Alzheimers. Study uncovers new genetic risk factors

Researchers from an international collaboration have identified 75 genetic risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease, reports Futura Health. The results of this study, led by Insermwere published this Monday, April 4, 2022 in the scientific journal Nature Genetics. Among these 75 genetic risk factors, 42 had never been implicated in Alzheimer’s disease until today. However, … Read more

Covid, gastro, flu… In Sarthe, hospitals called upon to deploy the white plan

Covid, gastroenteritis and influenza. For the past few days, three epidemics have been spreading virulently in Sarthe. This Friday 1is April 2022, faced with the spread of viruses, combined with a lack of medical and paramedical staff in healthcare establishmentsthe regional health agency has asked the establishments of the department to activate their white plan. … Read more

Nocturnal awakenings, anxiety, influence of the Moon… Your questions about sleep disorders

Many of you asked your questions about sleep disorders on ouest-france.fr, Monday March 21, 2022. War in Ukraine, anxiety, duration of deep sleep… Here is a selection of ten questions and the answers of three specialists . Anxiety, stress, lunar cycle, coffee consumption, waking up in the middle of the night… For two hours, Monday … Read more

War in Ukraine. France should suffer less economically than the rest of the euro zone

France is less dependent on Russian gas and fossil fuels than other European countries. This is what should enable it to suffer less economically in the context of the economic conflict between the West and Russia, in reaction to the war in ukraine. France’s main supplier is Norway. But Russia is the first supplier at … Read more

A drink, okay? Even in small amounts, alcohol can age the brain

Wednesday 09 March 2022 19:50 … 2 Young people clink glasses at a bar counter. © Photo d’illustration : Fotolia Regular drinking of alcohol, even a small amount, has harmful effects on the brain, reveals a new study from the American University of Pennsylvania. Researchers have just demonstrated that the daily consumption of only two glasses … Read more

Covid-19. Recombinant variants between Delta and Omicron detected in France and in several

At the beginning of January, a Cypriot laboratory claims to have detected a hybrid variant of Delta and Omicron. This Deltacron is making a big noise… but is a false alarm. Since then, several serious suspicions have been reported from England, the United Kingdom, Australia, France too. Variant recombinations, which can occur in people infected … Read more

Covid-19. The United States largely relaxes its recommendations on the mask

The American health authorities largely relaxed their recommendations on Friday on wearing a mask, which will no longer be recommended indoors for the majority of the country’s inhabitants, including in many schools. These measures were widely expected, with health officials pointing for weeks to a new phase of the pandemic, which will allow ” to … Read more