“Fossil viruses” in the human brain increase the risk of psychiatric disorders
Our genome contains traces of viral infections that occurred thousands of years ago. These DNA sequences can increase the risk ...
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The DNA of our ancestors tells us more about our current diseases
By comparing ancient human genes with modern DNA, researchers have revealed the secrets of the origins of certain contemporary diseases, ...
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Chia seeds: their benefits deciphered by science
A new study helps identify and understand the different nutritional and health benefits of chia seeds. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers screened ...
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Alzheimer’s: 75 regions of the genome associated with the disease
© ShutterstockWe know that there is a strong predominance of genetic risk in Alzheimer's disease. As part of an international ...
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The viruses of our ancestors protect us from today’s viruses, here’s why
Viruses known to our ancestors millions of years ago left a large number of viral genetic sequences in our genome. ...
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022: an expert in the DNA of prehistoric men rewarded
The Swede Svante Pääbo was crowned with the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, October 3, 2022 for his complete ...
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Epigenetics offers new avenues of treatment
With epigenetics, medicine enters a new dimension. How will epigenetics change our lives? For example, in pancreatic cancer.Is the world ...
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These viruses that steal our DNA to better attack us
Many viruses, including influenza, steal genetic signals from humans in order to develop their own genomes. THE ESSENTIAL "Viruses take ...
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New developments in the case of genetically modified babies
The Chinese authorities have revealed the first results of their investigation. They confirm that twins were born with altered DNA ...
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What if a single genetic test was able to detect more than 50 rare pathologies?
Diagnosing a patient with a rare disease takes time. To combat this medical wandering, Australian scientists have developed a new ...
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The responsibility of aluminum salts in breast cancer
New evidence confirms the carcinogenic nature of aluminum salts, ingredients notably present in deodorants. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Aluminum salts would ...
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Lung cancer: in non-smokers, different genetic signatures
Although rarer, lung cancer can also occur in non-smokers, in particular because of the accumulation of mutations in the body. ...
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It is not the transition to agriculture that would have brought men and women closer
By studying the genomes of more than 360,000 women and men, researchers have found that, contrary to the most popular ...
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SARS-CoV-2 able to integrate into the genome? The controversy continues
New research claims that genes from the virus may be able to integrate into our DNA. THE ESSENTIAL This would ...
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Esophageal cancer: it is linked to a prehistoric retrovirus!
A gene would activate a retrovirus present in the human genome for millions of years. This discovery could allow the ...
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Metabolism, immune system: how nanoplastics threaten our health
These plastic particles degrade the intestinal microbiota, which has consequences for the body as a whole. THE ESSENTIAL 10% of ...
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Severe forms of Covid-19: a genetic lead that opens the way to new treatments
The trail of genetic particularities explaining certain serious forms of Covid-19 is becoming clearer. And it could allow the use ...
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Covid-19: assumptions about the origin of the epidemic in the USA challenged
A team of American researchers has traced the course of Covid-19 in Europe and North America. As a result, the ...
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New Herpes Treatment Prevents Viral Infection
A new method for treating all types of herpes virus has been developed. It targets physical properties of the virus ...
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Cardiovascular diseases and cancers: genetic tests to identify pathogenic variants would help in screening
In current clinical practice, only family history is taken into account to detect cardiovascular diseases and cancers. However, generalizing the ...
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“No, the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not contain pieces of HIV!”
Pr Jean-Michel Claverie, specialist in genomics, returns to the assertions of Pr Luc Montagnier concerning the "manufactured" character of the ...
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Analyzing an outbreak’s viral genomes can slow and stop its spread
By cross-referencing genomic data with epidemiological data, researchers are now able to map a disease. Eventually, prevention campaigns could predict ...
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Cancer: the study that unlocks the secrets of tumors
Hundreds of researchers from around the world have worked on the genome sequencing of more than 2,600 tumours. This program, ...
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Sudden cardiac death: genetic variants identified
Performing genome analyzes could help identify people at risk before the first symptoms appear. Detect people at risk to reduce ...
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Depression: 35 minutes of sport per day to reduce the risks
Doing 35 minutes of sport a day could reduce the risk of falling into depression, even in genetically more vulnerable ...
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What if we had a bacterial identity in the same way as genetics?
Scientists have started cataloging the genes of all human microbiomes. For now, by studying the bacteria and viruses in the ...
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Genetically modified babies: WHO speaks out against
The WHO calls for all experiments that could lead to the birth of genetically modified humans to be stopped and ...
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China: the scientist behind the first genetically modified babies defends himself
A Chinese scientist has claimed to be the first to create genetically modified babies. This news caused amazement and anger ...
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Our exposure to radiation is causing a genetic mutation in our children
Radiation exposure causes genetic modification in the children of those exposed. Researchers have recently observed it in the children of ...
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Mutant mosquitoes to eradicate malaria
American researchers have added a gene to the DNA of insects carrying the disease. They then become resistant to malaria.What ...
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