Exposure to ambient air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated
with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last decades, the adverse effects of air …

To date, the reliability of induction of a depressive-like state using chronic stress models is
confronted by many methodological limitations. We believe that the modifications to the …

Is there any reason to write a third book on the topic of oxygen-ozone therapy? The first was
written four years ago for italian physicians, who, for some time, had complained about the …

When I was about fifteen, my Biological Seiences teacher, Prof. N. Benacchio, lent me a
book by Paul de Kruif" The Microbe Hunters" and I remained fascinated by infectious …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating illness characterized by
severe hypoxemia and diffuse alveolar damage. Direct lung infection is the leading cause of …

Many studies with chronic stress, a common depression paradigm, lead to inconsistent
behavioral results. We are introducing a new model of stress-induced anhedonia, which …

Background: Characterizing variability in the extent and nature of responses to
environmental exposures is a critical aspect of human health risk assessment. Objective …

There is large variation between individuals in their response to air pollutants. This review
summarises the existing evidence that genetic factors influence the mechanisms of lung …

The ability of a pathogen to evade host immunity successfully, in contrast to the host's
capacity to defend itself against a foreign invader, is a complex struggle, in which …

Atmospheric photochemical processes resulting in the production of tropospheric ozone
(O3) and other oxidants are described. The spatial and temporal variabilities in the …