Azienda-Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Cesena

Ultrasound Assessment of Gallbladder Motility After Ingestion of a Bicarbonate-Rich Mineral Water (Aqua 3): A Randomized Crossover Study

Background: Bicarbonate mineral waters have been reported to modulate biliary dynamics. Prior symptom-based data with Aqua 3 suggested digestive benefits, but objective confirmation is still lacking. Aims: We sought to evaluate the effect of Aqua 3 on gallbladder motility in fast...

DARE to wear: digital health promotion and disease prevention using wearable devices

Global healthcare systems are under increasing strain to ensure long-term sustainability, necessitating a transition towards proactive, preventive healthcare strategies. Wearable sensor technologies are uniquely positioned to facilitate this paradigm shift by allowing continuous...

Targeted neuromodulation of perceptual decision-making networks causally dissociates sensory and metacognitive performance

ABSTRACT Perceptual judgements and their subjective evaluation (i.e., metacognition) are considered tightly coupled aspects of decision-making. Yet, emerging evidence suggests that distinct neural mechanisms underlie these processes. In motion perception, studies have identified...