Stress and Cancer: How What We Feel Affects Our Body
Many people have heard that “stress is bad for your health,” but beyond affecting our mood and blood pressure, it…
The Bee Revolution: A Call to Common Action
International Women’s Day During the last years feminism is confronting different discourses about goals, strategies and definitions within the movement.…
Why “Viva V.E.R.D.I.” became a political slogan
“Viva V.E.R.D.I.” was far more than a tribute to a beloved composer. During the Risorgimento, the long struggle for Italian…
Lymphedema: quo vadis?
Every year on World Lymphedema Day, attention turns to a condition that affects millions of people worldwide but still remains…
The Most Valuable Energy Is the Energy We Save
International Day of Energy Efficiency According to the first law of thermodynamics, “energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather,…
How to Become a Joyful Parent
Sylvia Jones, mother of a boy and a girl in their elementary years, feels like she is always on the…
Scientists create the most detailed molecular map to date of the developing Down syndrome brain
Scientists have identified how a small number of overactive genes may drive widespread changes in brain function in Down syndrome,…
An action to safeguard adolescent mental health
World Teen Mental Wellness Day Each year, on 2 March, we commemorate World Teen Mental Wellness Day, a date dedicated…
Surgical management of complex endometriosis: facts and perspectives
Endometriosis Awareness Month Surgical management of complex deep endometriosis has considerably developed during the last 3 decades. Before 2000, complex…
Why Rare Diseases Often Face Long Diagnostic Delays
Rare Disease Day Observed each year on February 28, Rare Disease Day draws attention to conditions that are individually uncommon…