Sleep: we sleep less during this period of our lives
A 2022 international study reveals how sleep habits change throughout life depending on our age and how they differ between ...
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Our brain size has increased since 1930
The average volume of the human brain has increased from 1,234 milliliters to 1,321 milliliters in 40 years. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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More and more women are dying from alcohol: for what reasons?
More and more women are dying from alcohol. What are the causes of this development? THE ESSENTIAL More and more ...
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Margaux de Frouville: “The evolution of knowledge about the coronavirus would almost make me dizzy”
© BFM TVAt just 35 years old, Margaux de Frouville is at the head of the department dedicated to health ...
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Our genes show how humans continue to evolve
We modern humans and our genes continue to evolve – seven million years after splitting off from other mammals. This ...
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Covid-19: here are the three possible scenarios for the evolution of the virus
As the Covid-19 epidemic picks up again, here are the three possible scenarios for the evolution of the virus. THE ...
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Soon a treatment to slow down the evolution of multiple sclerosis
Stop the progression of multiple sclerosis (ALS) could be possible thanks to a treatment called "copper-ATSM", according to the results ...
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Alzheimer’s: a serious lead to predict the evolution of the disease
© ShutterstockA team from the National Institute of Health (Inserm) has just taken another step in research into the development ...
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The pleasure of getting drunk, a legacy of our primate ancestors?
What if the fondness of some humans for alcohol came from the taste of their distant ancestors for fermented fruits? ...
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Why do we associate happiness with a woman and anger with a man?
The unconscious link between certain emotions and sex is confirmed by a study... which does not provide a clear explanation ...
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Are psychopaths the result of natural selection?
A study sheds new light on psychopaths, who have a reputation for being aggressive, callous and incapable of feeling remorse. ...
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Was homoerectus really carnivorous?
The theory that it was the switch to a carnivorous diet that allowed our species to experience rapid evolution two ...
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The key to a healthy life: stay active as long as possible!
In a new study, biomedical researchers and evolutionary biologists suggest that the process of evolution has caused humans to stay ...
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What do fish fins and our fingers and toes have in common?
Using gene-editing tools, researchers have identified a common gene called gli3 that controls the development of fins in fish and ...
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Why did the human brain shrink in size 3,000 years ago?
Around 3,000 years ago, the size of the human brain shrunk considerably. A new study suggests that, as in ants, ...
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How Our Ancestors Suddenly Lost Their Tails
About 25 million years ago, our ancestors saw their tails disappear. Geneticists have just figured out how. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s: a serious lead to predict the evolution of the disease
© ShutterstockA team from the National Institute of Health (Inserm) has just taken another step in research into the development ...
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How the Y Chromosome Really Differentiates Males and Females
A new study conducted on beetles shows that the Y chromosome contains very little genetic material, but still significantly influences ...
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Vauxhall Corsa (2022). Evolution of prices and equipment
The prices of the Opel Corsa vary from - €600 to + €750 depending on the version. Opel is revamping ...
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Evolution: culture allows faster adaptation than genetics
According to a new American study, culture allows humans to adapt to their environment and overcome difficulties better and faster ...
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Childbirth: why it will never be easier
The biological conditions of childbirth for women have not evolved for thousands of years, and will definitely not evolve towards ...
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The six emotions that make you scream
Unlike animals, humans are able to shout for joy, which would be the result of evolution. More surprisingly, non-alarming cries ...
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What jellyfish can teach us about our sleep
Scientists have analyzed these molluscs to understand if there can be sleep without a brain: the answer is yes. THE ...
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Renault Koleos (2022). New finish and price evolution
On March 1, the aging Renault Koleos received an update to its range. Pending its replacement by 2023, the Renault ...
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How our hands were born from fish fins
Elpistostege watsoni, a 380 million year old fossil fish, is thought to be the missing evolutionary link in the transition ...
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Neurodegenerative diseases: thanks to AI, a blood test can predict the evolution of disorders
Using artificial intelligence to analyze blood samples could predict the progression of a neurodegenerative disease, which develops over years. Doctors ...
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How our immune system has evolved to make us more vulnerable to certain diseases
Genetic mutations that allow us to fend off deadly infections would have made us more vulnerable to inflammatory and autoimmune ...
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Ancient reptilian muscles discovered in human embryos
Thanks to 3D imaging, researchers have succeeded in showing the presence in human embryos of reptile muscles which disappear after ...
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The development of the human brain linked to the duration of breastfeeding in our ancestors
Our very distant ancestors would have breastfed their children much longer than today. A practice that undoubtedly played a role ...
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Evolution of the European vehicle fleet in figures
In 2020, the ACEA counted more than 280 million passenger cars in circulation within the European Union (including the United ...
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