Musculoskeletal disorders: the use of oral contraceptives can reduce them
Women taking the pill are less likely to suffer from musculoskeletal disorders than those not using these medications. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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The microbiota could impact bone health
Certain bacteria in the intestinal microbiota influence bone density as we age, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL New ...
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Menopause: eat plums to protect the skeleton
© ShutterstockMenopause occurs in women around the age of 50. This normal and natural phenomenon corresponds to a stoppage of ...
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The foot, a complex part of the human body
Researchers have looked at the longitudinal arch of the foot and discovered that it is the morphology of the arch ...
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Cancer was already here in the Middle Ages
The disease is believed to have affected between 9 and 14% of British adults in medieval times. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Skeletal development: why fetal movements in the womb are important
The baby needs to move in the womb for its skeleton to develop properly. Thus, certain defects of the bones ...
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There is a possible link between the “love hormone” and osteoporosis
Last May, a Brazilian research team published a study in Nature on the effects of oxytocin on osteoporosis leading to ...
Read moreMenopause: eat plums to protect the skeleton
© ShutterstockMenopause occurs in women around the age of 50. This normal and natural phenomenon corresponds to a stoppage of ...
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Knee arthritis: we know more about the mystery of the fabella
It's not present in all humans and...it does nothing except increase the risk of knee arthritis. A new study sheds ...
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Tour de France: Christopher Froome admits that his road to recovery will be “long”
The British cyclist injured in a fall during the reconnaissance of the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré time trial on June ...
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Little Foot: the oldest Australopithecus in the world reveals its first secrets
More than 20 years after discovering Australopithecus Little Foot in South Africa, paleontologist Ron Clarke has made his first findings. ...
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“Atacama Alien”: what was the mysterious human mummy really suffering from?
A new study questions the first results concerning the skeleton of the mysterious "Atacama Alien", discovered in the cemetery of ...
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Atacama’s alien skeleton? A little girl with a body deformed by a genetic disease …
Discovered fifteen years ago in Chile, behind a church in the Atacama Desert, abandoned in a leather pouch, this tiny ...
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Spending too much time in front of a screen has consequences for the skeleton
© Image Source WhiteIn boys, too much screen time spent in front of a computer screen has been associated with ...
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The skeleton named Ata is not an alien
March 23, 2018. It was believed for some time that this tiny skeleton that looked like an alien was that ...
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