Aug/090
Better to be a woman. To say that teenagers are
If you woke up tomorrow morning … woman was asked to 323 students from secondary schools in Sicily, Campania, Basilicata, Trentino, Liguria, Emilia and Tuscany. The initiative came from psychotherapy Gianna Schelotto, in collaboration with a group of teachers who thought, in view of the forthcoming International Women’s Day, to ask young people of middle and high schools to write an essay on the subject. A similar track was administered to female students (of course in this case the theme was “If tomorrow morning you woke up man ..”) and the results were sorpendenti with statements from the boys, all between 14 to 16 years, with admiration and even envy of her peers.
After the search conducted by a team of American psychologists and published in the Journal of Adolescence, which debunks the age-old cliché argument that teenage boys are far from romantic, arrives from Italy, therefore the denial of another stereotype rather widespread: the man, however young, who would never be in the shoes of a woman. The initiative was promoted by Onda (National Observatory for the health of women of Milan) and I Buonavoglia, Circolo Culturale Genovese among the founders of which appears just to Schelotto.
While the girls are dissatisfied and disillusioned with the world of women, nor too tender with the ‘male world (many would say that happy to be men for a day to feel stronger, more courageous, but also less submissive), 62% of boys has a positive attitude on the idea of waking woman suddenly (of course only for one day). Smarter, more authentic, (why, consider the young author of the themes are allowed to be) more determined, so the young boys are seeing their peers. The initiative is not meant to be a real research; rather it is a sort of poll whose results will be presented shortly in Italy.
May/090
Piperine: black pepper, to defeat Vitiligo
It would be secure in one of the spices most commonly used on our table the secret to defeating the unsightly white spots caused by vitiligo, a skin disease whose origin, although many hypotheses have been advanced, is still unknown. Indeed piperine, a substance contained in black pepper, would have the power to make it a bit darker skin in no time. The discovery of a group of researchers at King’s College London and was published by the British Journal of Dermatology. In the course of an experimental study, conducted on laboratory mice, British researchers have applied the piperine on the skin of guinea pigs obtained in a few weeks his darkening.
Some of the mice treated with piperine were also subjected to a treatment based phototherapy UV rays. It was found that while treatment with piperine alone makes the skin darker in just six weeks, when it was coupled to UV exposure was possible to obtain results more visible and lasting in less time. The efficacy of piperine was due to its ability to stimulate the melanocytes in the skin, i.e. the cells responsible for its color. The discovery could prove important for all people with vitiligo, because the use of this drug would be useful for filling areas made clear by the disease because of abnormal pigmentation which originates in the corruption that melonociti stop producing melanin.
Vitiligo is a disease that affects about 1% of the world, appearing equally in both sexes. Makes its appearance before the twenty years and unfortunately the depigmented areas of skin are often quite visible (hands, neck, face, eye and lip contour), which is why those affected often experience a marked psychological distress and difficulty in relationships interpersonal. Currently there are many possible therapies targeted according to the specific needs of the patient (type of vitiligo and skin type, to take just one example). Moreover, vitiligo is not only an aesthetic problem because it is often associated with autoimmune diseases.
We do not know yet if and when marketed dermatological preparations containing Piperine. But even in this case is the advice as always: if you are suffering from vitiligo please consult a dermatologist. He will give you all the information you need and indicate the most appropriate treatment in your case.