Tag: blind
A placebo treatment allows a blind woman to regain her sight!
News Published on 05/31/2023 at 12:24 p.m. Updated 05/31/2023 at 12:24 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The placebo: a miracle treatment? For the New Zealand author, Lynley Hood, scientists even speak…
blind people can play it, Microsoft explains how
Accessibility for all is an essential subject for Microsoft and the Xbox teams, we have known this for years. The American firm is investing heavily to allow people with disabilities…
The vaccine alarm: Children risk becoming blind and paralyzed without vaccines
During the pandemic, 67 million children have missed vital vaccinations against the deadliest childhood diseases – meaning decades of progress have been erased. Now UNICEF is sounding the alarm. The…
Sleep deprivation, hunger and manipulation in love is blind
Love Is Blind is a smash hit for Netflix. In the dating show, participants get to know each other without seeing each other and, if the outcome is happy, they…
In India, blind women detect breast cancer early
News Published on 04/12/2023 at 5:36 p.m. Updated 04/12/2023 at 5:36 p.m. Reading 2 mins. In India, blind women palpate the breasts of patients looking for cancerous micro-tumors. Their increased…
the blind spots of the senatorial commission of inquiry
In France, faced with the shortage of certain drugs, such as paracetamol or amoxicillin, the Senate set up a commission of inquiry in early February 2023 to understand the origin…
Guide dogs for the blind refused: “The public authorities must enforce the law”
News Published on 03/31/2023 at 4:52 p.m. Updated 03/31/2023 at 4:52 p.m. Reading 3 mins. This month of March, several examples of guide dogs refused in transport and restaurants were…
digital, a blind spot in our sobriety efforts
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon explains the challenges of the digital ecological transition with Valentin Ehkirch, Climate journalist at L’Express and Maxime Recoquillé, Tech journalist. Listen to…
Double gold in arm wrestling for Jonna Blind and Elvira Ajnnak
Jonna Blind won two golds in the weight class -57 kilos in both the right and left arm. A class that is also heavier than what she usually competes in.…
Artist and designer Peter went blind and reinvented himself as a writer
The loss of his sight hit like a cannonball. “The hero was felled. I was always the linchpin in the house, dancing and singing in the living room, but when…