Climatic Changes and increased risk of Heat Stroke (HS): understand the mechanisms to develop therapeutic interventions and healthy lifestyle habits during heat waves

Project data

Funding entiy: Italian Ministry of University and Research

Call: PRIN 2022

Coordinator: UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI CHIETI-PESCARA

UNISI Principal Investigator: Daniela Rossi

Department: Molecular and developmental medicine

Start date:  18 October 2023 – End date: 17 October 2025  

Description

Broad Objective. Investigate the role of skeletal muscle in Heat Stroke (HS) to develop cures and preventive measures, hence reduce the risk of death of the population during heat waves (periods of high environmental temperature associated with excessive mortality).

 

The project is funded by European Union – Next-GenerationEU – National Recovery and Resilience PLAN (PNRR) – Mission 4, Component 2, Investiment 1.1 Fondo per il Programma Nazionale di Ricerca e Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN). Project N. 2022C878FP_002