A5038800858- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Physical Education and Training Studies
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Pegaso University
2023-2025
University of Foggia
2015-2023
University of Catania
2020
Ospedale G.F. Ingrassia
2020
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2020
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2019
Foro Italico University of Rome
2015-2017
The ketogenic diet (KD), a high in fat and protein but low carbohydrates, is gaining much interest due to its positive effects, especially neurodegenerative diseases. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), the major ketone body produced during carbohydrate deprivation that occurs KD, assumed have neuroprotective although molecular mechanisms responsible for these effects are still unclear. Microglial cell activation plays key role development of diseases, resulting production several proinflammatory...
The years spent at university represent a critical period that can influence both the quality of lifestyle and eating habits subsequent adulthood, also, in long term, health individual. aim this study was to investigate students living away from home.Each subject recruited for given questionnaire obtain general information, physical activity levels before (T0) after six month training seminars (T1). Blood pressure, body composition responses were investigated.The main findings are...
Abstract Background The capacity to change attention from one area another depending on the many environmental circumstances present is a crucial aspect of selective and strictly correlated reaction time. cholinergic system basal forebrain for attentive abilities. Several inputs, particularly orexin neurons, whose cell bodies are found in postero-lateral hypothalamus, can activate system. aim this study was investigate if high frequencies rTMS at dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) highly...
Caloric restriction is a valid strategy to reduce the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) content in obese persons. Hypocretin-1 (orexin-A) neuropeptide synthesized lateral hypothalamus that strongly modulates food intake, thus influencing accumulation. Therapeutic diets obesity treatment may combine advantages of caloric and dietary ketosis. The current study aimed evaluate effect very low calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) population patients.Adiposity parameters orexin-A serum profiling were...
The objective of this study was to examine the effect a training program utilizing action perception technology (PAD) tools on improving motor reaction times and neuromuscular capabilities upper lower limbs compared traditional program. Twenty-four female volleyball players competing in Italian national championship were randomized into two groups 12 athletes each: an experimental group (EG) control (CG). A preliminary analysis confirmed absence significant differences age anthropometric...
Heart rate variability (HRV) is altered in obese subjects, but whether this true also underweight (UW) subjects still under debate. We investigated the HRV profile a sample of healthy adult women and its association with adiposity. Five-minute resting state electrocardiographic activity was recorded 69 grouped according to their body mass index, [23 normal weight (NW), 23 overweight/obese (OW) UW). Body fat (FM) measured by bio-impedance. Frequency- time-domain analyses were performed....
Obesity is a public health disease and its incidence steadily increasing both in adults children especially the Western World. It important to understand underlying mechanisms of obesity possible treatments as orexin system with receptors, which are involved different physiological processes. In fact, aim this mini-review consider importance role that plays regulation physical activity. Furthermore demonstrate how receptors fit within network distributed multiple brain areas, each specific...
Purpose. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been largely used to investigate adaptive changes in human motor cortex, and understand how networks the brain build optimize programs responsible for coordination of muscle activity involved complex learning. Karate represents a valuable model effects training on corticospinal system excitability, because it requires high level coordination. The aim this study was examine possible resting threshold (rMT) response karate athletes, if...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by phenotypic heterogeneity and has a wide variety of consequences. Approximately half women with PCOS are overweight or obese, their obesity may be contributing factor to pathogenesis through different mechanisms. The aim this study was evaluate if alone affects the patients' quality life what extent contributes worsen disease.To impact on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL), 100 Mediterranean (group A), 50 body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2...
Several heart rate variability (HRV) studies show abnormalities in autonomic nervous control obese and overweight subjects. However, some of the results appear to be controversial. Here we investigate HRV profile seventy adult normotensive women its association with general visceral adiposity. Specifically, recorded electrocardiographic (ECG) activity subjects during a supine resting state for five minutes quiet room late morning. Total fat mass (TFM) adipose tissue (VAT) were instead...
Abstract Introduction It is widely demonstrated that high frequency (HF) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has facilitative effects and therefore capable to inducing changes in motor responses. One of the most investigated areas dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) as it plays a special executive attention role actively preserving access stimulus representations objectives environments with plenty distraction such those team sports. Volleyball sport which coordination...