Obesity: knowing it to counter it
by Caterina Maci and Marco Biagi –
Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Siena –
Obesity represents one of the main public health problems worldwide as it is constantly increasing both in industrialized and richer countries, but also in poorer countries (availability of cheap “junk food”) and is a predisposing factor to development of chronic diseases such as …
Learning disorders in school age
by Dr. Eva Germanò – Researcher Medical Director, UOC of Child Neuropsychiatry – Department of Pediatric, Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Messina –
It is a fairly common experience of parents for children to complain of difficulty with homework, memorizing poetry or content, and maintaining concentration in the classroom. With the beginning of the school experience, even mild, underestimated or undetected cognitive disorders emerge as learning disorders ….
Digital today: risks and advantages in childhood and adolescence
by Dr. Stefano Berloffa –
Child Neuropsychiatrist Doctor taken IRCCS Stella Maris –
We are certainly facing a new historical epoch that the Washington Post has defined as the most rapidly spreading age of technology in the history of mankind; just think that the first smartphones now seem to belong to the prehistoric era and the world of technology is evolving at an uncontrollable speed. We have just seen during the Coronavirus pandemic how the technological boom has allowed us to always stay connected …
Anxiety in children
What is anxiety and how does it manifest itself?
Anyone of us in life has experienced, albeit with different sensations and at different times, a deep sense of inadequacy in managing events or problems and has perceived the fear that they were too difficult to overcome …
Stress and memory loss
Do you have any memory lapses?
Have you ever forgotten a name, a date, or an important appointment?
Memory loss is one of the concerns that most plagues society today. It happens more and more often that our ability to remember and concentrate fails when we need it most …
Medicinal plants: to our aid since ancient times
by Dr. Caterina Maci –
Veterinary surgeon – Second level Master in Phytotherapy – University of Siena –
Plants can be considered the alchemists of nature, experts in the transformation of sunlight, water and earth into precious substances, abilities that man can only partially imitate …