YouTube officials said on Wednesday they were removing the accounts of several anti-vaccine activists from their platform. This will include any content that falsely claims that approved vaccines are harmful to human health. Antivax movements Vaccination has been a divisive topic for about two deca

Air pollution is believed to have contributed to nearly six million premature births and nearly three million underweight babies worldwide in 2019 , according to a recent meta-analysis. The majority of affected children are born in developing countries. Air pollution is a major risk factor for the

As part of a clinical trial, an experimental antiviral pill developed by the American Merck is said to have halved the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 19 are hospitalized. These results, published in Nature Structural &Molecular Biology , still need to be peer reviewed. The dr

On Monday, October 4, the Nobel Committee announced that the 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. Both were awarded for their discoveries of temperature and touch receptors “. Feel the world around us As usual, medicine gets the ball rolling. Last yea

Based on a specific form of infertility in women, US researchers have conducted work on a new method of non-hormonal contraception. This technique is based on the ability of antibodies to neutralize sperm in some women. A possible alternative to current contraceptives Science is constantly looking

The company Moderna is present today with its mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. However, it has just announced the launch of human tests for an HIV vaccine, obviously using the same technology. Moderna will start phase I In November 2020, Moderna announced a messenger RNA vaccine 94.

Among beach vacationers, many take a parasol with them. To be planted in the sand, its mission is to offer a little respite to swimmers when the sun is aggressive. However, it is also possible to reflect on its alleged ability to protect the skin from sunburn. The umbrella is not optimal protection

Newborns expend a lot of energy as they grow. A recent study also estimates that their metabolism is really high compared to that of adults. A witness to cellular activity, the metabolic rate is indeed subject to variations during our lifetime. Higher metabolism than adults Thanks to their growth n

The house fly that we know very well in town has a close cousin:the anthrax fly. The latter lives rather in rural areas and annoys the humans who live there. Nevertheless, this fly is much more formidable in many ways! A blood-sucking fly In spring as in summer, the beautiful days are often punctua

An American artist has applied an astonishing idea:developing malware capable of infecting computers according to the health situation of their geographical location. Its objective is to offer a different visualization of the health crisis linked to Covid-19. Another way to represent the pandemic J

You may soon be able to buy a breath mint that can rebuild your tooth enamel while guaranteeing fresh breath. Researchers at the University of Washington are preparing to launch the first clinical trials. Enamel is the hard, visible layer on the surface of the tooth. This material is known to be st

A recently published study by researchers at the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) finds that the number of people with high blood pressure has doubled since 1990. Low-income and middle-income countries are the most affected. What is high blood pressure? We speak of high blood pressure when

An American company is currently working on the development of mini-robots allowing surgeons to operate remotely with greater freedom of movement inside your body. Imagine an operating room. Doctors prepare a patient for surgery, make a small incision in the abdomen and insert a small robot while

This is no news, the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus gave rise to multiple variants. Recently, the declaration of a Swiss immunologist was subject to distortion during its relay in the press. Finally, it appeared on the networks in a totally wrong way. A simple statement from an exper

Wanting to maintain and sculpt your body is undoubtedly a good thing. However, dedicating your daily life to it to have the most perfect body possible is a psychological illness:bigorexia. And unfortunately, its consequences on physical and mental health are not negligible. A disease known for more

Over the decades, science has established links between the gut microbiota and aging. A recent study reveals microbiome transplants in mice. The goal ? Reduce the effects of aging on the brain. The microbiota in relation to cognitive decline Ilya Ilyich Metchnikov (1845-1916) was a zoologist, bacte

There is no doubt that today human evolution is still going on. Most of the time, we are talking about very undramatic changes. However, the consequences on our health are not impossible. A recent study has brought to light a growing phenomenon regarding a persistent forearm artery, and thats not ex

China promises broader regulatory crackdown to limit online gaming time for under-18s. Objective:to reduce dependency problems among minors. With nearly 665 million gamers spending more than 278 billion yuan (about 36 billion euros), China is the largest video game market in the world. Such an attr

A phase 2 clinical trial of an experimental HIV vaccine being conducted in sub-Saharan Africa has just been halted, with data highlighting that the injections only offered limited protection against the virus. This new failure testifies once again to the complexity of this pathogenic agent which con

A study recently found that the number of solid organ transplants decreased worldwide between 2019 and 2020, highlighting the widespread impact of the Covid pandemic -19 on hospital pressure. The Covid-19 pandemic has put health systems around the world under pressure. Many establishments have inde