Sleep is a very complex, a diverse amalgam of behavioral and physiological phenomena which are repeated cyclically with a homeostatic and a circadian regulation. During sleep, disorders can occur in the brain electrical activity and in the somatic and autonomic nervous system. For a long time sleep was considered a passive phenomenon, necessary for the proper functioning of the central nervous...read

The herpes virus, which is the same virus that causes the little blisters that appear on your lips when you are stressed, was genetically modified and used by a team of Italian researchers in” in vivo experiments” that demonstrated its effectiveness in defeating the more advanced ovary and breast tumors. The researchers followed a particular approach. The virulence of the virus has been left...read

In humans the eating behavior, provides a dual function: on one hand it helps to control energy balance and nutrition; on the other, regulates the exchange of the individual with its environment. These functions are interdependent, and integrity of each is necessary for the harmonious functioning of the person. The eating disorders depend on alteration of one, or more, of these functions....read

Beautiful days are starting, and dramatically you realize that summer is near, and it is time to take countermeasures: crazy diets, endless sessions in the gym, massages, and purchase of tons of miracle creams. The truth is that, in reality, the right time to start the “bikini test” program for the following year is the very same day you return from summer vacation. This is the theory, hard...read

Dietary habits effect our lives, for both, deficiency or for excess of nutrients, and, together with a host of other factors, play a role in the development of the chronic diseases that are more frequently seen in this era of increased longevity. The diet related risk factors can be dealt with and modified throughout life, also in advanced age, but appropriate strategies are needed to induce...read