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Valeria Calcaterra

Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital

Publications -  249
Citations -  3816

Valeria Calcaterra is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 249 publications receiving 2782 citations. Previous affiliations of Valeria Calcaterra include Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital & University of Pavia.

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A Multicenter Retrospective Survey regarding Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Italian Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Stefano Zucchini, +96 more
TL;DR: Despite prevention campaign, DKA is still observed in Italian children at onset, with significant variability in DKA treatment, underlying the need to share guidelines among centers.
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and adolescents with varying degrees of obesity

TL;DR: Obesity plays a central role in the metabolic syndrome and the prevalence of MS is estimated in Caucasian children and adolescents with varying degrees of obesity.
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Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pediatric obesity: Consensus position statement of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and the Italian Society of Pediatrics

TL;DR: The main novelties deriving from the Italian experience lie in the definition, screening of the cardiometabolic and hepatic risk factors and the endorsement of a staged approach to treatment.
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Depletion of Alloreactive T Cells by a Specific Anti–Interleukin-2 Receptor p55 Chain Immunotoxin Does Not Impair In Vitro Antileukemia and Antiviral Activity

TL;DR: Investigation of the capacity of residual T cells to display antileukemia and antiviral activity evaluated by limiting dilution assays indicated that allodepletion using RFT5-SMPT-dgA efficiently removed alloreactive cells, while sparing in vitro antileukemic and antivirus cytotoxic responses.
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Post-Operative Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomised Study

TL;DR: Animal-assisted therapy facilitated rapid recovery in vigilance and activity after anaesthesia, modified pain perception and induced emotional prefrontal responses and an adaptative cardiovascular response was also present.