Coronavirus: could chloroquine really work?
Chloroquine, a molecule used in the treatment of malaria, has given encouraging results in studies to treat the coronavirus. However, ...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: suspicion of new case after laboratory research
© Shutterstock / ShidlovskiIn a press release published on July 27, the CNRS informs that research and experiments relating to ...
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Serendipity, for essential advances in medicine
It's a term widely used by certain media, which only entered the dictionary in 1992… It designates the fortuitous discovery ...
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Telethon 2020: let’s continue to advance research against rare diseases!
© Getty Images/MascotThe Telethon celebrates its 34th edition on December 4 and 5, 2020. The opportunity to take stock of ...
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Birth of INRAE, a new major player in scientific research
In early January, INRAE was born from the merger of INRA and IRSTEA. This new institute aims to become one ...
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Autism: a researcher rewarded for his research on sensory alterations
Researcher Andreas Frick received the Marcel Dassault Prize on Tuesday December 3 for his research aimed at identifying an objective ...
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A biomarker to predict future compulsive alcohol consumption
The development of compulsive alcohol consumption would be linked to a cerebral circuit, which would make it possible to accurately ...
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Prostate cancer: where are we?
On the occasion of the eighth edition of Movember, Why Doctor interviewed a prostate cancer specialist to take stock of ...
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Movember and male cancers: “we must dare to talk about it”
Every year in November, the Movember Foundation invites men around the world to grow a mustache to communicate about male ...
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Health data accessible for research and public services
© iStockPhotosMany medical data can be collected during your treatment journey or when you have a health concern. These include, ...
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One Health: a European research project on foodborne zoonoses
© iStockThe European Commission has just selected a new project aimed at enabling significant progress in the field of foodborne ...
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Hypertension: the brain, site of action of new treatments
A new therapeutic avenue is opening up to treat resistant arterial hypertension. By targeting the mechanisms of the disease in ...
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Endometriosis: where is the research?
Causes, evolutions and treatment: research on endometriosis concerns all aspects of the disease today. In France, one in ten women ...
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Stomach cancer: how the bacterium Helicobacter pylori facilitates its development
Japanese researchers have identified the process by which the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, present in half of the world's population, could ...
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Lafora: a rare genetic disease still too little known
Lafora is a rare genetic disease that affects less than one in a million people and, without effective treatment, kills ...
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Diabetes wounds, bedsores: hope for faster healing
Using a 3D bio-printer, layers of epidermis can be placed directly into a wound. The process worked in animal models, ...
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Rare diseases: 85% of them still have no treatment
On the occasion of the 12th edition of the International Rare Disease Day, which takes place this Wednesday, February 28, ...
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Flu: our immune cells could contribute to the creation of a universal vaccine
Australian researchers have discovered that certain immune cells, present in half of the world's population, would be effective against all ...
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Research: e-bike no more dangerous than bicycle
The popular e-bike is no more dangerous than a regular bicycle, powered purely by pedal power. This is shown by ...
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Breast cancer: half a million Americans saved in 30 years, where is France?
Over half a million breast cancer cases have been successfully treated in the United States over the past 30 years. ...
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AIDS: researchers manage to destroy cells infected with HIV
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur announced on Thursday 20 December that they had succeeded in destroying cells infected with HIV. ...
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The League against cancer proposes 11 measures to strengthen prevention
The League Against Cancer has just made eleven tax proposals to the government to improve prevention against this disease. Nearly ...
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Cystic fibrosis: life expectancy, research… 5 questions we ask ourselves
© Getty ImagesThirteen years ago, Grégory Lemarchal died of cystic fibrosis, a serious genetic disease that mainly affects the respiratory ...
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Superbugs: more than 30,000 deaths in Europe due to “short-termist” health policies
The refrain comes up every year: resistance to antibiotics is increasing everywhere and soon we will no longer be able ...
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‘You can detect rare diseases faster with genetic research’
Clinical geneticist Wendy van Zelst-Stams About a million Dutch people have a rare disease. Their road to a proper diagnosis ...
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Cardiology research: Harvard announces massive scientific fraud
An Italian cardiac stem cell researcher is allegedly involved in a vast scientific fraud. Harvard has announced that it has ...
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Medical research: gradual return of LSD in our laboratories
Banned from the world of research since the 1970s, LSD has been back in laboratories for about ten years. Focus ...
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Pasteurdon: donating to research to enable medicine to treat us better
The 12th Pasteurdon began on Wednesday October 10. Here are some good reasons to respond to this fundraising campaign for ...
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Rheumatism: talk to the researchers who fight against joint and bone diseases
On the occasion of World Arthritis Day, October 12, 2018, a federation of research associations, doctors and patients is organizing ...
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Cancers: Google searches reflect their true incidence
Internet searches would provide information on cancer incidence and mortality, particularly for diseases not listed in registers.Tell me what you ...
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