Using devices like smartphones can improve memory skills rather than cause people to be lazy, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. The results showed
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Virtual participation in different activities, from sports to seeing friends, stayed even after all restrictions were lifted, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. Participants were
The Covid pandemic has had an impact on all of us, but researchers from the University of Zurich found that being close to parents (or other caregivers) was enough to
Experiencing art online has the same effect as going to an art gallery or enjoying nature, according to a study published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Psychology. Visiting art
“The Nutri-Score, a system straight from the 1980s” Jean-Michel Lecerf (interview)
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Having worked in Lille for his entire career, both at the Lille Regional Hospital and at the Pasteur Institute where he founded a department on nutrition, Jean-Michel Lecerf is one
Inhaling toxic particles caused by air pollution can travel directly from lungs to brain
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Breathing air with high pollution levels could lead to accumulation of toxic particles in the brain, according to a study published in the journal PNAS. Particles can be transported from
Like Covid-19, the developing monkeypox outbreak likely had its origins in wild animals, following the pattern of an estimated 70 per cent of emerging diseases that cross between species. And while disease reservoirs in wild
Medical technology is often developed for well-resourced healthcare systems, but a team of researchers from the University of Leeds, UK, defends that it is possible to build low-cost equipment that
A team of researchers based at the Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University in Sweden, have identified a new coronavirus in bank voles (Myodes glareolus), according to a study published in
Genetic mutations accumulated over a lifetime can change how blood is formed after the age of 70, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The authors suggest a