Mar 29, 2019 | Molecular health and nutrition
Circadian cycle: does the biological clock exist and is it related with metabolism? The 2017 Nobel Prize for the Medicine or physiology has been assigned to three north Americans researchers for their discovery on the molecular mechanisms which controls the circadian...
Mar 22, 2019 | Molecular health and nutrition
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Mar 8, 2019 | Scientific News
A neural circuit that connect gut and brain The theme of the bi-directional connection between brain and gut is increasingly involving the world of research and different medical disciplines even outside of neuroscience: neurology and psychiatry, endocrinology,...
Feb 22, 2019 | Molecular health and nutrition
New lipidomic recipe for Carnival Chiacchiere, also called frappe or crostoli, are a poor cake for simplicity and number of ingredients. The origin dates back to ancient Rome where, on the occasion of the Saturnali, sweets made of flour and eggs were prepared and...
Feb 8, 2019 | Molecular health and nutrition
World Health Organization calls for a ban on trans fats by 2023 Non-communicable diseases represent the greatest health risk and the leading cause of death worldwide. Of these, cardiovascular diseases account for the largest share of this worrying situation (1)....
Jan 25, 2019 | Scientific News
The cell membrane and part of its components Phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) are cell membrane components and strongly influence its fluidity and receptor functions; phosphatidylcholine accounts for about 50% of membrane lipids, while...
Dec 15, 2018 | Molecular health and nutrition
Pros and cons of cooking food: Cooking is able to make edible and appetizing food otherwise inedible for composition and taste, preserves their nutritional qualities, gives them new colors, scents and flavors and stimulating for our visual, olfactory and digestive...
Oct 24, 2018 | Molecular health and nutrition
The origins of what we commonly call “sugar”: Sugar has been produced since ancient times by extracting it from sugar cane. From a marginal and elitist use, in Europe since 1800 we see the spread of this product on a larger scale, thanks to the cheaper...
Sep 28, 2018 | Molecular health and nutrition
Manage stress and stay healthy: According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine*, stress management is an essential component on which to intervene to maintain health. The other fundamental elements are: the correct diet; physical and motor activity; cessation...
Sep 7, 2018 | Lipinutragen new releases
Innovation for the future of personalized medicine We are pleased to share with you the article “Lipidomics – the future of personalized medicine?” published in Tecan Journal. Two pages dedicated to innovation in the field of cell membrane lipidomics: the...
