CINNAMON:an intense aroma and precious healing properties
In ancient times, cinnamon was a rare and expensive spice. It was jealously guarded, as if it were a precious…
“The queen of SPICES”: Turmeric or CURCUMA in synergy with Quercetin and Piperine”
Turmeric, also called Saffron of the Indies, belongs to the Zingiberacee family, herbaceous plants well known since ancient times because…
OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS: real IMMUNONUTRIENTS
The human body needs essential fatty acids such as omega 3 for harmonious development and healthy growth, both in children…
FATTY ACIDS: characteristics and physiological roles
Fatty acids are fundamental parts of lipids. In nature, the most widespread ones consist of a carboxylic group (-COOH), preceded…
GLYCEMIA: insulin and leptin role
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by an increase in blood glucose level (sugar, so glycemia) due to a…
GUT MICROBIOTA: commensal bacteria community which hosts us and lives with us to modulate advantageously our health
The digestive canal is an apparatus which allows the communication between the interior parts of the organism and the external…
GLUTAMINE: THE MOST ABUNDANT AMINO ACID IN OUR CELLS
Amino acids are introduced with food in the form of animal or vegetal proteins. Many amino acids can be produced…
AUTOIMMUNITY at the fork between self and non self: the help of metabolomics
Autoimmunity is a reaction of the body's defense system, the immune system, which does not recognize its own tissues and…
METABOLOMICS: a snapshot of the cell
A web of metabolic interactions allows us to describe the cell: the genome (the complete set of genes or genetic…
New name announcement
We are delighted to announce that the organization's name has changed to European INstitUte of Molecular Medicine (EINUMM). The new…
