The gastrointestinal microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem consisting of several
hundreds of different microbes, mainly bacteria (1011–12 bacteria/g of colonic content, …

In the near future, COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trials in larger cohorts may offer the possibility
to implement child and adolescent vaccination. The opening of the vaccination for these …

Vaccination currently appears to be the only strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19. At
the same time, vaccine hesitancy (VH) could limit its efficacy and has, therefore, attracted the …

Intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) represent
efficacious medical treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), although no comparative study on long-…

GnRH analogues (GnRHa) are the treatment of choice for central precocious puberty (CPP),
with the main objective to recover the height potential compromised by the premature fusion …

Background: Cushing syndrome (CS) is the result of extended exposure to excessive
glucocorticoids from endogenous or exogenous sources. Traditionally, the most common cause of …

The dramatic lifestyle changes forced by COVID-19-related lockdown promoted weight gain,
with a stronger impact on obese subjects, at higher risk of severe infection. The PubMed …

In patients with Addison’s disease (AD), a dual-release preparation of hydrocortisone (Plenadren,
PLEN) has been demonstrated to maintain cortisol levels in a more physiological …

OBJECTIVE: Bone marrow derived cell transplantation (BMDCT) has been recently suggested
as a possible surgical technique to repair osteochondral lesions. To date, no qualitative …

Context: Pituitary antibodies have been measured mainly to identify patients whose disease
is caused or sustained by pituitary-specific autoimmunity. Although reported in over 100 …