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News

  • Starting April 9, 2026, we will start our experiment “Circadianity and Cognition” within the 100-days isolation study SOLIS-100 at ESA-DLR :envihub facility in Koln, Germany!
  • From 25-28 May 2026, D-Hygea Lab will be at ISGP conference (Koln, Germany) with 4 oral presentations accepted: 1) Solbiati S, Lovotti M, Righetti M, Ren Y, Ferranti F, Pezzilli S, Caiani EG. Cardiovascular Autonomic and Repolarization Adaptations During Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest. 2) Fortrat J-O, Barchetti K, Diaz- Artiles A, Custaud M-A, Mastrandrea CJ, Solbiati S, Bareille M-P, Hughson RL, Caiani EG, Linnarson D, Macias BR, Boutouyrie P, Tank J, Moestl S, Rabineau J. Toward heart rate reference values for cardiovascular deconditioning. 3) Righetti F, Gerlach D, Rabineau J, Solbiati S, Lovotti M, Migeotte P-F, Tank J, Caiani EG.  Reduced Myocardial Extracellular Matrix Hydration in Microgravity: T2 Radiomics. 4) Rabineau J, Barchetti K, Fortrat J-O, Diaz-Artiles A, Boutouyrie P, Caiani EG, Custaud M-A, Heusser K, Limper U, Linnarsson D, Maggioni MA, Mastrandrea CJ, Möstl S, Mulder E, Solbiati S, Tank J, Hughson RL.Sex and Baseline Values Influence Blood Volume Changes During Head-down Bed Rest.
  • Congratulations to Julia Nawaro for being awarded with the 1° prize of the “Valutare Premia” 2025 award, for her PhD thesis titled “Healthy smart cities – development of healthcare-focused urban analytics models and decision making tools to reduce heat waves impact on public health”! https://phd-dads.polimi.it/2026/02/13/first-prize-for-research-on-heat-and-heart-health-julia-nawaro-honoured-by-lombardy-region/
  • Congratulations to Dr. Lorenzo Gianquintieri for being selected as one of the 24 early-career participants admitted to the 2026 edition of the #EuropeanTalentAcademy (topic “Smarter and healthier cities on a changing planet”), the UK-EU networking and training opportunity with Politecnico di Milano, the Technische Universität München (TUM) and Imperial College London (ICL) with the aim to promote development of transdisciplinary research.  

  • OLD NEWS
  • Is it possible to reliably estimate through an #AI approach the longitudinal changes in #VO2max from #Holter #ECG, without performing the exercise test?
    This is what we demonstrated in this “just published” study on #npj #Microgravity, using Holter ECG data we collected along 15 years of participation to #ESA head-down #bedrest campaigns, thanks to Agenzia Spaziale Italiana funding. Possible applications include measurements on #astronauts during flight, as well as on #bedridden patients.Solbiati S, Fiorentino MC, Bendandi R, Moccia S, Caiani EG. AI-based Prediction of VO2 max from 24-Hour Holter ECG Recording. NpJ Microgravity 2025  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00542-4We got accepted FOUR submissions for the 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 2025: 1) Mahakalkar A, Gilardi G, Erbertseder T, Baier F, Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG.         Can short-term exposure to air pollution trigger acute health effects in a region with low pollutant concentrations? 2) Dui LG, Donati A, Tauro E, Fontolan S, Toffoli S, Caiani EG, Campi A, Termine C, Ferrante S. Machine Learning to improve the access to the clinical pathway for children with specific learning disabilities. 3) Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG. A New Geospatial Vulnerability Index for Territorial Risk Stratification of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Heat Days. 4) Gianquintieri L, Sala E,Caiani EG. Machine Learning-Based Demand Prediction for Emergency Medical Services.
  • The three following abstracts based on the IntakeCare platform we developed, have been accepted for presentation at the upcoming European Association Preventive Cardiology annual Conference (Milan, April 3-5 2025) 1) Croce A, Vigore M, Pengo MF, Zambon A, Soranna D, Ciotta A, Caiani EG, Tauro E, Zanotti L, Gorini A, Parati G, Bilo G. Tailored interventions to improve adherence to antihypertensive treatment and reduce blood pressure: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2) Tauro E, Zanotti L, Croce A, Vigore M, Pengo M, Gorini A, Parati G, Caiani EG, Bilo G. A pilot usability study of smart virtual assistants to monitor medication adherence in chronic patients. 3) Vigorè M, Tauro E, Bilo G, Caiani EG, Zanotti L, GoriniA. Understanding patient profiles to promote adherence: a persona-based design for hyperthension.
  • Dr Sarah Solbiati is presenting our results obtained during isolation studies at the ESA-ASI Isolation / confinement studies for human space exploration workshop, Rome, 31/3-3/4 2025 (https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PROGRAMMA_WS_ISOLATION.pdf)