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With nearly 50,000 new cases each year in France, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. In the majority of cases, it progresses slowly, sometimes without ever requiring treatment. But some forms become aggressive and spread silently, complicating treatment. Long debated, screening remains a sensitive subject, between expected benefits and risks of overdiagnosis. … Read more

Waking up a few minutes before our alarm Imagine: you set your alarm for 7 a.m., but you wake up at 6:55 a.m. A frustrating situation that happens often. Our first interpretation is usually the same: our body “knew” it was time to get up before the alarm even went off. What may seem surprising … Read more

Even with major advances in medicine, some diseases remain out of reach. Life expectancy is increasing, yet certain pathologies are still progressing. This paradox hits researchers hard. Cancer is one of the most prominent examples. Although partially preventable or treatable, it continues to grow. While attention is focused on new technologies or emerging viruses, another … Read more

Buried in ashes for centuries, Pompeii continues to deliver surprises. On an old construction site frozen by the eruption, intact materials tell another story. Among them, an amazing mortar attracts attention. The Roman concrete, used by the workers of the time, still seems capable of reacting, as if it had never stopped living. What the … Read more

15 to 20% of adults in France report suffering from insomnia Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Can't get back to sleep after waking up in the night? You are surely one of the 15 to 20% of adults in France who report suffering from insomnia, according to Santé Publique France. When a … Read more

We live longer than before, but we don't always live better. Today, more and more diseases come from our habits, and in particular from what we eat. What we thought was a personal choice actually has immense consequences on our health and on the planet. Sustainable food is no longer a fringe idea, it is … Read more

Thousands of industrial sites, airports and landfills in the United States still contaminate groundwater with persistent chemicals called PFAS. Present in a multitude of everyday products – packaging, textiles, fire-fighting foam – these synthetic compounds infiltrate into drinking water and accumulate in bodies. Their link with risks to human health is causing growing concern. A … Read more

Nothing seems more banal than a foam that forms, spreads and then disappears. However, behind this apparent simplicity lies a mechanism that is much more complex than it appears. On a microscopic scale, each bubble interacts with its neighbors in an unstable equilibrium, sensitive to the slightest stress. By precisely studying the drainage of moss, … Read more

Gray hair is often seen as a simple marker of aging. However, research carried out by the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Tokyo, published in October 2025 in Nature Cell Biology, offers a radically different reading: hair whitening could be a visible signal of a protective mechanism against cancer. By analyzing the … Read more