Depression: how ketamine alleviates symptoms in just a few hours
A team of researchers has highlighted the mechanisms of action behind the positive effects of ketamine, even at low doses, ...
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Using brewer’s yeast, scientists find potential way to beat cancer
After examining the mechanism of brewer's yeast, researchers believe that making cancer cells more vulnerable to starvation would make them ...
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How do you recognize numbers? Perceptual and neural mechanisms revealed
Japanese researchers have discovered a new bistable perceptual phenomenon in digital characters, such as Arabic numerals. THE ESSENTIAL Partial occlusion ...
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Humans could live up to 160 years thanks to this cellular mechanism
Researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism, involving a protein, that impacts aging and cancer. THE ESSENTIAL Fruit fly study reveals ...
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The effect of drunkenness after a sleepless night finally explained!
American researchers have studied the mechanisms that produce a feeling of intoxication and have antidepressant effects after a short period ...
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Bone density is maintained by the same process as hair color
Japanese researchers have discovered an overlap between the mechanism of hair color determination and bone resorption. THE ESSENTIAL Bone is ...
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Chronic inflammation: a discovery could help slow down our aging
According to American researchers, a mechanism could promote chronic inflammation in older people, which would contribute to aging. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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OCD: a cerebral mechanism involved?
A cellular mechanism linked to an area of the brain involved in decision-making and motor control could explain why some ...
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Here’s how the cold would help with healthy aging
The cold activates a cellular cleansing mechanism that breaks down harmful protein aggregates responsible for various diseases associated with aging. ...
Read moreFee overruns: new slippages
When the behavior of a minority of specialists reflects on the entire medical community. At a time when doctors are ...
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Why are we (too) tired?
It's the weekend and you feel very tired? Whether this fatigue is physical or mental, several mechanisms can explain it. ...
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Doctor, nurse, midwife…: the new face of those who care for us
Age, sex, numbers... the DREES tells us more about the profile of French health professionals, many of whom have been ...
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The morning routine, a well-oiled mechanism not to be turned upside down
Each deviation from the routine that allows us to live in the morning on “autopilot” can create a snowball effect ...
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Bronchospasm: the cause of this contraction of the lungs discovered
Thanks to a micro-device that mimics the behavior of the human airways, researchers have succeeded in understanding the functioning of ...
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High blood pressure: a disease that is sometimes difficult to treat
To assert today that the treatment of arterial hypertension is a solved problem is a mistake. There are still many ...
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Obesity: antibodies disrupt the hunger mechanism
© PixlandObesity affects 15% of adults in France and its different origins are not fully understood. Normally, thanks to a ...
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We have unraveled the mystery of fertilization
How among hundreds of millions of sperm does one get its way? Here is the mystery. The recognition between the ...
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Researchers find new lead to prevent diabetes in obese people
American researchers have found the mechanism that causes type 2 diabetes in obese people. A chemical modification of the immunoglobulins ...
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A biological mechanism could be at the origin of irritable bowel syndrome
Belgian researchers have just identified a biological mechanism that could be one of the origins of irritable bowel syndrome. Published ...
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The Nobel Prize in Medicine rewards the autophagy mechanism
October 4, 2016. The Nobel Prize for Medicine has just been awarded to the Japanese Yoshinori Ohsumi, who shed light ...
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry: DNA repair mechanism awarded
© istockThere wouldn't be all of these life forms on Earth if deoxyribonucleic acid, known as DNA, breaks down irreparably ...
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