‘Participation helps with processing’
Gynecological oncologist Petra Zusterzeel Sometimes things go wrong during surgery. Thanks to gynecological oncologist/researcher Petra Zusterzeel, patients in her hospital ...
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Resistant hypertension: clearly identify the causes with your doctor
Professor Jacques Amar, coordinator of the arterial hypertension department at the Toulouse University Hospital, insists on the need for dialogue ...
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Soon an anti-Covid pill?
The clinical trials of Molnupiravir are good: this antiviral would reduce the risks of hospitalization and mortality linked to Covid-19. ...
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Pre-eclampsia: the benefit of aspirin in prevention is confirmed
Updated USPSTF guidelines conclude net benefit of low-dose aspirin for pregnancy in women at high and moderate risk for pre-eclampsia. ...
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Osteoporosis: are the treatments bad for the teeth?
Bisphosphonates, drugs used to fight osteoporosis, are associated by some with tooth loss. Why Doctor is today taking stock of ...
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Eye cancer: the promise of immunotherapy
Tebentafusp, a new immunotherapy treatment, would improve the survival of patients with uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye ...
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Covid-19: Sanofi stops its vaccine, Pfizer advances on treatment
Despite positive results after phase 2 of clinical trials for its messenger RNA vaccine, the Sanofi laboratory decided not to ...
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A cocktail of drugs to treat disc degeneration
A new treatment could limit disc degeneration in the lower back. In the long term, many patients could thus avoid ...
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Epilepsy: implant treatment does not change personality
Brain implants help prevent the symptoms of epilepsy, including seizures. In theory, they can alter self-perception or personality. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Anti-Covid treatments: what lies behind Jean-François Delfraissy’s “hope”
The president of the Scientific Council, Jean-François Delfraissy, of a cautious nature, is optimistic about the arrival of an anti-Covid ...
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Heart failure: towards better care for post-infarction patients
A new potential treatment for heart failure following myocardial infarction was the subject of a study presented at the congress ...
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A micro-needle patch to overcome baldness
Hair loss is linked to oxidative stress and insufficient blood circulation. THE ESSENTIAL 30% of men aged 30 suffer from ...
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Pancreatic cancer: an antiparasitic as a future treatment?
Mebendazole, a drug already used, would in particular prevent the appearance of metastases, but it would have a beneficial effect ...
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Psoriasis: the severity of the disease is linked to a protein
One of the proteins made by skin cells, called IFN Kappa, can alter the severity of psoriasis in mice. THE ...
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Covid-19: preventive treatment for immunocompromised patients authorized
The High Health Authority has authorized the use of Ronapreve, a drug that combines two monoclonal antibodies, as a preventive ...
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Parkinson’s: a fruit compound to prevent and treat the disease
Farnesol, found naturally in herbs, berries and other fruits, is believed to have the power to prevent and reverse Parkinson's-related ...
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Will llamas save the world from Covid-19?
Nano-antibodies produced by llamas in response to the coronavirus could be the basis of an effective treatment against Covid-19. THE ...
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Covid-19: have the Israelis found THE medicine?
Three existing drugs have shown almost 100% effectiveness in the laboratory against Covid-19. THE ESSENTIAL These treatments would also act ...
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ANSES warns of the carcinogenic potential of certain anti-cancer treatments
Cytostatic drugs, intended to treat cancers, contain molecules that are potentially carcinogenic to healthy cells. ANSES warns of the risk ...
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Stem cells, promise of new antiviral treatments?
Stem cells would be able to produce a protein that protects them from RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and Zika. Ultimately, ...
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A synthetic SARS-CoV-2 to fight the real one?
The use of a defective version of the virus, artificially created in the laboratory, would make it possible to stop ...
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A new cancer cell defense mechanism unmasked
The mechanism by which cancer cells repair themselves has just been discovered. In the long term, it could help heal ...
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Type 2 diabetes: the liver, a new treatment target
The accumulation of fat in the liver deteriorates the nerves present in this organ. This interferes with the proper transmission ...
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Cystic fibrosis: two innovative treatments will be covered by National Health Insurance
The two drugs, Kaftrio and Symkevi, act on the causes of the disease: they make it possible to restore the ...
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Covid-19: discovery of a new therapeutic target
The identification of two pathways for SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells opens up the prospect of new therapeutic strategies. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Anti-Covid treatment: the Institut Pasteur de Lille begins clinical trials
The molecule that would lower the viral load in newly infected people will be tested from today in 346 patients. ...
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Funny remedy: be careful with laughing gas against depression
Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, taken in low doses could be a quick and effective treatment for severe depression. Beware ...
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Prostate cancer: a new treatment saves two and a half years of survival
Combining two hormone therapies and chemotherapy halves the risk of tumor progression in prostate cancer. THE ESSENTIAL With some 50,000 ...
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Alzheimer’s: can we trust the new drug?
US health authorities have just authorized the marketing of a new drug against Alzheimer's, a first since 2003. But post-authorization ...
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Covid-19: colchicine proves to be ineffective in hospitalized patients
Colchicine does not reduce the mortality and length of hospitalization of patients with Covid-19. THE ESSENTIAL Canadian researchers had raised ...
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