College contact person: prof. Chiara Fossati; Tutor: prof. Paolo Borrione

The physiological mechanisms of exercise adaptation, hormonal and cellular, with special reference to the maintenance of health status and well-being. The promotion of health status, individual well-being and improvement of quality of life through proper lifestyle. Health aspects related to the practice of sports activities, with special reference to the prevention and treatment of pathological or paraphysiological conditions related to the sports activity itself or to incorrect lifestyles. Echocardiographic and functional evaluation of athletes for screening of predisposing conditions to sudden cardiac death. Prevention of doping and potentially risky health behaviors in sports. New frontiers of anti-doping research. The application of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic noncommunicable diseases. The role of exercise in musculoskeletal disorders. The effects of exercise in the elderly and its role in the prevention of frailty and successful aging. Exercise, brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress and exercise.

Methods: clinical evaluation; electrocardiography (baseline; stress; dynamic sec Holter); echocardiography; spirometry; hematologic monitoring; use of growth factors; multidimensional assessment of the elderly; cognitive screening.