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A Study Uncovers How Inequality Hinders Healthy Brain Development in Children

The children's brain is shaped far beyond the walls of their home. It absorbs stimulation, interactions, but also the invisible tensions that roam the company. When these tensions take root in growing deviations between living standards, neuroscience reveals lasting effects. Income inequality, far from being an economic abstraction, prints its marks at the very heart … Read more

Researchers Challenge Reproductive Biology by Creating Human Egg from Skin Cell

Having a child biologically linked to oneself remains a powerful desire, sometimes inaccessible. For infertile people, homosexual couples or women whose ovaries no longer produce viable eggs, medical options are limited today. It is in this context that researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have crossed an unprecedented technical milestone: they managed to … Read more

The Unrecognized Protein That May Hinder the Evolution of Cardiac Hypertrophy

Each heartbeat results from a subtle balance between mechanical adaptation and cell regulation. When this balance breaks, the muscle transforms and thickens, setting up a defense response which can ultimately become deleterious. Cardiac hypertrophy is no longer a simple adjustment, but the first link in a pathological chain that research strives to understand and brake.

This Innovative Inhaler Aims to Cut Childhood Asthma Attacks in Half

Asthma is among the first causes of school absenteeism and pediatric hospitalization in the world. Although widely studied, this chronic disease remains difficult to anticipate in the youngest, whose symptoms can evolve quickly without being immediately taken care of. While conventional treatments are struggling to prevent crises, a recently tested inhaler may well change the … Read more

Researchers Unveil Flower Pollen as a Natural Solution to Protect Bees and Boost Harvests

The bee colonies, essential for the pollination of many cultures, are increasingly weakened by an accumulation of biological threats. Viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites: more than thirty pathogens have already been identified in hives, jeopardizing the health of bees and global food safety. Faced with the growing ineffectiveness of certain treatments, including antibiotics, a team … Read more

Embrace Total Darkness: How This Simple Habit Boosts Your Mental Health and Enhances Brain Function

The disadvantages of sleeping with a light source To find sleep, each person has their own habits or techniques. Some cannot fall asleep without having the sound of television in the background, when others feel obliged to sleep with a small light source. Revue Pnas, has shown that exposure to light during sleep can disrupt … Read more