Publications by authors named "E Di Schiavi"

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  • Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is now a standard treatment to reduce brain damage in newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), but many still face high rates of death and disabilities.
  • CHF6467 is a modified form of nerve growth factor (NGF) that does not cause pain and has shown protective effects on neurons in rodent models when used with hypothermia.
  • This study suggests that combining intranasal administration of CHF6467 with TH significantly reduces brain damage and improves motor and memory function in neonatal HIE, making it a promising treatment option.
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  • * The study used advanced techniques such as proteomics and interactomics on mouse models with varying disease severities to identify networks of proteins and their interactions that illuminate both similarities and differences in SMA presentation.
  • * By integrating data on the SMN protein with these molecular networks, researchers were able to pinpoint critical connections and disruptions that contribute to SMA, offering a new way to analyze monogenic diseases through a systematic approach.
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed bio-nanoparticles secreted by cells and naturally evolved to transport various bioactive molecules between cells and even organisms. These cellular objects are considered one of the most promising bio-nanovehicles for the delivery of native and exogenous molecular cargo. However, many challenges with state-of-the-art EV-based candidates as drug carriers still exist, including issues with scalability, batch-to-batch reproducibility, and cost-sustainability of the final therapeutic formulation.

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  • The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommend using race-neutral z-scores for interpreting spirometry, but the implementation and impact of these recommendations have not been widely studied.
  • In a study with over 10,000 participants, airflow obstruction was defined by a specific FEV/FVC ratio, and two methods for classification (GOLD vs. zGLI Global) were compared in terms of their effectiveness in determining COPD severity and outcomes.
  • The zGLI Global approach showed better discrimination for survival rates, exacerbations, and imaging characteristics compared to the GOLD classification, especially highlighting differences in milder disease stages where the agreement was lower.
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Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) refers to the inability to manage emotional experiences or expressions hindering goal-oriented behavior. Moderate impairment on at least two domains among temper control, affective lability, and emotional over-reactivity has been proposed to identify ED in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). No screening measure designed for use in diverse psychiatric samples exists.

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