Neonatal sepsis still represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity among infants.
According to the onset, we can distinguish “early onset sepsis” when microbiological …

Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. To date, most research and
resulting clinical strategies have focused on the individual with short-term health …

Cerebrovascular diseases (CBD) are one of the most dangerous complications of
atherosclerosis. The clinical consequences of CBD deeply impact quality of life and the …

Healthy microbiota is a critical mediator in maintaining health and it is supposed that
dysbiosis could have a role in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases. Evidence supports …

Background Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors have increased risk of
obesity, metabolic alterations and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Vascular endothelial …

In recent decades, with the rapid development of economy, the acceleration of social aging
and urbanization, and the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles, the number of patients with …

Adiposity rebound (AR) refers to the second rise of the body mass index (BMI) curve that
usually occurs physiologically between five and seven years of age. AR timing has a great …

Aims Insulin resistance (IR) impairs cellular response to insulin due to a dysfunction in
glucose metabolism, associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study …

Aims To explore the glucose-overload hypothesis of artefactual gestational diabetes (GDM)
diagnosis in shorter women during oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT), by investigating …

Key points Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases offspring risk of chronic diseases
later in life, including cardiovascular dysfunction. Our prior studies suggest biventricular …