CI SCAMBIAMO ALMENO UN TERZO DEI BATTERI TRA CONVIVENTI ! UNA GRANDE ARTICOLO DA “NATURE” (FREE)

The person-to-person transmission landscape of the gut and oral microbiomes Mireia Valles-Colome et al. Abstract The human microbiome is an integral component of the human body and a co-determinant of several health conditions1,2. However, the extent to which interpersonal relations shape the individual genetic makeup of the microbiome and its transmission within and across populations…

IL RIORDINO DI AIFA. RESTAURAZIONE O RIVOLUZIONE? UN GRANDE EDITORIALE DI LUCA DE FIORE. DA”IL PUNTO” (FREE).

Aifa tra scienza e politica Riordino, rivoluzione, restaurazione. Cosa sta succedendo lo racconta Luca De Fiore Cosa sta succedendo. L’8 novembre 2022 un decreto legge ha ridisegnato l’Agenzia italiana del farmaco [1]: la figura del direttore generale è giudicata non più necessaria nonostante detenga tutti i poteri di gestione di Aifa e ne diriga l’attività, emanando…

IL MICROBIOMA INTRATUMORALE. UNA GRANDE REVISIONE TUMORE PER TUMORE ! DA “Cell Reports Medicine ” (FREE).

Current understanding of the intratumoral microbiome in various tumors Chen Xue et al. Highlights • Intratumoral microbes have been revealed to exist in many cancers • Intratumoral microbes affect the host immune and tumor chemotherapy • The characteristics and roles of intratumoral microbes in tumors were summarized • Exploring biomarkers for tumor diagnosis, treatment, and…

IL SISTEMA SANITARIO INGLESE E’ AL COLLASSO. E’ UNA PESSIMA NOTIZIA PER TUTTI NOI. DA ” Eudaimonia and Co” (FREE).

Britain’s NHS Is Dying — And It’s a Warning to the World The Tragic and Shocking Collapse of One of the World’s Great Post-War Institutions umair haque You don’t have to look very hard to see it. Britain’s NHS is collapsing. Now, oddly, the very first thing a certain kind of Brit will do is…get…

INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE PER LA DIAGNOSI ED IL MONITORAGGIO. ANCORA PROBLEMI CON LA RIPRODUCIBILITA’. DA”NATURE” (FREE)

The reproducibility issues that haunt health-care AI. Health-care systems are rolling out artificial-intelligence tools for diagnosis and monitoring. But how reliable are the models?   Emily Sohn Each day, around 350 people in the United States die from lung cancer. Many of those deaths could be prevented by screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans.…

L’USO DEI PPI NON AUMENTA IL RISCHIO DI CANCRO GASTRICO ! UNA BUONA META-ANALISI CON CONTROLLO DEI CONFONDENTI. DA “ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS” (FREE)

Meta-analysis: Use of proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer in patients requiring gastric acid suppression Daniele Piovani et al. Summary Background: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are suspected to increase the risk of gastric cancer. Aim: To assess the risk of gastric cancer associated with the use of PPIs. Methods: We systematically searched Medline/PubMed, Embase…