A comprehensive update on the distribution of lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea was conducted by documenting 16 newly confirmed photographic records from southern Italy, collected through a national alert campaign supported by three Italian ministries. The campaign, titled Attenti a quei 4! (“Beware of those 4!”), also led to the detection of other invasive species, although lionfish were the most frequently re...

The current pharmacological treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is focused on symptom alleviation rather than disease prevention. In this study, we look at a new strategy to neuroprotection that focuses on nutrition, by a supplementation with Açai berry in an experimental models of PD. Daily orally supplementation with Açai berry dissolved in saline at the dose of 500 mg/kg considerably reduced motor and non-motor symptom a...