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Infantile scurvy as a consequence of agricultural intensification in the 1st millennium BCE Etruria Campana by Simonit, Rachele, Maudet, Ségolène, Giuffra, Valentina, Riccomi, Giulia

“…The 1st millennium BCE in Italy was a time of agricultural intensification of staple cereal production which shaped sociocultural, political, and economic…”
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Diets, stress, and disease in the Etruscan society: Isotope analysis and infantile skeletal palaeopathology from Pontecagnano (Campania, southern Italy, 730-580 BCE) by Riccomi, Giulia, Simonit, Rachele, Maudet, Ségolène, Scott, Erin, Lucas, Mary, Giuffra, Valentina, Roberts, Patrick

“…Susceptibility to morbidity and mortality is increased in early life, yet proactive measures, such as breastfeeding and weaning practices, can be taken through…”
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Syphilis in Maria Salviati (1499–1543), Wife of Giovanni de’ Medici of the Black Bands by Fornaciari, Antonio, Gaeta, Raffaele, Minozzi, Simona, Giuffra, Valentina

“…Researchers from the Division of Paleopathology of Pisa University (Pisa, Italy) exhumed the well-preserved skeleton of Maria Salviati (1499–1543), wife of…”
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Cancer in two Renaissance families by Fornaciari, Gino, Giuffra, Valentina, Gaeta, Raffaele

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The paradox of HBV evolution as revealed from a 16th century mummy by Patterson Ross, Zoe, Klunk, Jennifer, Fornaciari, Gino, Giuffra, Valentina, Duchêne, Sebastian, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Debi, Douglas, Mark W, Eden, John-Sebastian, Holmes, Edward C, Poinar, Hendrik N

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a ubiquitous viral pathogen associated with large-scale morbidity and mortality in humans. However, there is considerable…”
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Renaissance mercurial therapy in the mummies of Saint Domenico Maggiore in Naples: a palaeopathological and palaeotoxicological approach by Fornaciari, Antonio, Chericoni, Silvio, Stefanelli, Fabio, Fornaciari, Gino, Giuffra, Valentina

“…This study was designed to evaluate the use of mercury therapy in the Italian noble classes of the Renaissance through the toxicological analysis of hair…”
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‘ Renal Calculi as Big as Eggs ’: Urolithiasis and Chronic Kidney Disease of Ludovico I, Marquis of Saluzzo (1406-1475) by Gaeta, Raffaele, MD, Fornaciari, Antonio, PhD, Giuffra, Valentina, PhD

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Back to the Middle Ages: Entomological and Botanical Elements Reveal New Aspects of the Burial of Saint Davino of Armenia by Loni, Augusto, Vanin, Stefano, Fornaciari, Antonio, Tomei, Paolo Emilio, Giuffra, Valentina, Benelli, Giovanni

“…The natural mummy of Saint Davino Armeno (11th century) is preserved in the church of Saint Michele in Foro in the city of Lucca (Tuscany, Central Italy). The…”
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Recovery of a medieval Brucella melitensis genome using shotgun metagenomics by Kay, Gemma L, Sergeant, Martin J, Giuffra, Valentina, Bandiera, Pasquale, Milanese, Marco, Bramanti, Barbara, Bianucci, Raffaella, Pallen, Mark J

“…Shotgun metagenomics provides a powerful assumption-free approach to the recovery of pathogen genomes from contemporary and historical material. We sequenced…”
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Trepanation to treat a head wound: a case of neurosurgery from 13th century Tuscany by Riccomi, Giulia, MSc, Fornaciari, Gino, MD, Vitiello, Angelica, PhD, Bini, Anna, MSc, Caramella, Davide, MD, Giuffra, Valentina, PhD

“…Abstract During the archaeological excavations conducted in the 13th century cemetery of the Church of S. Agostino in Poggibonsi, Tuscany (Italy), a skull with…”
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Paleopathological study of the Egyptian mummies collected in Italy: the Anubis project by Ciranni, Rosalba, Pangoli, Donata, Giuffra, Valentina, Caramella, DAvide, Bresciani, Edda, Silvano, Flora, Fornaciari, Gino

“…Eighty-five Egyptian mummies belonging to different dynastic periods and collected in a number of Italian museums, have been censed and submitted for…”
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Quinto Tiberio Angelerio and new measures for controlling plague in 16th-century Alghero, Sardinia by Bianucci, Raffaella, Benedictow, Ole Jørgen, Fornaciari, Gino, Giuffra, Valentina

“…Plague, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has been responsible for at least 3 pandemics. During 1582-1583, a plague outbreak…”
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in the Medici, Grand Dukes of Florence (XVI century) by Giuffra, Valentina, Giusiani, Sara, Fornaciari, Antonio, Villari, Natale, Vitiello, Angelica, Fornaciari, Gino

“…Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common systemic disorder characterised by the ossification of the anterior longitudinal spinal ligament…”
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Correction: The paradox of HBV evolution as revealed from a 16th century mummy by Patterson Ross, Zoe, Klunk, Jennifer, Fornaciari, Gino, Giuffra, Valentina, Duchêne, Sebastian, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Debi, Douglas, Mark W, Eden, John-Sebastian, Holmes, Edward C, Poinar, Hendrik N

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006750.]…”
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Commensal and Pathogenic Members of the Dental Calculus Microbiome of Badia Pozzeveri Individuals from the 11th to 19th Centuries by Santiago-Rodriguez, Tasha M, Fornaciari, Antonio, Fornaciari, Gino, Luciani, Stefania, Marota, Isolina, Vercellotti, Giuseppe, Toranzos, Gary A, Giuffra, Valentina, Cano, Raul J

“…The concept of the human oral microbiome was applied to understand health and disease, lifestyles, and dietary habits throughout part of human history. In the…”
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Surgery in the early middle ages: Evidence of cauterisation from Pisa by Fornaciari, Antonio, MD, Giuffra, Valentina, PhD

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A 16th century Escherichia coli draft genome associated with an opportunistic bile infection by Long, George S., Klunk, Jennifer, Duggan, Ana T., Tapson, Madeline, Giuffra, Valentina, Gazzè, Lavinia, Fornaciari, Antonio, Duchene, Sebastian, Fornaciari, Gino, Clermont, Olivier, Denamur, Erick, Golding, G. Brian, Poinar, Hendrik

“…Escherichia coli – one of the most characterized bacteria and a major public health concern – remains invisible across the temporal landscape. Here, we present…”
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Malaria Was “the Killer” of Francesco I de' Medici (1531-1587) by Fornaciari, Gino, MD, Giuffra, Valentina, PhD, Ferroglio, Ezio, DVM, PhD, Bianucci, Raffaella, PhD

“…The sudden deaths of Francesco I de' Medici (1531-1587), Second Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife, Bianca Cappello (1548-1587), have been shrouded in…”
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Renal Calculosis of Pandolfo III Malatesta (1370-1427) by Giuffra, Valentina, PhD, Ventura, Luca, MD, Minozzi, Simona, PhD, Lunardini, Agata, Quaresima, Raimondo, Arrizza, Lorenzo, Fornaciari, Gino, MD

“…Giuffra et al present a case of renal calculosis affecting a 15th century Italian nobleman. The natural mummy of Pandolfo Ill Malatesta (1370-1427), prince of…”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis during Italian Renaissance, 1522-1562 by Nerlich, Andreas G, Bianucci, Raffaella, Trisciuoglio, Anna, Schönian, Gabriele, Ball, Markus, Giuffra, Valentina, Bachmeier, Beatrice, Pusch, Carsten M, Ferroglio, Ezio, Fornaciari, Gino

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