Better regulation and enforcement urged before launch of oral treatments, which criminals are likely to try to exploit
Experts are warning that fake weight-loss treatments could become more prevalent as tablet forms of the medications, currently available only via injections in the UK, are launched.
They say stronger regulation and enforcement are needed to prevent fraudsters from cashing in on tablets which will be easier to counterfeit.
Why do some people age better than others? Five extraordinary individuals – who scientists are studying – share their tips
Lajuana Weathers is determined to be the healthiest version of herself. She starts each day with a celery juice, is always trying to increase her step count, and meditates daily. Weathers is also 89 years old. And she has no plans to slow down. “I wake up in the morning and feel blessed that I have another chance at a day of life,” says the grandmother of six, and great‑grandmother of six more, who lives in Illinois in an independent living facility for seniors. “I look at my life as a holistic entity, and in that life is my physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I have to take care of all of those. That’s what I like about the ageing process. All the clutter of raising children is out and I can concentrate on the wellness of me.”
Weathers is a superager. This isn’t a self-proclaimed label, but one backed up by science – she is part of the SuperAging Research Initiative at the University of Chicago. To qualify for the study, you have to be over 80 years old and have memory performance that’s at least as good as the average 50- to 60-year-old. There are about 400 superagers enrolled across North America.
Les hommes seraient plus épargnés par le temps que les femmes, et leur horloge biologique serait moins importante que celle des femmes lorsqu'il est question de parentalité. Si ce n'est pas entièrement faux, ce n'est pas 100 % vrai non plus : on vous explique pourquoi.
Les hommes seraient plus épargnés par le temps que les femmes, et leur horloge biologique serait moins importante que celle des femmes lorsqu'il est question de parentalité. Si ce n'est pas entièrement faux, ce n'est pas 100 % vrai non plus : on vous explique pourquoi.
C’est une première mondiale qui nous vient tout droit de Lyon : le laboratoire Fabentech a reçu l’autorisation de mise sur le marché pour le Ricimed, le premier antidote capable de neutraliser la ricine.
C’est une première mondiale qui nous vient tout droit de Lyon : le laboratoire Fabentech a reçu l’autorisation de mise sur le marché pour le Ricimed, le premier antidote capable de neutraliser la ricine.
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, speaking at a meeting of the committee in Chamblee, Ga., in September.
Selon les projections des géologues, la planète Terre n'aura plus rien à voir avec ce que l'on connaît aujourd'hui dans 250 millions d'années. Si la France existe toujours d'ici là, elle occupera une place de choix sur le planisphère.
Selon les projections des géologues, la planète Terre n'aura plus rien à voir avec ce que l'on connaît aujourd'hui dans 250 millions d'années. Si la France existe toujours d'ici là, elle occupera une place de choix sur le planisphère.
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas “forever chemicals” at 100 times the rate previously possible, which could dramatically improve pollution control and speed remediations.
Researchers also say they have also found a way to destroy Pfas, though both technologies face a steep challenge in being deployed on an industrial scale.
Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns
US health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau – one of the poorest countries in the world and the proposed site of a hotly debated US-funded study on vaccines.
The study on hepatitis B vaccination, to be led by Danish researchers, became a flashpoint after major changes to the US vaccination schedule and prompted questions about how research is conducted ethically in other countries.
Lors du Forum économique mondial de Davos, Elon Musk a une nouvelle fois créé la surprise en affirmant que Tesla commercialiserait son robot humanoïde Optimus dès l’an prochain. Une annonce ambitieuse, fidèle au style du patron de la firme américaine, alors même que peu d’éléments concrets permettent aujourd’hui …
Lors du Forum économique mondial de Davos, Elon Musk a une nouvelle fois créé la surprise en affirmant que Tesla commercialiserait son robot humanoïde Optimus dès l’an prochain. Une annonce ambitieuse, fidèle au style du patron de la firme américaine, alors même que peu d’éléments concrets permettent aujourd’hui …
On the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 45 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Quito, conservationists are now racing to restore this cloud-shrouded forest
Each year thousands of babies born in Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s least developed countries, are exposed to hepatitis B, a virus that can cause severe liver damage and cancer.
Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccines
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.
The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by the Trump administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021.
On compte environ 1,5 à 1,6 million d'espèces répertoriées dans le monde, mais l'inventaire est loin d'être terminé. Dame Nature a encore beaucoup de secrets à nous livrer !
On compte environ 1,5 à 1,6 million d'espèces répertoriées dans le monde, mais l'inventaire est loin d'être terminé. Dame Nature a encore beaucoup de secrets à nous livrer !
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