Category: Health

A study conducted on nearly 6,000 patients demonstrated the importance of endocrine treatment and a drug in treating breast cancer. Scientists from the Biosanitary Institute of Granada in southern Spain, led by Isabel Blancas Lopez Barajas and Sergio Granados, participated in this research. The results were published in the Annals of Oncology. They have been […]

According to a recent US study, between a quarter and half of adolescents and young adults worldwide could experience significant hearing loss. The researchers believe that the cause is none other than “dangerous listening practices”, that is to say the misuse of headphones, headphones or even excessive exposure to the speakers of discotheques. A youth […]

Called Mammography Technical Evaluation (MTE), this new feature will help radiologists and radiographers correctly position patients during mammography examinations. It was developed by Hera-MI, the French inventor of Breast-SlimView®, the only global breast cancer screening aid solution based on negativation AI. Technically insufficient shots The objective is to limit the dose of x-rays and to […]

Work carried out by a Swedish university recently made it possible to completely restore sight to three blind patients. The researchers who conducted this trial developed bioartificial corneas made from collagen from pig cells. Corneal restoration In 2019, we were talking about the very first 4D printed cornea. This technology allows the object to change […]

Every year more than 300 thousand new cases of brain tumors are diagnosed worldwide, according to data from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Also, these tumors correspond to 2.5 percent of cancer mortality. However, experts at Houston Methodist Hospital say that, thanks to scientific advances, patients with brain tumors can have hope because […]

Inspired by research on how infants learn, researchers have developed an AI that can learn simple physical rules about how objects behave and express surprise when they appear to break those rules. The results were published in Nature Human Behavior. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made astonishing progress in recent years, mastering a […]

According to a recent meta-study that compiles various research on the subject, more than one in ten people worldwide have already contracted Lyme disease. It is moreover more present in Europe and concerns a lot of men over 50 living in rural areas. Central Europe is the most affected area Lyme disease (or Lyme borreliosis) […]

This was a small trial involving just twelve rectal cancer patients who were taking the same experimental drug. Nevertheless, the results are amazing. The cancer would indeed have disappeared in each of these people, becoming undetectable by physical examination, endoscopy, PET or MRI. Details of the study are published in the New England Journal of […]

Refusal to taste new foods such as meats and other fruits and vegetables affects about half of children. This is food neophobia. However, this represents a normal and transitory stage in the development of the child. A real “stop phase” Faced with an unfamiliar dish, children with food neophobia may have different reactions: turning their […]

According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), more than a billion people between the ages of 12 and 35 are at risk of hearing loss. Among the factors of this risk is prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds. Only in the region of the Americas, about 217 million people […]