Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Exercise as a therapeutic intervention for long-lasting and chronic diseases: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...cell.comExercise as a therapeutic intervention for long-lasting and chronic diseasesWhile life expectancy has increased, the prevalence of lifestyle diseases has increased. Here, Febbraio and Pedersen discuss the concept of “exercise as medicine” for the treatment of lifestyle diseas... 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The future of science communication is not an article like this www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe future of science communication is not an article like thisResearchers and science publishers need to seize the opportunity offered by the drastic shifts in the way news is produced — one reason Nature has joined TikTok. 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Paper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comPaper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papersPotentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published. 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Excited to share our latest publication from the PHAE Lab (phaelab.umh.es - UMH), now out in European Urology Focus www.eu-focus.europeanurology.com/action/showP... Exercise may improve erectile function, but optimal prescription remains uncertain and must be personalized #health #urologyphaelab.umh.esPHAE LabOur research focuses on understanding the bidirectional exercise-drug interactions and addiction-related behaviours. Through rigorous experimental protocols and international collaborations, we contri... 020
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiThomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 01/04/2026🎉 Welcome to the #PHAELab phaelab.umh.es/home, Noelia Serrano! Biochemist & pharmacogenetics expert! Curious about Noelia’s profile and our research group? Meet the team! 🔗 phaelab.umh.es/research-group Check the latest news! 📰 phaelab.umh.es/news #Pharmacology #Pharmacogenetics @umh.esphaelab.umh.esPHAE Lab - Research Grouptzandonai@umh.es 001
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 01/04/2026🎉 Welcome to the #PHAELab phaelab.umh.es/home, Noelia Serrano! Biochemist & pharmacogenetics expert! Curious about Noelia’s profile and our research group? Meet the team! 🔗 phaelab.umh.es/research-group Check the latest news! 📰 phaelab.umh.es/news #Pharmacology #Pharmacogenetics @umh.esphaelab.umh.esPHAE Lab - Research Grouptzandonai@umh.es 001
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I am glad to share with you the creation of the website for our Pharmacology, Health, and Addiction in Exercise Laboratory (PHAE Lab) at the Department of Pharmacology, Pediatrics and Organic Chemistry of Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche in Spain. Here’s the link: phaelab.umh.es visit us!!phaelab.umh.esPHAE LabOur research focuses on understanding the bidirectional exercise-drug interactions and addiction-related behaviours. Through rigorous experimental protocols and international collaborations, we contribute to advancing exercise science and clinical pharmacology, from molecular mechanisms to 010
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Fantastic presentation by @dalessandrolab.bsky.social ! youtu.be/0cuYb3AitrE?...youtu.beCIHD Virtual Seminar April 15th, 2025 - Angelo D’Alessandro, Ph.D.YouTube video by University of Utah CIHD 100
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiDaniel Sanabria @danielsanabria.bsky.social · 06/10/20252 years since we published this paper www.nature.com/articles/s41.... I've checked the around 100 papers that according to Scopus have cited our umbrella. 33% of these papers have cited it incorrectly.nature.comAn umbrella review of randomized control trials on the effects of physical exercise on cognition - Nature Human BehaviourThis umbrella review of meta-analytic evidence reveals that previously reported benefits of physical exercise on cognitive function may have been exaggerated. The authors emphasize the importance of obtaining stronger evidence to confirm the causal relationship between regular physical exercise and enhancements in cognitive functioning. 062
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Álvaro Pascual-Leone, neurocientífico: “Podemos enviar señales a tu cerebro para que funcione como queremos” www.eldiario.es/128_c0f025?u...eldiario.esÁlvaro Pascual-Leone, neurocientífico: “Podemos enviar señales a tu cerebro para que funcione como queremos”El investigador valenciano defiende el uso de las tecnologías que permiten monitorizar el cerebro para poder intervenir a tiempo y la necesidad de proteger nuestro pensamiento de intromisiones de terc... 000
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiEuropean Behavioural Pharmacology Society @eurbehavpharm.bsky.social · 24/03/2025There are just TWO weeks left to submit your abstracts and travel award applications for #EBPS2025. Don't miss out on the chance to join us for this incredible lineup and present your work. I will begin advertising our symposia this week to whet the appetite. #Almeria #Spain 074
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2025An impressive talk by @jcesarpl.bsky.social explored how emotion regulation mechanisms influence craving in gambling and gaming. #EBPS2025 #Almeria 122
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2025🏃♂️➡️ When does passion for exercise cross the line into risk? 🏋♀️ Exercise Dependence is a condition where exercise becomes excessive, uncontrollable, and harmful. Our new study used machine learning to dig deeper into what really drives this risk. www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...linkedin.comPredictive modelling links exercise dependence to associated psychological and behavioral risk factors | Thomas Zandonai🏃♂️➡️ When does passion for exercise cross the line into risk? 🏋♀️ Exercise Dependence is a condition where exercise becomes excessive, uncontrollable, and harmful. Our new study used machine lea... 110
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 11/09/2025New Research Insight: Ketamine and Physical Exercise www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...linkedin.comKetamine and physical exercise: A surprising new duo? a netnographic analysis | Thomas Zandonai🚨 New Research Insight: Ketamine and Physical Exercise 🚨 Performance Enhancement & Health https://lnkd.in/d9rw3hfc sofia venturini, Marialisa Romagnoni, Gabriele Penazzi, Ornella Corazza, Thomas Za... 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Fantastic collaboration with ONAD-PAN in Panama where we presented the results of our joint study on mental health and the use of substances among athletes! #doping 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Cool! Congratulations @dalessandrolab.bsky.social and all authors! 120
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiAngelo D’Alessandro @dalessandrolab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025G6PD deficiency affects 6% of humankind, predisposing RBCs to hemolysis after oxidant stress. Unexpectedly, humanized G6PD deficient mice do not hemolyze after oxidant stress post exercise, and tolerate exercise better! On the cover of @bloodadvances.bsky.social ashpublications.org/bloodadvance...ashpublications.orgIncreased exercise tolerance in humanized G6PD-deficient miceKey PointsG6PD-deficient mice maintain higher exercise speeds without increased red blood cell hemolysis, questioning assumed risks.Increased cardiac outpu 173
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiDaniel Sanabria @danielsanabria.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Una de las características de la ciencia es que se autocorrige, lo que permite avanzar. Llaman la atención los/las científicas que se empeñan en defender una idea acerca de un fenómeno a pesar de que les muestren evidencia de que igual las cosas no están tan claras como creen. 011
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiAngelo D’Alessandro @dalessandrolab.bsky.social · 22/12/202499% of the circulating cells, 84% of the cells in the body are RBCs. These 25 trillion cells shed 1 vesicle/h (more under stress). With >250 transporters and receptors, RBCs pick up/release metabolites, at times even against gradient, throughout the body. Yet, they are not part of 👇 conversation 2337
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiAngelo D’Alessandro @dalessandrolab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024This field is on fire! If you liked Julie’s poster at #ASH24, our paper just came out at Aging Cell onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comArginine metabolism is a biomarker of red blood cell and human agingReisz et al. examined age-related changes in erythrocyte metabolism using 15,700 specimens from 13,757 individuals across four cohorts, including healthy donors and sickle cell disease patients. The ... 1259
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiJosé C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍 @jcesarpl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024La idea de que la experiencia personal directa de la realidad es más fiable que la observación científica sistemática de esa misma realidad es lo que mantiene vivo al terraplanismo (y a la mayoría de las creencias populares en psicología). 64112
Reposted by Thomas ZandonaiAngelo D’Alessandro @dalessandrolab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Congrats Christian and Team! Pretty cool concept/visualization! Look forward to reading it in detail 031
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 30/11/2024It is a pleasure to share our last article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We detailed two Italian judokas who retired due to harmful eating habits and extreme exercise, stressing the risks of weight cutting and need for safer practices. Thank you to Eleonora Zorzi for the collaboration.sciencedirect.comMaladaptive eating habits in judo athletes and psychological side effects: Case studiesOriginating in 19th-century Japan, judo blends traditional martial arts with modern educational principles. As a martial art rooted in the Budo tradit… 120
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.gazzetta.it/Tennis/ATP/3... interesting considerations by Alessia di Francesco from NADO Italiagazzetta.it 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 16/11/2024La nicotina è un problema per gli sportivi? | Fondazione Umberto Veronesi fondazioneveronesi.it/magazine/art...fondazioneveronesi.itLa nicotina è un problema per gli sportivi? | Fondazione Umberto VeronesiQuanti e quali sono gli atleti che fumano? Da un’indagine sugli sportivi italiani emergono differenze inaspettate 000
Thomas Zandonai @zandopoll.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Should we be concerned with #nicotine in #sport? New paper SportsMedicineJ shows in-competition nicotine use much higher in athletes reliant on strength and power than those requiring high aerobic capacity! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comShould We be Concerned with Nicotine in Sport? Analysis from 60,802 Doping Control Tests in Italy - Sports MedicineBackground Nicotine is a psychostimulant drug with purported use in sports environments, though the use of nicotine among athletes has not been studied extensively. Objective The aim of this study was... 000