Ferrero is a surname of Italian and Spanish origin that means 'smith', the person who works with iron, in parallel with surnames like Ferraro, Ferrari and Smith.
Lorenzo’s oil is liquid solution, made of 4 parts glycerol trioleate and 1 part glycerol trierucate, which are the triacylglycerol forms of oleic acid and erucic acid. It is prepared from olive oil and rapeseed oil. It is used in the investigational treatment of asymptomatic patients with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a nervous system disorder.
Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the development of Lorenzo's oil. The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, primarily from September 1991 to February 1992. It had a limited release in North America on December 30, 1992, with a nationwide release two weeks later, on January 15, 1993. Though it was a box office disappointment, grossing $7.2 million against its $30 million budget, the film was generally well received by the critics and garnered two nominations at the 65th Academy Awards.
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Allegri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Augusto Daniel Odone and Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone were the parents of Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone, a child with the illness adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). They became famous for developing a controversial treatment using Lorenzo's oil for their son's incurable illness. This quest was recounted in the film Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Augusto had previously been an economist for the World Bank.
The Myelin Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1989 by Augusto Odone and his wife, Michaela. Their son, Lorenzo, suffered from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the most common of the leukodystrophies. The story of the Odones' struggle was dramatized in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil.
Bianchini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tomatis is a surname. People with that name include:
Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Derived from Augustus, meaning in Latin "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", it is notable as being the name of the first emperor of Ancient Rome. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.
Hugo Wolfgang Moser (1924–2007), was a Swiss-born American research scientist and director of the Neurogenetics Research Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Moser was also University Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. His research on peroxisomal disorders achieved international recognition.
Lorenzo is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in Italy, Spain, and other Spanish-speaking countries. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum, which is itself named after the laurel tree, was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of Rome.
Amoruso is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vismara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Paolucci, also spelled Paulucci, and historically scarcely as Paoluzzi, Pauluzzi and Paluzzi is an Italian surname deriving from the given name Paolo. It may refer to:
Paoli is an Italian surname, derived from the given name Paolo (Paul). Notable people with the surname include:
Callegari is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Belluzzi is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with this surname include:
di Lorenzo or Di Lorenzo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
De Lorenzo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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