neurobiology

Neurobiologia Cellulare

Neurobiologia Cellulare

Our research investigates the mechanisms underlying cellular recovery, with a particular emphasis on the role of nutrients as active modulators of repair and adaptation processes, especially in neural models exposed to oxidative stress or harboring rare metabolic mutations. We study how micronutrients—at both physiological and pharmacological doses—affect neural-like cells, focusing on metabolism as a potential upstream modulator rather than a downstream consequence.

Psicobiologia dello stress

Psicobiologia dello stress

Lo stress costituisce una risposta fisiologica fondamentale per la sopravvivenza degli organismi, consentendo l’adattamento a situazioni ambientali sfidanti.

Changes in serum levels of kynurenine metabolites in paediatric patients affected by ADHD

This study aims at determining serum levels of tryptophan and other metabolites of the kynurenine pathway in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to healthy controls. Such metabolites interact with glutamate receptors in the central nervous system, potentially modulating mechanisms that are pivotal in ADHD and thus potentially representing peripheral biomarkers of the disorder.

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