The Impact of Digital Devices on Children's Health: A Systematic Literature Review.

Background: The impact of prolonged digital device exposure on physical and mental health in children has been widely investigated by the scientific community. Additionally, the lockdown periods due to the COVID-19 pandemic further exposed children to screen time for e-learning activities. The aim of this systematic review (PROSPERO Registration: CRD42022315596) was to evaluate the effect of digital device exposure on children's health.

Effects of a Personalized Diet on Nutritional Status and Renal Function Outcome in Nephrectomized Patients with Renal Cancer.

Nutritional therapy (NT) based on a controlled protein intake represents a cornerstone in managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, if a CKD patient is at the same time affected by cancer, oncologists and nutritionists tend to suggest a dietary regimen based on high protein intake to avoid catabolism and malnutrition. International guidelines are not clear when we consider onco-nephrological patients and, as a consequence, no clinical shared strategy is currently applied in clinical practice.

Experiential training course on spirituality for multidisciplinary palliative care teams in a hospital setting: a feasibility study.

Background: There is widespread agreement about the importance of spiritual training programs (STPs) for healthcare professionals caring for cancer patients, and that reflecting on one's spirituality is the first step. Health professionals (HPs) working in hospitals must develop this dimension to guarantee the quality of life as well as spiritual and emotional support. In this paper, we propose a possible training format for hospital professionals and assess its implementation.

Reference values for selected trace elements in serum of term newborns from the urban area of Rome.

Reference values for Al, Cd, Co, Cu, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se and Zn, and indicative intervals for Sb are proposed in serum from cord blood of 143 term newborns of the urban area of Rome. On the basis of the eligibility criteria adopted, only babies with gestational age > 37 weeks and body weight at the delivery > 2500 g, i.e.

Serum amyloid A protein is elevated in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

In multiple sclerosis (MS), the signs of inflammation that can be detected in the central nervous system are not mirrored by unequivocal markers of activation of the immune system in the periphery. We performed a serial monitoring of serum amyloid A protein (SAA), a major acute phase reactant, in peripheral blood of patients with relapsing-remitting MS over a 3-month period. Patients were monitored in parallel with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI) of the brain.