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Integrating the multifactorial processes co-occurring in both physiological and pathological human conditions still remains one of the main challenges in translational investigation. Moreover, the impact of age-associated disorders has increased, which underlines the urgent need to find a feasible model that could help in the development of successful therapies. In this sense, the Octodon degus has been indicated as a ‘natural’ model in many biomedical areas, especially in ageing.

In this paper, we consider the application of data mining methods in medical contexts, wherein the data to be analysed (e.g. records from different patients) is distributed among multiple clinical parties. Although inference procedures could provide meaningful medical information (such as optimal clustering of the subjects), each party is forbidden to disclose its local dataset to a centralized location, due to privacy concerns over sensible portions of the dataset.

La salute delle persone può essere influenzata dalla cultura di appartenenza. In particolare le credenze religiose sono coinvolte nella comprensione ed elaborazione delle pratiche biomediche e delle relative scelte pubbliche e private perché determinano la formazione di un personale punto di vista. Un reale consenso tra punti di vista diversi può nascere solo nel caso in cui si mettano a fuoco i propositi, i fondamenti ed i metodi di una bioetica incentrata sul principio di tolleranza.