Abstract Introduzione: L’effettiva gravità della malattia da COVID-19 non è ancora ben definita ed è oggetto di dibattito, principalmente a causa di problematiche metodologiche sui limiti e le incertezze riguardo alla reale incidenza dell’infezione da SARS-CoV-2 e sulla classificazione dei
Poster: Caratteristiche di una popolazione di minorenni posti in isolamento o quarantena nella provincia di Modena durante la prima ondata della pandemia da SARS-CoV-2
Abstract Introduzione: All’inizio del 2020 l’OMS ha dichiarato che l’infezione da sindrome respiratoria acuta severa coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) per la sua diffusione a livello internazionale può essere considerata una pandemia. Da allora ha determinato una crisi sanitaria mondiale. Nonostante il costante
Poster: Greenness, deficit cognitivo e demenza: una rassegna sistematica e meta-analisi
Abstract Introduzione: Recenti studi hanno suggerito come l’esposizione agli spazi verdi o ‘greenness’ sia benefica per la salute della persona. Tale beneficio potrebbe derivare dall’aumento dell’attività fisica e delle attività sociali, nonché dalla riduzione dell’inquinamento ambientale o altri fattori quali
Original article: Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan: a Healthcare Renaissance after the COVID-19 crisis?
Filippini T, Vinceti SR Acta Biomed. 2021 Nov 17;92(S6):e2021463. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS6.12339 Abstract Proposed for the first time by European Commission in May 2020, the “NextGenerationEU” (NGEU) program is the European Union’s most important effort to address key issues relating to
Poster: Association between air pollutants and hippocampal volume as assessed through magnetic resonance imaging in adult population: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background and aim: Growing epidemiological evidence suggests that air pollution may increase the risk of cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease. A hallmark of neurodegeneration and an important diagnostic biomarker is volume reduction of a key brain structure, the hippocampus.
Original article: Light at night and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Urbano T, Vinceti M, Wise LA, Filippini T Int J Health Geogr. 2021 Oct 16;20(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12942-021-00297-7 Abstract Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer death overall. Besides genetic, reproductive, and hormonal
Response by Filippini et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Blood Pressure Effects of Sodium Reduction: Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies”
Filippini T, Malavolti M, Whelton PK, Naska A, Orsini N, Vinceti M Circulation. 2021 Oct 12;144(15):e237. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056311 No abstract available
Original article: Cadmium exposure and risk of diabetes and prediabetes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Filippini T, Wise LA, Vinceti M Environ Int. 2021 Oct 7;158:106920. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106920 Abstract Background: Cadmium exposure has been associated with increased diabetes risk in several studies, though there is still considerable debate about the magnitude and shape of the association.
Original article: Characteristics and risk factors of isolated and quarantined children and adolescents during the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Modena, Northern Italy
Paduano S, Facchini MC, Greco A, Borsari L, Mingrone VM, Tancredi S, Fioretti E, Creola G, Iacuzio L, Casaletti G, Vinceti M, Bargellini A, Filippini T Acta Biomed. 2021 Oct 1;92(S6):e2021449. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS6.12225 Abstract Background and aim: In early 2020, SARS-CoV-2 was
Original article: An assessment of case-fatality and infection-fatality rates of first and second COVID-19 waves in Italy
Filippini T, Zagnoli F, Bosi M, Giannone ME, Marchesi C, Vinceti M Acta Biomed. 2021 Oct 1;92(S6):e2021420. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS6.12241 Abstract Background and aim: The exact COVID-19 severity is still not well defined and it is hotly debated due to the a