Pink noise: friend of sleep and of the heart
Sounds composed of more powerful low frequencies seem to promote deep sleep and better cardiac function
Men and women have different needs even when it comes to medication. But medicine ignores this.
Flavia Franconi has lived several lives. A graduate in Psychiatry, she taught Pharmacology at the University of Sassari. She then served as Health Councillor of Basilicata. But women’s health has always been at the center of her interests. Indeed, she is the “noble mother” of sex-gender medicine in Italy, and today she is also at the center of an international network as chair of the Women20 Health Commission. We asked her to tell us about the differences between the sexes when it comes to aging.
Inflammaging: what is it?
Inflammaging, or chronic low-grade inflammation, is defined as a state of low-grade inflammation that can promote the onset of chronic diseases related to aging
Does insomnia make you gain weight?
Changes to the sleep-wake cycle can alter hormonal control over appetite and satiety, contributing to weight gain and increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome and diabetes
Soaking in cold water improves mental health: here’s what happens to the brain
Five minutes of immersion in water at 20°C can cause a marked improvement in mood, and underlying these effects appear to be changes in functional connections between different brain areas
