Efficacy of Conventional and Organic Insecticides against : Field and Semi-Field Trials.

is the main vector of phytoplasmas associated with Flavescence dorée (FD), one of the most serious threats to viticulture in many European countries. To minimize the spread of this disease, mandatory control measures against were decided in Europe. In the 1990s, the repeated application of insecticides (mainly organophosphates) proved to be an effective measure to control the vector and the related disease in north-eastern Italy.

The use of topical Nitrosomonas eutropha for cosmetic improvement of facial wrinkles.

Background: Both topical and oral probiotics are becoming widely used. There is increasing interest in the cosmetic potential in topical probiotics. Nitrosomonas eutropha is an ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.

Novel GRN Mutations in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.

Background: During the twentieth century, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) was often misdiagnosed, confused with Alzheimer's disease or psychiatric disorders, jeopardizing care and research.

Objective: To analyze the FTD genes in the DNA samples of patients belonging to families clinically classified as probable Alzheimer's disease (FAD) in the early 1990s and not carrying mutation in the three main genes linked to FAD (Presenilin 1, Presenilin 2, and Amyloid precursor protein).

Methods: The genetic screening was performed on 63 probands diagnosed as FAD before the early 2000s.

Role of Anti-Osteopontin Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.

Osteopontin (OPN) is highly expressed in demyelinating lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). OPN is cleaved by thrombin into N- (OPN-N) and C-terminal (OPN-C) fragments with different ligands and functions. In EAE, administering recombinant OPN induces relapses, whereas treatment with anti-OPN antibodies ameliorates the disease.