recent months, numerous news cases have reported demonstrations of dissent culminating in violent and destructive episodes, when not real acts of vandalism.
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Covid-19 vaccine for children: what prospects?
To date, numerous Covid-19 vaccine trials are underway in adulthood, which have reached different stages, whereas the pediatric age, for which dedicated trials are necessary, has so far been excluded.
Why do children and adolescents need specific studies? What is the current situation? What future...
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I disagree, therefore I destroy: what Psychiatry says
In recent months, numerous news cases have reported demonstrations of dissent culminating in violent and destructive episodes, when not real acts of vandalism.