Nutrition: aspartame soon classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans”
© Shutterstock / Benz-AnuchaTHE sweeteners are food additives with a sweet taste used by manufacturers in food because they provide ...
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More than half of infectious diseases would be more dangerous for humans because of global warming
© ShutterstockOf 375 infectious diseases, 218 experienced a worsening due to climatic hazards, underlines an American study published in the ...
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Papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil® and Cervarix®): in humans, at what age, what side effects?
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Vaccination against human papillomaviruses: for whom?HPV vaccine: how many doses are needed?What support for the vaccine?Is the human ...
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How do mosquitoes smell humans before biting them?
© ShutterstockEvery summer, it's the same refrain: despite the multiple protections, repellents or other lemongrass streamers, mosquitoes always end up ...
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What is this new HIV-like virus “about to spread” to humans?
© ShutterstockThe start of a new pandemic threat ? A new virus, from the family of arterivirus – already endemic ...
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Prehistoric humans already had cavities and dental abscesses
© iStockIn April 2013, scientists claimed that the breath of prehistoric humans "probably wasn't that bad", according to their analyzes. ...
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A giant family tree brings together all of humanity’s ancestors
Thanks to algorithms, scientists have created a family tree that provides data on 27 million human beings. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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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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Why humans are more likely to die of a heart attack than animals
Millions of years ago a genetic mutation in humans would have made them much more vulnerable to atherosclerosis, responsible for ...
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A disease transmissible to humans kills hares in the Doubs
© iStockDon't panic, but exercise caution. In the Doubs, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the corpses of hares have been found in recent ...
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How shark DNA can help cure diseases in humans
© Getty ImagesIt is a major scientific step. the white shark genome, that is to say all the genes carried ...
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The MERS coronavirus is believed to be transmitted to humans by camels
© tanyaKotThe dromedary is mainly the carrier of coronavirus MERSand would transmit it to humans according to the results of ...
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Chikungunya: a new vaccine from a virus that does not affect humans
© iStockPhotosVaccines created from a weakened or inactivated form of a virus are generally known, but this is not the ...
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Chikungunya: a promising vaccine tested in humans
© istockHe passed the test successfully. A viral pseudo-particle (VLP) vaccine has been successfully tested on 25 healthy volunteers. The ...
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Scrapie in sheep: it could be transmitted to humans
Sheep scrapie belongs to the group of subacute transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSSS) such as mad cow disease. It is a ...
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Covid-19: transmission from humans to cats and dogs is very common
© ShutterstockA new one University of Guelph study (Canada) suggests that pet owners limit close contact with their pets when ...
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Tuberculosis: first transmissions from cats to humans
© iStockPhoto For the first time, two people were infected with the tuberculosis bacillus which their cat was carrying. This ...
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Is the saliva of dogs and cats dangerous for humans?
© Getty ImagesCapnocytophaga canimorsus: cis the name of a bacteria found in the saliva of dogs and cats which can ...
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Covid-19 treatment: the Institut Pasteur launches its clinical trials on humans
The Institut Pasteur in Lille said Monday, September 6, that it was seeking participants for its clinical trial. The aim ...
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GM mosquitoes unable to spot humans
American researchers have succeeded in changing the vision of mosquitoes, preventing them from seeing contrasts and moving towards humans. Anopheles ...
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Monkey herpes B: a deadly virus for humans
It was Chinese health officials who reported the death of a man in China. He had contracted herpes B, a ...
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Statement: ‘Pets deserve the same healthcare as humans’
Anyone who has a pet may recognize it – the vet recommends a serious procedure. For example, your dog needs ...
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Pig could transmit a new coronavirus to humans
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate around the world, researchers are warning of another coronavirus, derived from pigs, which could be ...
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Covid-19: Sanofi launches vaccine tests on humans
On Thursday, September 3, the French laboratory Sanofi launched the human clinical trial for the candidate vaccine against Covid-19. Developed ...
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Mimicry, a point in common between humans and apes?
© iStockPhotosAnyone who has observed a young child has probably noticed his tendency to imitate what others do. It is ...
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Swine flu: a case detected in humans in Brittany
© ShutterstockAccording to the Brittany Regional Health Agency (ARS), a case of H1N2 swine flu, a respiratory disease in pig ...
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In Japan, stem cells tested on humans
© iStockphoto It is a world first. Japan will launch tests of stem cells induced pluripotent (iPS) in humans. Clinical ...
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Do humans make vitamin C?
Why don't people make vitamin C? Most animals have an organ for it, so why not us? egbert Suzan Tuinier, ...
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Zika: the United States tests a vaccine on humans
August 8, 2016. The Zika virus is at the heart of medical research. An experimental vaccine has entered the clinical ...
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WHO: meat “carcinogenic” for humans
November 10, 2015. We already knew the harmful effects of overconsumption of meat on the human body, but the verdict ...
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