The discovery was made by the Department of Agricultural Food Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (DMSC) of the University of Florence and the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences...
Healthy nutrition, animal protection and respect for the environment go hand in hand. The need to reduce the consumption of meat to safeguard the planet has been stressed several times, reducing intensive farming and drastically lowering the CO2 emissions...
The Mediterranean Diet is considered a diet rich in benefits for the body. However, the spread of junk food and the consumption of foods far from the Italian gastronomic tradition has alienated many young people from eating the typical...
Nearly 70 percent of the non-organic fresh produce contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to EWG’s analysis of the latest test data from the federal Department of Agriculture. This year, along with the items on our Dirty...
There is something uniquely special about the relationship we humans have with our pets - it’s one filled with unconditional love, licks, snuggles, and cuddles. It’s hard to put into words the emotion these animals give us - other...
They were once considered the "bread of the poor" for their extraordinary energetic and nutritional properties. Chestnuts, a typical autumn fruit, have a high nutritional power and bring numerous benefits to the body: chestnut flour is obtained from their...
Microplastics are everywhere, in the oceans, in the soil, on the Arctic glaciers and even in the rain. Now a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered that microplastics are also invading agricultural crops.
The study,...
Dementia is a heterogeneous syndrome characterised by a progressive deterioration of cognition and the ability to perform activities of daily living. Dementia also has a huge emotional, economic, and psychological impact on families and society. The last report of...
Wash and reuse surgical masks: can you? According to the italian Altroconsumo, you can: the performance of disposable products remains unchanged even after 5 washes in the washing machine. Fundamental tools for the prevention of Covid-19 contagion, among the...
Climate change has direct consequences on human health. In this case, about pollen allergies. This is what researchers from the University of Worcester say in a study published in the journal Science Advantage.
The group led by Prof. Alexander Kurganskiy...
