Tag: Science and Health
Covid-19: which babies are at risk and should be vaccinated?
It’s a novelty. For the first time, an anti-Covid vaccine has been approved in France for babies. The announcement was made on Monday December 19 by the High Health Authority…
How to prevent our children from having a “sleep debt”: advice from specialists
In the early 1960s, comedian Claude Laydu met with unexpected success with a show that had become cult: Good night kids. In this soap opera broadcast daily on the RTF,…
Cystic fibrosis: all about Kaftrio, this innovative treatment soon to be generalized to children
Young patients could see their daily lives upset by this announcement. An innovative treatment against cystic fibrosis will be generalized in France for children, whereas it was until now only…
Acupuncture: no, it is not effective, even in pregnant women, by Pr Ernst
Everyone knows what acupuncture is! It’s about sticking needles into patients with the hope of improving their health. It is one of the oldest, most popular and most studied alternative…
How to sleep well? “The main thing is to get up at the same time every day”
L’Express: Public Health France surveys show that since the Covid, the proportion of French who complain about their sleep kept increasing. Why has the epidemic degraded our nights so permanently?…
Sleeping pills, help or danger to health?
Sleep is often considered sacred. And yet, sleep disorders affect many people. About 40% of the general population complains of temporary insomnia symptoms and between 10 and 20% suffer from…
Satellite Swot: how it will revolutionize our knowledge of water on Earth
What are the stocks of fresh water on Earth? How can we optimize maritime transport and fishing, better develop the coasts and better understand the influence of the oceans and…
Covid-19: will the peak of the ninth wave be crossed before Christmas?
The peak of the ninth wave could be reached before Christmas. The third, already, in Covid times. While the contamination curve has continued to point upwards for the past three…
What are these “nanomaterials” found in 20 everyday products?
Twenty-three products tested and nanomaterials detected in twenty of them. The Avicenn association published, this Thursday, December 15, its nano investigation report in everyday products. The tests revealed the presence…
Sleep: when the quality of our nights becomes a political issue
“Let’s wake up to the importance of sleep”, recently headlined the prestigious scientific magazine The Lancet. Humans devote a third of their life to sleep, but this activity is barely…