Vitamin D deficiency has a high worldwide prevalence, but actions to improve this public
health problem are challenged by the heterogeneity of nutritional and clinical vitamin D …

Nowadays, humanity faces one of the most serious health crises, the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. The severity of coronavirus disease …

Background and Objectives: Polypharmacy heavily impacts the quality of life of patients
worldwide. It is a necessary evil in many disorders, and especially in type 2 diabetes mellitus, as …

Dyslipidemia is a significant threat to public health worldwide and the identification of its
pathogenic mechanisms, as well as novel lipid-lowering agents, are warranted. Magnesium (Mg…

Two different conditions are included in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease
(CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), being distinguished by chronic recurrence of gut …

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the
gastrointestinal tract. They are potentially malignant, and have an unpredictable evolution. …

Elderly patients are a special category of patients, due to the physiological changes induced
by age, the great number of comorbidities and drug treatment and last, but not least, to the …

Hepatic disease accounts for approximately 2 million deaths/year worldwide. Liver fibrosis,
as the last stage of numerous chronic liver diseases, is one of the most relevant prognostic …

Despite major progress in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, women
remain an underdiagnosed and insufficiently treated group, with higher hospitalization and …

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Negative prognosis is
mainly due to the late diagnosis in advanced stages, when the disease is already …