In France, a duo of surgeons performs a very surprising operation with the aim of restoring sight to certain blind patients:the OOKP. This operation consists of using a tooth to implant an ocular prosthesis. Implant a tooth in the eye In addition to people suffering from blindness, no less than ten

A New Zealand study recent brought to light a rather surprising fact. According to his results, people with the thinnest retinal layers are more likely to fail cognitive performance tests. This study could help to better predict the risks of Alzheimers disease. Set hidden signs According to the Mé

The creaking or popping of the joints is sometimes involuntary. However, in many cases, people have made it a habit that can sometimes be annoying. But where does this noise come from in the end? And does it pose a risk to our joint health? The appearance of arthritis, a received idea It is sometim

A recent German and Israeli study included video games as well as brain imaging to differentiate neurological biases from loneliness and social anxiety. The goal was to demonstrate that unlike today, these two conditions should be treated differently. Identify the undersides of loneliness and socia

According to a recent study, it is not impossible that our life flashes before our eyes before we die. Researchers from different countries have described the first-ever recording of a dying brain. Now, this activity would be quite comparable to dreaming and remembering. A chance discovery Surely e

When planning to travel by plane, it is possible to choose your seat when purchasing the ticket. However, there is no better place in the device. The choice must therefore be made according to the needs of each one. Each can have its ideal place Over the past few weeks, more and more countries have

Due to the war in Ukraine, fears of a nuclear incident are more present than ever in Europe. It must be said that the Russian army carried out operations targeting the Chernobyl and Zaporozhye nuclear power plants. On the continent, the sale of iodine tablets is therefore experiencing a real boom. I

A recent international study came up with a rather surprising conclusion. According to this work, cell phones do not cause brain tumors in children and young people aged ten to twenty-four. However, the methodology of the study and certain biases fuel criticism. A study against the tide The Mobi-ki

Recently, the Ministry of Solidarity and Health received the results of a study on infertility, a subject long neglected by the medical community, but also by society in general. This work gives details with regard to the causes which include in particular the age of conception of a child or even en

According to a recent study, female mammals who share their mothers milk with other young than their own enjoy more biological advantages. But what does that really mean? Biological benefits for those who share breast milk Breast milk is quite often at the heart of some research. In 2020, for examp

Sniffer dogs are renowned for their powers of detecting cancer cells, but training them takes time. However, new research points out that ants can learn to identify them much more effectively after just thirty minutes of training. Details of the study are published in the journal iScience. Cancer a

Is the change of mind made out of real conviction or is it more the influence of another person? A recent study highlights the fact that these two types of social influence do not manifest themselves in the same way in our brain. Give credit to a human or a machine Generally, when acting against ou

Recently, researchers conducted a study on the assumption that certain psychological traits could characterize people who believe more false information around Covid-19. Scientists have focused their research on one disorder in particular:depression. A link between misinformation and depression Sin

All pandemics end one day. Officially, it is the World Health Organization (WHO) that will have the delicate task of declaring the end of the health crisis linked to Covid-19. Unofficially, however, signing the end of the pandemic will be more sociological than epidemiological, according to some exp

Several studies have already dealt with the impact of night work on health. Recent work has made it possible to understand that night work also generates poor synchronization of the biological clock that can impact certain cognitive functions such as memory. A disruption of the circadian rhythm In

Off the coast of Germany is an island nicknamed Plague Island which is home to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. Inside this ultra-protected structure, researchers work on some of humanitys most formidable viruses:Ebola, Nipah, Yersinia pestis or the RVF virus, to name but a few. The Friedrich Loef

In order to relieve people with fractures, a Spanish company has developed a 3D printed cast that avoids the bad sides of traditional casts. In addition, it has the particularity of being able to be printed by a professional using a mobile application. Thus, the patient benefits from better comfort

Researchers in a recent American study tried to find out whether even a small amount of light could disrupt sleep and thus impact health. The results show that a risk does indeed exist, but that it is slight. A slight sleep deficit Its nothing new:blue light emanating from different devices such as

It took an AI less than six hours to invent 40,000 potentially deadly molecules. Normally used to search for drugs, this system was intentionally revised to do the opposite as part of a trial presented at a conference on chemical weapons control. The Swiss Federal Institute for Nuclear, Biological

A patient unable to move anything was recently able to communicate with his family by typing short sentences on a keyboard with sheer force of his mind. These results, made possible by a brain implant, overturn previous assumptions about the communication skills of people who have lost all voluntary