Do antidepressants make you emotionally numb?
While antidepressants can cause a temporary reduction in intense emotions, this phenomenon is neither systematic nor permanent. THE ESSENTIAL Antidepressants, ...
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Pain: discovery of a molecule that reduces sensitivity to touch
The identification of a natural molecule that reduces sensitivity to pain could pave the way for new treatments, according to ...
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Cold, heat: we might be more sensitive to temperature than we thought
Italian scientists have revealed that although humans are not aware of it, they have a pronounced sensitivity to ambient temperature. ...
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Here’s Why Some People Are More Sensitive to Hypnosis Than Others
An element of neural activity can be used to predict whether or not a person can be hypnotized. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Thoughts can alter the sense of touch
A study reveals that hypnotic suggestion can alter tactile perception. THE ESSENTIAL Our body can perceive different sensations depending on ...
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Why do peanuts cause allergies?
Groundnuts or peanuts are among the foods that cause the most allergies in children and adults. Why do they have ...
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Gluten intolerance or sensitivity: how to tell the difference?
© ShutterstockRestaurants and “gluten-free” products that are multiplying, stars and sports champions who praise the “zero-glu” diet: fad or real ...
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Spinal stimulators restore sensibility to amputated limbs
By using spinal cord stimulators designed to relieve chronic pain, American researchers have been able to restore the sensitivity of ...
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Diabetics: standing would improve insulin sensitivity
People with type 2 diabetes should spend as much time as possible standing rather than sitting, this position would have ...
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Why Redheads Have Different Pain Thresholds
People with red hair have an altered sensitivity to certain types of pain due to the presence of a different ...
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Scientists Discover a New Pain-Sensing Organ Under Our Skin
Swedish researchers have discovered an organ, in the form of a network of subcutaneous glial cells of a new kind, ...
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How Our Sensitivity To Different Emotions Changes As We Age
A group of researchers conducted a large-scale study to understand how our emotions and sensitivity change throughout our lives, depending ...
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Gluten-free products: health necessity or marketing argument?
In France, between 20 and 25% of people declare themselves intolerant to gluten. In reality, only 1 to 2% of ...
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Brain: Why are some people more ticklish than others?
Tickling makes children and adults laugh, but does not always provoke the same reactions. Some people would be more sensitive ...
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Sensitivity to infections is linked to the hours of the day
Certain times of the day are more likely to catch infections, according to the results of a study published in ...
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An inflammatory reaction that causes gluten sensitivity
© Thinkstockthe gluten free diet is it a fad or a real health problem? On the one hand, the gluten ...
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Brain implant: a quadriplegic regains the sense of touch
Thanks to a brain implant, a quadriplegic has regained the sense of touch with his right hand. Sensations also aroused ...
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Proprioception: the genetic origin discovered
Researchers have discovered the proprioception gene, also called "6th sense", which allows the brain to locate the body in space.Close ...
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Gluten sensitivity: discovery of a marker
Gluten sensitivity could be linked to an inflammatory reaction, according to a recent study. Gluten-free diets are definitely all the ...
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Gluten sensitivity: not to be confused with intolerance!
© Medioimages / Photodisc“Gluten-free” products and restaurants on the increase, sports stars and champions extolling the “gluten-free” diet â ?? ...
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Sensitivity to light, irritated eyes: new symptoms of the coronavirus?
According to a recent British study published in the journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology, eye irritation is a new symptom of ...
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Paraplegic walks again with olfactory cell transplant
To regain the use of his legs is a dream often evoked by paraplegics. For Darek Fidyka, it came true, ...
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Olfactory cell transplant: an innovative technique
After a transplant of olfactory cells, which regenerate very well, a paraplegic Pole was able to get up from his ...
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