« QFebruary 4, 2022. Today, I am 26 years old. It is also World Cancer Day. Mischievous coincidence, because since December 17, I have been fighting against “triple negative” breast cancer. » On Instagram that day, Lea Dousset comes out of the silence. Sitting on a window sill, she appears with her head bowed, fine … Read more
How long does cancer last? According to the statistics, five years on average. Much longer for some patients, in whom the physical and psychological consequences of the disease are felt for many years. The cancerous cells have disappeared, the radiotherapy or chemotherapy sessions are over, and yet so many things remain to be treated. The … Read more
These are words that patients have been waiting for for a long time. “Endometriosis is not a women’s problem, it’s a social problem”, launched Emmanuel Macron on January 11. A solemn declaration to accompany an announcement that specialists and associations describe as“historical” : that of a plan to fight against a disease long ignored, although … Read more
Created in 2016, the Individual Monitoring Committee (CSI) is both a forum for discussion and scientific advice for doctoral students and a tool for preventing conflicts and harassment. He “ensure the smooth running of the course (…). He evaluates (…) the conditions of his training and the progress of his research. It makes recommendations, stipulates … Read more
Initially, it was the adaptation of a verticalizer, a device used in hospitals to allow patients to straighten up. In fifteen years, over the course of improvements, the machine became the Gotoski, a snow scooter invented by Marc Gostoli, an instructor from La Plagne (Savoie) who wanted to offer disabled people the possibility of hurtling … Read more
“Legally yes, technically it is more complicated. » This is how the researchers’ answer to the question of whether plants modified by Crispr-Cas9 fall within the scope of GMOs, genetically modified organisms, can be summed up. No foreign gene insertion From a strict point of view of vocabulary, editing the genome of plants by cutting … Read more
Do you know the “emergency patient package”, the FPU? It is one of the many novelties of the 1is January 2022. The device should concern several million French people over the next few months. Voted within the framework of the Social Security financing bill, the FPU provides for a single rate for any visit to … Read more
“Coexistence is already a reality” Ruppert Vimal is a researcher at the Environmental Geography laboratory of the University of Toulouse-CNRS. The ursine population is increasing in the Pyrenees – around 70 bears – while predation figures seem to be stabilizing in recent years. This is directly linked to the efforts to protect the pastures: the … Read more