Smoking increases risk of erection problems
One of the many health consequences of smoking is erectile dysfunction in men. Research also...
Parkinson’s disease would start in our noses
Breathing in too many environmental toxins from bacteria, viruses, mold, dust, pollen, or chemicals...
Moderate alcohol consumption could be beneficial for seniors
For seniors, light or moderate alcohol consumption (one or two drinks per day) would...
Medieval potion found to have powerful antibiotic properties
A British study found a recipe based on garlic, onion and wine in a...
Cinnamon can lower blood sugar
Cinnamon is thought to be able to improve blood sugar control in people with...
AMD: a track against resistance to treatment
Adding a protein to the treatment typically given to patients with choroidal neovascularization shows...
Identify the risks of Alzheimer’s from the age of 20? It is possible, say researchers
According to new work, diabetes or high blood pressure could promote risk factors associated...
Obesity: beware of nutritional deficiencies!
Iron, vitamins, calcium… Nutritional deficiencies are frequent and significant in obese people. It may...
Physical activity against sleep apnea
Sleep apnea syndrome affects a large proportion of the population, especially among the elderly....
High blood sugar negates the benefits of exercise
While physical exercise is essential for maintaining good health, its benefits can be diminished...
Is prostate cancer related to diet?
What if diet also had a role in the proper functioning of the prostate?...
Ebola survivors have severe immune system abnormalities two years later!
Four years after the end of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and as...
New herpes treatment prevents viral infection
A new method for treating all types of herpes virus has been developed. It...
Chlamydia: causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in North America and Europe....
9/11 first responders are at higher risk of dementia
19 years ago, on September 11, 2001, two planes hijacked by members of the...
Coronavirus: the race for a vaccine
The American company Moderna is today launching phase 3 of clinical trials on 30,000...
Pollution and tobacco, the main environmental factors of childhood obesity!
Exposure to cigarettes, fine particles and nitrogen dioxide as well as population density are...
Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms and treatments
Sleep apnea is manifested by involuntary stops in breathing, “apnea”, which occurs during sleep....
Gonorrhea: Causes, Symptoms, and treatments
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It...
Malaria: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention
Malaria is a tropical parasitic infection that can be fatal if not treated in...
Bubonic plague in China is nothing to worry about, says WHO
In recent weeks, some cases of bubonic plague have been detected in China and...
A blood test capable of detecting cancers several years before their appearance
Chinese and American researchers have successfully developed PanSeer, a test that has been able...
A “breathalyzer” to test for the coronavirus in France
A hospital in southern France is now testing a new test that can determine...
Is sleepwalking dangerous?
Usually sleepwalking (somnambulism) is neither bad nor dangerous. But it is nonetheless important to...
What are postbiotics?
The term probiotics may sound familiar to you and you may have heard of...
Alcohol during pregnancy poses some serious risks for the baby
The consumption of alcohol by a pregnant woman exposes the child to serious problems,...
Menopause: the symptoms and ways to alleviate them
Menopause is the end of a woman’s reproductive period, usually around the age of...
The effects of pollution and climate change on pregnant women and their babies
Two factors of the climate crisis, air pollution and rising temperatures, appear to be...
Does aspirin help prevent dementia?
Taking aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) in low doses can be beneficial for cardiovascular health. And...
Age-related inflammation behind high rate of death among the elderly
Why do older people in particular die from Sars-CoV-2? A new hypothesis sees chronic...
Tetanus: Causes, Symptoms, Vaccination and Risks
Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This bacterium normally occurs in the...
Heart attack: soon a new drug without hemorrhagic risk
The main side effect of drugs prescribed following a cardiac event is the risk...
Is a ketogenic diet healthy?
The ketogenic diet is always gaining popularity, but is it healthy? What is the...
Huntington’s disease would be visible from the embryonic stage
Huntington’s disease, which causes degeneration in adulthood, generally between 30 and 50 years of...
HIV: a new molecule to prevent replication of the virus
In an article published in the journal “Nature”, researchers explain that they have developed...
Mommy brain is temporary according to new study
Many expectant mothers experience forgetfulness and difficulty in concentration during their pregnancy, unpleasant discomforts...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a small cut leads to the death of a researcher 9 years later
The New England Journal of Medicine reports the death of a laboratory assistant in...
Breast cancer: how tumors spread in the lymph nodes
Inserm researchers (France) have discovered that cancer cells are able to bypass the immune...
Potential link between HPV and prostate cancer
There could be a causal link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and prostate cancer,...
Trauma in childhood increases risks of heart disease later in life
People who experienced trauma, were neglected or grew up in dysfunctional families at a young age...
Chinese authorities confirms case of bubonic plague in Mongolia
Although for centuries bubonic plague caused millions of deaths worldwide, it can now be...
What is broken heart syndrome
Broken heart syndrome is a form of heart muscle disease, or cardiomyopathy, which can...
Promising patch can detect diseases through sweat
We all sweat. And while most people find that a bit dirty, it is...
Woman with two uteri becomes pregnant with four babies in two different wombs
This is an extremely rare case, “one in 50 million”, said doctors to Kelly...
Chronic liver disease: stool analysis can aid in diagnosis
Researchers have just developed a new tool capable of analyzing the microbiome in stool...
The most dangerous postures for sleeping, according to Chinese doctors
The importance of sleep in the life of humans is no longer to be...
Physical activity is good for your eyesight
Researchers have found that physical activity will reduce the proliferation of blood vessels in...
Your urine tells more about you than you think
Urine tests provide important information about our diet, allowing us to anticipate the occurrence...
Americans spend almost 44 years of their lives in front their screens
A recent study by a company in the United States us rather alarming. In...
Pre-menopause increases the risk of depression
Researchers are highlighting the multiple risk factors present at this age in life: recent...
