On the occasion of the first UNESCO International Geodiversity Day (October 6th, 2023), the Piemonte Region Council promulgated the Regional Law “Provisions for the conservation, management and valorisation of the geological heritage”. This legislative measure recognises the public interest in geodiversity and identifies geosites and geoparks as geological elements to protect and therefore promotes the geoconservation. The mai...

Chronic kidney disease is an increasing global public health concern, and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept proposes that adverse conditions during critical developmental windows predispose offspring to chronic disorders later in life. Maternal protein restriction (MPR), a well-established experimental model reflecting food insecurity, has been shown to impair nephrogenesis and promote long-term r...

Tumor progression depends on an adequate blood supply to sustain oxygen and nutrients delivery. While tumor angiogenesis involves the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, vessel co-option represents a non-angiogenic vascularization strategy whereby tumor cells utilize pre-existing host vessels. Co-opted vessels have been considered refractory to anti-angiogenic therapies, and pharmacological modulation of co-...

The introduction of alien species can alter existing species interactions and behaviours, posing new challenges for wildlife conservation and management. Long-term data provide an invaluable resource for testing theoretical principles and understanding species’ responses to new colonisers. In this study, we used camera-trap data to assess temporal partitioning among two lagomorphs—the native European hare ( Lepus europaeus ) a...

The development of simple, rapid, and cost‑effective sensing methods for monitoring antibiotic residues in water is crucial due to the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock farming and the consequent risk of environmental contamination. In this study, we present a facile synthesis of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) stabilized with D‑penicillamine (AuNC@D‑Pen), a thiolated ligand that provides excellent colloidal stability and s...

The full extent of the ecological threat posed by non-native invasive leguminous N-fixing trees to Italian ecosystems has not been thoroughly documented at the national level. This study, conducted by the Working Group on Alien Species of the Italian Botanical Society, aims to develop a comprehensive dataset that provides information on invaded and non-invaded areas, supporting multi-scale ecological analyses on the impact of...