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Silvano Gallus
Researcher at Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Publications - 420
Citations - 48395
Silvano Gallus is an academic researcher from Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 352 publications receiving 27505 citations. Previous affiliations of Silvano Gallus include Centro Studi GISED & Thomas Jefferson University.
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Dietary intake of carotenoids and retinol and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in Italy.
TL;DR: A weak protective effect of α- carotene, β-carotene and β-criptoxanthin on the risk of acute myocardial infarction is suggested, and it is indicated that total carotenoids, lycopene, lutein plus zeaxanthin and retinol were not related to therisk of the disease.
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Prevalence of Pancreatic Insufficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Assessment by Fecal Elastase-1
Giovanni Maconi,Roberto Dominici,M. Molteni,Sandro Ardizzone,M. Bosani,E. Ferrara,Silvano Gallus,Mauro Panteghini,Gabriele Bianchi Porro +8 more
TL;DR: Pancreatic insufficiency is frequently found in IBD patients, particularly in those with loose stools, a larger number of bowel movements/day and previous surgery.
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Menstrual and reproductive factors and risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in Italy.
Paola Bertuccio,Alessandra Tavani,Silvano Gallus,Eva Negri,Carlo La Vecchia,Carlo La Vecchia +5 more
TL;DR: Irregular menstrual cycles and parity were related to increased AMI risk, mainly among pre-/peri-menopausal women and among smokers.
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Glycemic index and load and risk of upper aero-digestive tract neoplasms (Italy)
Livia S. A. Augustin,Silvano Gallus,Silvia Franceschi,Eva Negri,David J.A. Jenkins,Cyril W.C. Kendall,Luigino Dal Maso,Renato Talamini,Carlo La Vecchia +8 more
TL;DR: This study supports the hypothesis that high dietary GI and GL are associated with cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract and was apparently stronger in women, in those with high body mass index and reporting low alcohol consumption.
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Menopause and colorectal cancer
Silvia Franceschi,Silvano Gallus,R. Talamini,Alessandra Tavani,Eva Negri,C. La Vecchia,C. La Vecchia +6 more
TL;DR: Post- menopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of colon, but not rectal, cancer than do premenopausal women of the same age, socio-cultural class and dietary habits.