The mask is effective in the fight against the current coronavirus, but you still have to make sure you change it regularly. In order to know the right time to change your mask, a Scottish company has created a label system. By changing color over the hours, it indicates when the mask is no longer e

An antibody drug currently being tested could confer instantaneous and long-term immunity to people exposed to the new coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, for whom it would be too late to offer a vaccine. If the tests are conclusive, this new weapon against Covid-19 could be available as early as next spring.

Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech recently spoke about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. He expects humanity to live with the virus for the next ten years. Nevertheless, Ugur Sahin hopes for a new normal to take hold by summer 2021. Cohabiting with SARS-CoV-2 for 10 years BioNTech is a German biotechnology com

Unlike other pigs, the GalSafe pig has a gene capable of avoiding allergies. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States recently gave the green light regarding this animal. This will be used to produce drugs, but also meat and other allergenic cosmetics. It can also act as a reservo

In the midst of the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the Germans witnessed a blunder in the logistics of the Pfizer vaccine. Several cantons in one region of the country did not receive their dose for the first week of the campaign. In question ? A break in the cold chain. A crucial cold ch

While a newborns very first breath is a very emotional moment, the fact remains that it is an essential act for its survival. In a recent study, US researchers highlighted a specific gene. The latter, controlling autonomous breathing, is activated at the ideal moment. An essential respiratory refle

French researchers have developed an innovative gene therapy to restore vision to people with a rare hereditary disease. While clinical trials are encouraging, scientists want to proceed to commercialization. A new approach to gene therapy Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a rare and her

According to American researchers, certain types of autism are linked to a different structure of the brain. Two independent teams have worked on an autism characterized by a brain whose volume is larger. For the researchers, this is a significant advance in research into this disease. Following th

In the West, a glass of warm milk has a reputation for promoting sleep. Various studies have tried to prove this supposed virtue, but in reality, hot milk has no direct effect on sleep. Hot milk for better sleep? A good part of humanity is plagued by sleep disorders, whether it is dyssomnia (narcol

In the early 1960s, French geologist Michel Siffre conducted an extraordinary experiment. The goal ? To prove that there is an internal clock in humans, imposing a 24-hour rhythm on their organism. What is the circadian clock? The circadian clock puts our body on a 24-hour cycle . It regulates a wi

In the last days of 2020, the UK authorized the vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca and is awaiting its order. The objective? Vaccinate a large part of the population. This rather inexpensive vaccine has more modest storage requirements and could therefore be a boon for countries with limited means. An

Germany and France do not have the same strategy for their respective vaccination campaigns against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Thus, the method used is different on each side of the border. Across the Rhine, there are vaccinodromes, that is to say important vaccination centers. Two very different

Accused of facilitating the spread of the coronavirus outdoors, humidity also does damage indoors, especially during the cold season. Leading to the appearance of mold, it promotes the development of respiratory diseases, eye and nasal irritations, headaches or even fatigue – especially in children

In Germany, some schools have installed air purifiers to combat the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. On the other hand, France seems not to want to go in this direction, according to the Minister of National Education. Is this refusal really well founded? No air purifier in French classrooms I

Not long ago, Scottish women may have considered themselves the luckiest in the world. Indeed, local MPs voted for free tampons and sanitary napkins. This totally unprecedented measure will concern all women in the country, without exception. The objective of this measure is to fight against menstru

In Isère, two companies recently presented their innovation to fight the Covid-19 epidemic. This is an easy-to-carry air purifier. The latter purifies the air by micro-diffusion of an active substance. In addition, we are talking about a 100% natural solution! A unique air purifier One ​​of the mea

Singaporean researchers recently conducted a study regarding mask wearing as part of the fight against the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to their results, the pandemic could be just a bad memory if 70% of the worlds population respected the wearing of masks. The mask alone could s

A woman from Singapore who recently traveled to Europe has just given birth to a baby. However, the latter has antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nevertheless, doctors assure that these same antibodies eventually disappear over time. This case study could make it possible to refine the i

Several dozen mink potentially infected with the novel coronavirus have recently escaped from farms in Denmark. Authorities fear that the virus will continue to mutate in nature, eventually spreading to other animal species. At the beginning of November, Denmark decided to gass its seventeen millio

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a new spray that can turn objects of a few millimeters into robots. Guided by magnetic fields, these could facilitate the administration of drugs or the insertion of a catheter. Different modes of locomotion A spray capable of transforming very small objects