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A scientific study establishes a link between the consumption of sugary drinks and premature baldness

A scientific study establishes a link between the consumption of sugary drinks and premature baldness

Work by researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing points out that a high concentration of glucose can influence hair growth in men. In a study published on January 1 in the scientific journal nutrients, Chinese researchers have established a first link between excessive consumption of sugary drinks and baldness. Their work, conducted at Tsinghua University, …

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Researchers rethink spine segmentation - CNET

Researchers rethink spine segmentation – CNET

How cells shape complex tissues and organs during embryonic development, which makes us who we are, holds many mysteries. New research from the University of Cincinnati has examined such a process that leads to the formation of the spine or spine. If this process is disrupted, a birth defect called congenital scoliosis, or curvature of …

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Luxembourg launches a national survey of people with cancer with the aim of improving the quality of care

Luxembourg launches a national survey of people with cancer with the aim of improving the quality of care

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and as part of the national cancer plan, the Luxembourg Institute of Health has launched Colive Cancer, a national initiative through which people with cancer or who have suffered from the disease can share their experiences in order to improve the quality of care. The Luxembourg Institute of …

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Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms Psychology and Psychiatry News

Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms Psychology and Psychiatry News

People with symptoms of depression or anxiety can help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, according to new research. The study found that performing acts of kindness led to unobserved improvements in two other therapeutic techniques used to treat depression or anxiety. More importantly, the Acts of Kindness Technique was the only tested …

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Diabetes accelerates the growth of breast cancer

Diabetes accelerates the growth of breast cancer

A recent study reports that breast cancer tumors secrete factors that block insulin secretion by the pancreas, causing hyperglycemia that promotes the progression of this cancer. We often tend to see the main diseases that afflict us (cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases) as independent pathologies, unrelated to each other. However, several …

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Une enquête nationale révèle l’état de santé mentale préoccupant des étudiants en médecine

National survey reveals worrying mental health status of medical students

“Sometimes heal, often relieve, always listen. This well-known adage of doctors illustrates the reality of their profession: daily confrontation with difficult situations, illness, sometimes helplessness and death… And if “the doctor’s first medicine is the doctor himself”, it may happen that he too is affected – all the more so in the current context of …

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Jessica Rose Buhl-Nielsen: "Insects can feed humanity tomorrow" - WE DEMAIN

Jessica Rose Buhl-Nielsen: “Insects can feed humanity tomorrow” – WE DEMAIN

At only 24 years old, and with the help of her co-founder Malena, the Danish Jessica Rose Buhl-Nielsen has created an innovative start-up in the field of sustainable food. Hey Planet indeed offers insect-based food products. Their objective ? Design products that are good, with the best possible nutritional intake and a low environmental impact. …

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Ultrasound at the service of painting restoration

Ultrasound at the service of painting restoration

We are all familiar with ultrasound, the ultrasound imaging technique commonly used for monitoring pregnancies and medical diagnosis, an application in which our research team has been involved since its creation. Several members of my family having exercised the profession of craftsman, having practiced painting, sculpture or woodturning, it is quite naturally that I sought …

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