Cattolicathinks

A research by the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli and King’s College London which has been published in the Lancet speaks about metabolic surgery which is always the best ‘cure’ for type 2 diabetes.
Listen to the voice of Geltrude Mingrone, director of the Obesity Disorders Unit at the Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli.

Internet connected devices as smart TVs, smart speakers and smart watches, and internet connected toys are nowadays part of the domestic life. The DataChildFutures project is a study which investigates parents’ and children’s practices with digital media, together with parents’ imaginaries about data and privacy. Listen to the voice of Giovanna Mascheroni, coordinator of the project and professor of Politics in Media.

A study conducted by microbiologists at Università Cattolica, just published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, explains how the plastic drifting in the sea is colonised by numerous micro-organisms that seem to spread along the food chain. Listen to the voice of Edoardo Puglisi, Professor of Applied agri-food Microbiology at Università Cattolica.

The researchers of Università Cattolica developed in March 2020 a special module of the Rapporto Giovani survey of the Istituto Toniolo, carried out in collaboration with IPSOS on a representative sample of the young population (18-34 years old) in Italy, France, Germany, Spain and UK. The study explores how and whether the Covid-19 crisis would impact the fertility plans of young people in Europe. Listen to the voice of Francesca Luppi, Research fellow in Demography.

“Informed Savings: Reference Models in the Field of Financial Education”, within the “Opinion Leader 4 Future” project, is a research promoted by Università Cattolica and Credem. A subject as financial education - which is perceived by most as hostile and distant - can be communicated in an alternative way by exploiting the charisma and influencing capability of online opinion leaders. Listen to the voice of Sara Sampietro, Researcher at Università Cattolica and coordinator of "Opinion Leader 4 Future".

The post-conflict economic recovery is actually a fundamental driver of stable peacefulness as demonstrated by the first study on South Sudan - the world’s newest country established ten years ago. Peacekeeping can be considered not only as an instrument to secure peace agreements, but also as a fruitful economic strategy. Listen to the voice of Raul Caruso, Chair Professor of Peace Economics.

The annual Observatory of the Research Centre for Entrepreneurial Development of Cremona released new data on the music sector. The current crisis has also hampered Italy's 'sounding' industry and many shops have closed down. The study is the outcome of the virtuous collaboration between DISMAMUSICA, the national trade association and CERSI, Research Centre for Entrepreneurial Development of the Università Cattolica, based in Cremona. Listen to the voice of Ilaria Macconi, researcher at CERSI.

A study by the research group of the Department of Health Science and Public Health of Università Cattolica deals with food insecurity in 6 Italian macro areas: Lombardy, Lazio, Marche, Campania, Apulia, Sicily. Children in the South are more at risk, when coming from large families with poorly educated and poor parents.
Listen to the voice of Maria Luisa Di Pietro, Professor of Legal Medicine, who explains for us the research.

The research project BBClean led by the Department of Mathematics and Physics of the Brescia campus of Università Cattolica studies the pollution caused by the domestic heating wood burning, a widespread cultural tradition in the Alps. What are the effective tools to increase citizens’ awareness on such traditional issues? What are the technological innovations currently on the market to promote the sustainable use of wood and pellets? Listen to the voice of Professor Giacomo Gerosa, scientific coordinator of the project who answers to these and other related question.

A study about the future of public services after the pandemic conducted by the Research Centre on labour of Università Cattolica says that average 58% of public sector employees in Organization for economic cooperation and development countries are women. Listen to the voice of Claudio Lucifora, director of the Centre who explains for us the research.