Camembert, this iconic cheese of French gastronomy, might hold a big surprise. According to a study, its fermented compounds could have beneficial effects on memory and cognitive functions. This ...

Can a bone still tell the story of a smoker, centuries after their death? Yes, according to a new British study. Archaeologists in Leicester reveal an unexpected tobacco imprint on our skeleton.

Proteins control most of the functions of the human body. Their dysfunction can thus have serious consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. This is why cells have put in place ...

The team led by Qing Li, from West China Hospital, conducted a series of precise interventions to better understand the impact of chronic stress on the microbiota and colorectal cancer. They began by ...

Researchers in China conducted the first study demonstrating this neural coupling between two different species. Using electroencephalography (EEG), they recorded the brain signals of dogs and humans ...

Researchers have made an unexpected discovery: a new cell could revolutionize medicine. Hidden within the aorta of adult mice, this cell confirms a hypothesis that is over a century old. Its role? To ...

The only organ in our body with an intrinsic innervation, the intestine has one hundred million neurons connected to the central nervous system by only two thousand axons. This enteric nervous system ...

Boron carbide is a material that combines hardness, lightness, and resistance to high temperatures, but it poorly withstands shocks. Scientists at the CNRS have developed a new method for synthesizing ...

Scientists from McGill University have discovered how certain microbes create powerful drugs such as antibiotics and cancer treatments. Their surprising findings could transform the way scientists ...

Faced with the toxic threat of copper, bacteria have developed remarkable detoxification strategies. One of these relies on the enzyme CueO. A team of scientists in Marseille has highlighted the key ...

New scientific research reveals that genetic makeup provides varying degrees of protection against lung cancer induced by cigarette smoke. The reason: the existence of variations that modulate the ...

A new study challenges the traditional understanding of Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Published in Cell Reports Medicine, this research offers a novel perspective on ...