Cellular and Molecular Biology and Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy aging; longevity; inflammation; study of age-related diseases (i.e., cardiovascular diseases and cancer), vascular aging and endothelial dysfunction; stem cell therapy; study of endothelial progenitor cells; translational personalized medicine; anti-aging medicine