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    Special issue “centenarians—a model to study the molecular basis of lifespan and healthspan”

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    People are living longer, not, as was previously the case, due to reduced child mortality, but because we are postponing the ill-health of old age [...]

    Strumenti per le nascite impossibili: forcipi ed embriotomi nelle collezioni del Museo di Storia della Medicina

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    The Museum of History of Medicine of Rome collects gynaecological and obstetrical instruments. Forceps and embriotomy instruments illustrate the evolution of a sort of an "obstetrical speciality", from antiquity to XIX century. The article focuses mainly on the gradual transformation of forceps's use, from abortive to useful instrument for childbirth
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