Publications by authors named "S S Aquilina"
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- The study explores how childhood adversity affects adults' ability to engage in meaningful activities, emphasizing the importance of these activities for health and well-being.
- Attachment insecurity, stemming from early adversity, appears to limit individuals' engagement in meaningful activities, highlighting a link between emotional attachment styles and activity engagement.
- The research suggests that both attachment avoidance and anxiety play a role in mediating the relationship between childhood adversity and meaningful activity engagement, indicating a complex interplay that warrants further investigation.
Coeliac disease (CD) is frequently underdiagnosed with a consequent heavy burden in terms of morbidity and health care costs. Diagnosis of CD is based on the evaluation of symptoms and anti-transglutaminase antibodies IgA (TGA-IgA) levels, with values above a tenfold increase being the basis of the biopsy-free diagnostic approach suggested by present guidelines. This study showcased the largest screening project for CD carried out to date in school children (n=20,000) aimed at assessing the diagnostic accuracy of minimally invasive finger prick point-of-care tests (POCT) which, combined with conventional celiac serology and the aid of an artificial intelligence-based system, may eliminate the need for intestinal biopsy.
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- Childhood trauma, measured by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), is linked to poorer health outcomes, particularly in diet quality among adults.
- A study involving 30,854 adults from a diverse, low-income community in the southeastern U.S. found that experiencing ACEs correlates with significantly worse Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-10) scores.
- The relationship is especially strong for ACEs related to household dysfunction, indicating a need for further research into how addressing childhood trauma might improve adult dietary habits.
This update and revision of the international guideline for urticaria was developed following the methods recommended by Cochrane and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group. It is a joint initiative of the Dermatology Section of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA²LEN) and its Urticaria and Angioedema Centers of Reference and Excellence (UCAREs and ACAREs), the European Dermatology Forum (EDF; EuroGuiDerm), and the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology with the participation of 64 delegates of 50 national and international societies and from 31 countries. The consensus conference was held on 3 December 2020.
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