The medical examiner is seized by justice to assess the injuries of victims of aggression or autopsy the bodies to discover the circumstances of their death. During their practice, it may happen that these doctors come across particularly surprising and particularly horrible cases (we have warned yo

Did you know that an Olympic sprinter is incapable of going faster than a simple domestic cat? A recent German study determined the body characteristics involved in the limits of maximum sprint speed. Usain Bolt slower than a cat On Sunday, August 1, 2021, the 100m final of the Tokyo Olympics took

In the past, several studies have already looked at the natural barrier that nose hair represents. Are they nevertheless effective in combating airborne viruses? None of the existing work makes this clear, but when you consider the size of viruses, hope is pretty slim. A filtering power Some people

A nurse in Germany is accused of giving saline solution to at least 8,600 people instead of the Covid vaccine. The nurse was also posting about anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on social media a few months ago. More than 8,000 people affected Last spring, we learned that a nurse was the subject of

According to a study conducted in California, pregnant women who were diagnosed with Covid-19 during their pregnancy had a higher risk of premature and very premature labor. Should you get vaccinated against Covid-19 when you are pregnant? In France, since last April, pregnant women can be vaccina

Recent preprint work suggests that children born during the Covid-19 pandemic have lower IQs. According to the researchers, this is explained by the lack of stimulation on the part of the parents. It must be said that the latter were obliged to take care of their children in addition to their work.

With advances in technology and ever more persuasive offers, television is doing everything it can to keep consumers stuck. A recent North American study estimates that spending too much time in front of the television increases the risk of sleep apnea, itself the cause of other ailments. Televisio

For the first time, researchers have used the Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing tool in an attempt to disrupt the ability of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti to recognize the dark targets that insects explore to determine if they are hosts. Disturbing the field of vision of mosquitoes We have known that mosquitoes

This is not a scoop:dogs live much shorter than humans. Some masters would therefore dream of being able to spend more time with their animal, a feeling reinforced by the current Covid-19 pandemic. A start-up is currently marketing a product capable of saving a few years of life expectancy for dogs.

According to US experts, simple protective masks used in the fight against the coronavirus are not enough to protect against health risks particles in smoke from fires. A recent study also makes the link between severe forms of Covid-19 and forest fires. Why this inefficiency? Currently, hundreds o

Relying on induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers grew brain organoids in the lab that developed eye structures capable of detecting light and detecting light. send signals to the rest of the brain. Details of the study are published in the journal Cell Stem Cell. The human brain is one of the

Two Belgian universities collaborated on a study whose results are not really optimistic. According to the researchers, more than half of the strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus present in Europe at the end of summer 2020 had been introduced after mid-June alone. Travel departures this summer coul

A sleep information website has posted a job offer that can be considered a dream job. The five candidates who will be selected will receive the equivalent of a SMIC to pass a one-month test concerning the practice of the siesta. Dream job:getting paid to take a nap In recent years, ads for dream

Recently, Japanese researchers developed a new vaccine against cholera. It is not a vaccine requiring injections, since it is taken orally. However, the latter has a particularity:it grows in transgenic rice. Easier to use The perspective of drinking a liquid rather than getting injected with a va

A British science communication worker recently expressed her isolation during the various episodes of confinement in connection with the current Covid-19 pandemic. According to the person concerned, loneliness has now become a greater concern than obesity and smoking. However, the solution to this

Danish researchers have identified a familiar survival technique developed by some cancer cells that involves repairing their membrane and digesting the damaged parts. By inhibiting this process, we could prevent their evolution and proliferation. Cancer cells develop all sorts of tricks to thrive

A recent study points out that a simple exercise to strengthen the respiratory muscles, five minutes a day, can lower high blood pressure and improve vascular health more effectively than aerobic exercise. This new research, led by researchers at the University of Colorado, focuses on a type of bre

Pfizer-BioNTech assures that a third dose of its anti-Covid vaccine provides even more effective immune protection against SarS-CoV-2. The two companies will seek authorization to do so from the FDA. They also announced the development of a version of their Covid-19 vaccine specifically targeting th

Moderna distributed the first doses of an mRNA-based flu vaccine to participants in a Phase 1 clinical trial. This serum, called mRNA-1010 , is designed to target four strains of influenza virus circulating seasonally each year. What is an mRNA vaccine? mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 rely on capsul

Some people drink alcohol during a meal, but others prefer to uncork a bottle after having eaten a lot. This is the little after-meal digestive that many people love. Alcohol is obviously to be consumed in moderation, but one question arises:does the digestive live up to its name? A received idea