Immunometabolism
To function well, the immune system, and particularly its cellular components, need to maintain a proper energy balance
Innate immunity and acquired immunity
The immune system protects us from attack by pathogens through two types of responses: innate and acquired immunity. The first is very quick and powerful, but not specific. The second, in contrast, is slower and is specific. The latter is based on the activation of highly specialized cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes
Gender Nutrition: Men and Women Have Different Needs, at the Table Too.
Hellas Cena, Vice-Rector for the Third Mission at the University of Pavia, is a physician specializing in Food Science with a focus on Dietetics and Diet Therapy, a university professor and head of the Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, as well as the nutrition lead for the Provita center in Pavia affiliated with the University, and Head of the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Unit, ICS Maugeri I.R.C.C.S., Pavia.
What is gender medicine?
We call it “gender medicine,” but it would be more correct to call it “sex-gender medicine.” Its goal is to ensure increasingly adequate treatment for all and equity of access to care, through the recognition and enhancement of differences between male and female individuals
Stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and bone fragility: watch out for homocysteine
An increase in this amino acid in the blood, which may also be diet-dependent, increases the risk of several aging-related diseases
