Tag: Science
The eternal (and vain) return of visual corrections for dyslexia, by Frank Ramus – L’Express
Dyslexia is a specific reading learning disorder that affects between 3 and 7% of children. Described for the first time in 1896 by the English pediatrician William Pringle Morgan, it…
The towering construction project of the Stone Age, long before Stonehenge, revolutionized man’s perception of his place in nature | Science
About 11,000 years ago, when the last fringes of the ice age receded, people started coming to Finland to try and see if they could find something to eat here…
Florian David Fitz and Peri Baumeister on alien panic, German science fiction and international fame
The German Sci-fi mystery story The Signal launched on Netflix on March 7, 2024. In the 4-part miniseries, Sven (Florian David Fitz) and his daughter wait for their wife and…
Big sister syndrome: what science tells us about the place in siblings
News Published on 03/07/2024 at 2:28 p.m. Updated 03/07/2024 at 2:28 p.m. Reading 2 min. Among siblings, eldest daughters often inherit a greater mental load than eldest sons. But this…
is there really a French exception? – The Express
Since the publication last week of the global study of Lancet on the prevalence of obesity, the small French community of specialists in this pathology is in turmoil. “We are,…
these French banks which continue to perfuse a “deadly” industry – L’Express
“Thing promised, thing due”… It happens, however, that the maxim leaves people disappointed. After committing to stop supplying the tobacco industry, around ten French banking establishments continued to finance the…
the story of a crazy affair – L’Express
Incomprehensible, worrying, dismaying? Adjectives are lacking when we learn about this affair. A great specialist in the AIDS virus, recognized epidemiologist and biostatistician, Dominique Costagliola is a respected figure in…
why the case of this German vaccinated 217 times intrigues scientists – L’Express
An immune response to a “hypervaccination” which raises questions. A German man deliberately received 217 doses of Covid vaccine, a record number of injections, and showed no side effects, according…
Sport and gastroesophageal reflux
Every week, Dr Jean-Marc Sène, sports doctor, presents his sports column in Priorité Santé. This week, he talks to us about gastroesophageal reflux caused by intense physical activity. 3 mins…
Strangulated hair, Kiss syndrome, dry drowning… The myths and truths of pediatrics – L’Express
No, the strangler hair is not an urban legend. Even with its crazy name, barely more evocative than that recognized by pediatricians as “tourniquet syndrome”. This famous strangling hair, which…