Publications by authors named "G GIACOMELLI"
Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) are ubiquitously distributed proteins involved in chromosome organization. Deletion of causes severe growth phenotypes in many organisms. Surprisingly, can be deleted in , a member of the phylum, without any apparent growth phenotype.
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- The study focuses on the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) on bone health in transgender and gender-diverse individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB), specifically comparing those who have undergone bilateral oophorectomy (BO) and those who have not.
- Over 240 TGD AFAB participants were assessed for bone density using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans at the start and after 5-10 years on GAHT, revealing a decline in bone density after 5 years, particularly in individuals who had undergone BO.
- Findings indicate that physically active individuals maintained better bone density, while GAHT led to significantly lower estradiol levels after 5 years, which correlated with
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- - Curved cell shapes in bacteria are important for their movement, survival, and ability to cause disease, but the mechanisms behind their formation are not fully understood.
- - Researchers found that two specific outer-membrane proteins in Rhodospirillum rubrum create a helical structure that helps maintain cell curvature by interacting with a protein called PapS.
- - This study reveals that the arrangement of these outer-membrane proteins not only shapes the bacteria but also influences how they grow, highlighting a new way that bacteria control their form and function.
Purpose: To estimate utility values associated with visual loss using EuroQol (EQ-5D) questionnaire, the impact of low-vision (LV) device use on utilities and the contribution of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) score in patients attending vision rehabilitation (VR) services enrolled in the Italian Device & Aids Register (D.A.Re).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: The aim of this study was to investigate lifestyle, menopausal symptoms, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disorders in post-menopausal women throughout the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of menopause hormonal therapy (HT). : Post-menopausal women were given the following questionnaires: socio-demographic characteristics; lifestyle; history of COVID-19; menopause-specific quality of life (MENQOL), the first part of which refers to the pre-pandemic period ("pre COVID-19") and the second refers to the current period ("during COVID-19"); Beck's depression inventory (BDI); the impact of event scale-revised (IES-R); and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). : One hundred and twenty-six women completed all questionnaires, with a mean age of 55.
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