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Obituary for Carlo Arrigo Umiltà

The life and scientific legacy of Professor Umiltà through the words of Konstantinos Priftis “Because the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by inscriptions on their own graves, but in foreign lands also there abides an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on

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Do musicians really have better memory than nonmusicians?

Global Collaboration Redefines How Cognitive Research Is Done33 labs across 15 countries join forces to study musicians’ memory in one of the first multilab projects in psychology and neurosciencePADUA and INNSBRUCK (Italy and Austria) — November 10, 2025Do musicians really have better memory than

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Examining subjective views of the aging process in older adults: a systematic review following the COSMIN methodology

How can we identify and assess views on aging in older adults?Subjective Views of Aging (VoA) have attracted increasing attention in the literature, as their VoA components have a significant impact on various health well-being outcomes, and longevity in older adults. This systematic review,

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Personal Views of Aging among Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia and Non-Caregivers

Does caring for a relative with dementia affect how family caregivers view their own aging process?A recent study published in Healthcare explored this question by involving a sample of family (informal) caregivers of people with dementia and a comparison group of adults who had never taken this

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Curious Jellyfish Open New Avenues for Nervous System Research

A team of researchers from the University of Padua and the University of Trieste has observed surprising behaviors in jellyfish of the species Aurelia (moon jellyfish). The study, published in «Behavioral and Brain Sciences», explores the origin of curiosity and the possibility of cognition without

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