When fifty–five years ago I met for the first time a patient affected by a muscle disease, I was unable to make a diagnosis. This was the main cause to convince me to take part in a meeting on muscular diseases, organised in Trieste by a group of people affected by this kind of disorders or interested in studying them, headed by the unforgettable and untiring Federico Milcovich. I could never i...

This review covers, in general terms, the salient features and impact of molecular myology under the following headings: its role in providing clues for the understanding of molecular etiology and pathogenesis of genetic myopathies, its contribution to the modernization and rationalization of the classification of muscle diseases, providing means of precise diagnosis and prevention of myopathie...

The field of myology has undergone remarkable changes. From the period of early clinical descriptions and clinical classifications, new knowledge of these disorders has come from the developments of histopathology, enzyme histochemistry and later, immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy. These techniques have enhanced the understanding of the pathophysiology of myopathies at the cellular le...

This article identifies, defines and reviews the synergy between orofacial myofunctional and orthodontic health with regard to wind instrument performance, and summarizes the skills involved in playing an instrument. (i.e. embouchure, articulation, breath support.) Criteria and strategies for choosing an instrument are outlined via orthodontic classifications, therapeutic value or contraindicat...

Abstract Establishing relationships between soft tissues and bones in living species can inform our understanding of functional adaptations their extinct kin the absence direct data on habitual behaviours. The koala wombats are only surviving vombatiform suborder, represent extant phylogenetic bracket for dozens fossil marsupial across nine families. Here we present first quantitative architect...