Publications by authors named "Rita Schiano"
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- Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective treatment for severe obesity, yet there are gaps in awareness and referral practices among general practitioners and specialty physicians in Italy.
- An exploratory study in three regions of Italy evaluated the pathways patients take to access bariatric surgery, focusing on a sample of 2,686 patients with chronic obesity.
- Results showed that most patients (75.8%) were self-presenting or referred by bariatric surgeons, with self-presenting patients generally being younger, better educated, and more mobile than those referred by general practitioners.
Thymoquinone (TQ) is the principal active monomer isolated from the seed of the medicinal plant . This compound has antitumor effects against various types of cancer including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mainly due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Several pre-clinical studies showed that TQ, through the modulation of different molecular pathways, is able to induce anti-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects in HCC, without signs of toxicity.
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