First magnetic prosthesis successfully tested on an amputee
Thanks to a magnet-controlled prosthetic hand, the first in the world, a 34-year-old Italian has been able to perform everyday ...
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This activity, which is popular with neuropsychologists to preserve your memory, can be adopted immediately
Writing by hand is a good way to maintain your memory, according to a study by neuropsychologists. THE ESSENTIAL Writing ...
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Quadriplegic people regain use of their hands thanks to electrodes
Electrodes, placed near the spinal cord, allowed around forty quadriplegic people to move their hands or arms. THE ESSENTIAL Quadriplegic ...
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Do you have ants in your hands? This may be a sign of neuropathy
Tingling and numbness in the hands and feet may be caused by neuropathy. This disorder, linked to nerve damage, is ...
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Chronic hand eczema: the experience is not the same for men and women
Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE) is not experienced in the same way by men and women. THE ESSENTIAL The burden of ...
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Prosthesis: these new sensors could improve the lives of amputees
Researchers have developed sensors capable of making people with prosthetic hands feel humidity. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have developed new technology: ...
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This physical trait would be common to psychopaths
A study shows that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are more likely to have a ...
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Lung cancer: 1 in 3 patients have this sign on their fingertips
Lung cancer manifests itself by different symptoms, including a somewhat characteristic of the disease, located on the fingertips. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Are you consuming too much salt? This sign on your hands and feet should alert you
When a person eats too much salt, it can lead to swelling in the hands and feet. Ultimately, the risk ...
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How a bionic hand could stop phantom limb pain
A Swedish woman was the first patient to receive a bionic hand fused with her bones and nervous system, giving ...
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Dyslexia could be linked to being ambidextrous
An international team of researchers studied the association between this written language disorder and the marked preference for the left ...
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Mudras: what is finger yoga?
Mudras, also called Finger Yoga, are simple hand gestures that stimulate, energize or soothe certain body functions such as immunity, ...
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Hair, dirt, semen: everything that hides on your hands
On your hands hide many substances that are not very visible, such as sperm or hair... THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have ...
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His hands and toes have been amputated after a flea bite
An American had his hands and toes amputated after a flea bite. THE ESSENTIAL Typhus is contracted following a bite ...
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Being overweight does not increase the risk of death (obese, on the other hand, does)
© ShutterstockAccording to theInsermalmost half of adults in France (47.3%) are overweight: around 30% are overweight (with a body mass ...
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Palm reflexology: what does it consist of?
Still little known, palmar reflexology promises to relieve the little ailments of everyday life. The reflexologist of the Thermes Adour ...
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Lung cancer: this sign on the fingertips is present in 1 in 3 patients
Lung cancer can be manifested by symptoms that are not very characteristic of the disease, such as this sign present ...
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Opening oysters: what to do in the event of a hand injury?
© ShutterstockSlimming food for the holidays par excellence, oysters (and especially their opening) can be the cause of small domestic ...
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Hand osteoarthritis: soon a new anti-inflammatory drug?
One treatment, Talarozole, may be a viable therapeutic option for treating hand osteoarthritis. THE ESSENTIAL 10 million French people are ...
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Eczema or dry hands: the signs that make the difference
Symptoms of eczema are sometimes hard to spot. Very dry hands, which no cream soothes, are a warning sign. THE ...
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Hand-foot-mouth disease: the signs to spot
Many young children have had hand-foot-mouth syndrome, a usually mild viral infection. How to recognize the signs of this infection? ...
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Crackling fingers… Reassuring parents
There is no downside other than the annoyance of those next to the finger crackers. But if we crack since ...
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Hand washing, a back-to-school goal
At school, the toilets are often dirty… So are the hands! Dirty hands, especially in children, is a real hygiene ...
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Are hand dryers breeding grounds for germs?
Hand dryers full of bacteria? A TikTokeur conducted his own experiment to demonstrate this, using Petri dishes. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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His hand pain had lasted for 40 years: he was diagnosed with a tumor under his fingernail!
A 30-minute operation removed the lump from the patient's finger. A rare clinical case, the report of which was presented ...
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Hand surgeon: ‘An operation on your hand is not always the best solution’
Suffering from hand or wrist? Read the 6 most common complaints here Whether you're peeling potatoes, typing messages on your ...
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Christmas gifts: our helping hand so you don’t go broke!
© DR On the Top Santé store, we offer many "Well-being, beauty and health" items that will be perfect under ...
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A new treatment for Dupuytren’s disease proves its worth
Adalimumab, a monoclonal antibody, would be potentially effective in treating this disease which causes deformity of the hands which is ...
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When your hand reveals… your cholesterol level!
Thanks to a reagent, to be applied to the skin, and to a detector, it is possible to measure the ...
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: which professions are at risk?
Men and women who work in the leather and shoe industry or in the automotive industry suffer more than average ...
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