A month ago Professor Giovan Giacomo Giordano, the distinguished medical pathologist who has devoted over sixty years of his life in the field of cancer research and teaching Anatomic and Pathological Histology at the University of Naples, passed away. Author and coauthor of over three hundred publications, has spent most of his scientific research to study: the interaction between chemical carcinogens and biological macromolecules; the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer in humans and in animal models; the effects of chemicals in embryonic development of biological models as a possible indicator of carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and teratogenicity; modern themes, such as the relationship between environmental pollution and cancer; the tumor-host interaction in particularly concerning invasiveness, angiogenesis and metastasis; the clinical experimental approach; the role...read more

Until a few years ago the only information that doctors utilized from the sequences of heartbeats (R-R) was only their average for shorter or longer intervals. The heart rate was related to...read more

A year ago a group of researchers from various Italian universities and research centers decided to establish the Stem Cell Research Italy Association (www.stemcellitaly.org). The SCR Italy has the...read more

In recent decades, the profound anthropological and socio-demographic changes of the childbearing population have resulted in a new approach to childbirth. As documented by ISTAT, the increase in the...read more

The acronym REACH stands for: • Registration • Evaluation • Authorization • Chemicals While the acronym CLP stands for: • Classification • Labeling • Packaging The REACH...read more

The Institute of Biosciences for Human Health of the Human Health Foundation Onlus of Spoleto (HHF), Foundation for Human Health, based in Spoleto and Terni, opened in Terni, in the Maratta location...read more

The spectral analysis of RR interval variability enables the identification of oscillatory components hidden in it, the sum of which is the total Heart Rate Variability (HRV). This type of analysis...read more

The strategic objectives of the regulation aim to increase awareness of the risks of using chemicals (particularly hazardous ones), to ensure a high level of protection of health and environment, to...read more

2010 is a key year for the registration and declaration of chemicals for both, the Regulation 1907/2006 (REACH), and the Regulation 1278/2008 (CLP). Companies that must register by November 30,...read more