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Every 25 June, since 2011, World Vitiligo Day has been celebrated in Italy and around the world. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness about an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people and can have profound physical and emotional implications.

Albinism (from the Latin albus, "white") is a genetic condition that results in a reduction or absence of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes. This condition is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa: in Tanzania around 1 in 1,400 people are being affected, and prevalence is as high as 1 in 1,000 in...

Everyone has experienced moments during the day when it becomes difficult to focus on what they are doing. Whether it's in the run-up to a university exam or amid numerous commitments, the feeling of not remembering anything, forgetting a word that's "on the tip of your tongue", an important date,...

The behaviors enacted by those suffering from Eating Disorders can alter eating habits, with very detrimental consequences for health and impact on the body's ability to receive appropriate and balanced nutrition. On the occasion of the month dedicated to these Disorders, we explore how it is...

Beginning with the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, on which Ryan Goslin and Emily Blunt joked about during Oscar awards ceremony [1], it seems that in recent times there has been a real return to the movie theaters, despite the proliferation of digital platforms where to consume, in a different way,...

"Eating Disorders" represent a group of complex disorders manifested by a persistent alteration in eating behavior.

In Eating Disorders Month, we delve into how these disorders are defined, which warning signs to look out for, and how to most appropriately support those who suffer from them.

In a famous passage from the Confessions, St. Augustine argues that there are not, properly speaking, three times, past, present and future; time is essentially in the soul, in which things are present in various ways. What we call the present is the immediate perception of things, the future is...

As winter progresses, the days get shorter and colder, and it gets dark earlier. We are more vulnerable to seasonal ailments and mood swings. We sense greater fatigue and lower energy, and sometimes a greater sense of hunger. The side effects of winter can disturb our lifestyle and well-being, but...

Black Friday originated in America to denote the Friday following Thanksgiving, and for the past few years it has caught on in Italy as well. On this day, stores, chains and e-commerce offer large discounts with the aim of encouraging purchases, especially in view of the Christmas season. However,...