BRAIDO , F.

Advances in basic research and research and development plans of pharmaceutical companies are radically changing the kind of available drugs and therapeutic targets. We are switching from predominantly chemical molecules, aimed at treating large populations of patients (blockbuster drugs), to a new generation of products, mostly biotech, aimed...

The treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is still a matter of debate; among the different therapeutic alternatives, both surgical and conservative, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered the "gold standard". The recent scientific literature reports that even if CPAP represents an effective...