Adacap: a laboratory at the cutting edge of nuclear medicine
Adacap (or Advanced Accelerator Applications) is a French radiopharmaceutical laboratory founded in 2002 with the aim of commercializing diagnostic radiomedicine technology. Initially, these so-called “radioligand” molecules were associated with radioactive isotopes to target tumors...
Why brain, liver or kidney are not quite the same depending on whether you...
Some differences between males and females are obvious, and visible to the naked eye. But sexual variation also exists in the cells of non-genital organs, such as the liver and kidneys, which explains why organisms function...
Reassure children and their parents before having an MRI
Getting an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is rarely a pleasant experience. And it is even less so for children. “The child enters the tunnel, it is impressive, very noisy even with earplugs, we ask him...
First larynx transplant in France: a patient regains her speech
“It feels strange to speak again,” comments Karine, who in September benefited from the first larynx transplant carried out in France. An intervention announced last week, and presented Monday in Lyon by the medical...
Shakira agrees to a million-dollar fine and admits tax fraud to avoid prison
In just ten minutes, the Colombian artist appeared before the Barcelona Court this Monday to ratify the agreement that her defense reached at the last minute with the Prosecutor's Office and the private accusations...
The cost of absenteeism grows by 15%, up to 25,000 million
The mutual collaborators of Social Security protect 18,556,113 workers, 80% of employees and self-employed workers registered in the social protection system. In its report on absenteeism from work in the first nine months of...
Heart: Marfan syndrome, a genetic disease better detected, better operated
One person in 5,000 - and the result, perhaps, of major arterial problems. Marfan syndrome affects around 13,000 people in France. It is a disease resulting from a mutation in the FBN1 gene located...
Morning after pill: sales up sharply for two years
The “morning after pill”, or more precisely hormonal emergency contraception, is on the rise: sales have increased by 40% over the past two years, indicates a study by the DREES (directorate of research, studies,...
Glaucoma: how to protect the optic nerve
An optic nerve which is damaged, most often following too high pressure inside the eye. And a field of vision that narrows, from the periphery to the center. This is the definition of glaucoma,...
Cataract: an artificial lens to correct all vision
Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed operation in France with nearly 1 million interventions in 2022. This age-related pathology results from the opacification of the lens following the formation of clusters of particles...