Alessandra Barucca
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View article: Hypothyroidism in Older Adults: A Narrative Review
Hypothyroidism in Older Adults: A Narrative Review Open
Introduction: The prevalence of hypothyroidism increases along with aging, resulting in one of the most common comorbidities among patients over 75 years. The leading causes of hypothyroidism in older adults are iatrogenic, Hashimoto's thy…
View article: Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Prevention in the Elderly: A Balancebetween Benefits and Risks of Statin Treatment in a Specific Population
Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Prevention in the Elderly: A Balancebetween Benefits and Risks of Statin Treatment in a Specific Population Open
Introduction: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are among the most relevant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in aged people. Statins are one of the leading pharmacological interventions against atheroscle…
View article: Gonadal Function Recovery and Fertility in Women Treated with Chemo- and/or Radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Gonadal Function Recovery and Fertility in Women Treated with Chemo- and/or Radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Open
Background: Fertility and gonadal function represent one of the most important aspects for long-term lymphoma survivors. Aims: The aim of our study was to determine possible risk factors, such as age at treatmen…
View article: Booster immunizations with DNA plasmids encoding HER-2/neu prevent spontaneous mammary cancer in HER-2/neu transgenic mice over life span
Booster immunizations with DNA plasmids encoding HER-2/neu prevent spontaneous mammary cancer in HER-2/neu transgenic mice over life span Open
Cancer vaccines are less effective at old than at young age because of immunosenescence. Besides, in preliminary observations we showed that the immunization with HER-2/neu DNA plasmid in transgenic young mice (standard immunization, SI) d…