If you believe the stereotypes, Italy's north and south might as well be two separate countries. But how different are they really? Here we take a closer look at Italy's famous regional differences.

Since the Ralph & Coop paper on IBD patterns across Europe I've been keen to see what gets uncovered about Italy. Recall, if you will, that in that paper the authors noted that Italy in particular of ...

There’s no such thing as “Italian food”. In Italy, arguably more than anywhere else in the world, food is supremely site specific, which makes for a great excuse to get out, explore and eat. From the ...