Auteur/autrice : S & T

One in four patients in vegetative or minimally conscious state able to perform cognitive tasks, study finds

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Around one in four patients with severe brain injury who cannot move or speak – because they are in a prolonged coma, vegetative or minimally conscious state – is still able to perform complex mental tasks, a major international study…

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Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working

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Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord, provides nutrients and removes waste products. Despite its…

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Comment nos voitures « gaspillent » les deux tiers de leur carburant

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Au moment des départs en vacances et avec des prix des carburants élevés, il est légitime de se poser la question : nos voitures consomment-elles trop ? Même si l’Europe a décidé d’interdire la production de véhicule à moteur thermique à partir…

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Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels

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Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, took…

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Voler comme un scarabée

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Des scientifiques de l’EPFL ont découvert que les scarabées rhinocéros se servent de mécanismes passifs plutôt que de muscles pour déployer et rétracter leurs ailes. Ils se sont inspirés de ces résultats pour concevoir un microrobot, démontrant une approche simple…

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New aerospace and building materials could repair themselves thanks to fungi and bacteria

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EU-funded researchers are using biological matter to create unique new materials that can adapt to their environment and repair themselves. The science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously said that ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ For Dr…

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¿Se ha descubierto el primer animal capaz de vivir sin oxígeno?

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En los últimos días hemos asistido a una serie de noticias sobre el supuesto descubrimiento del primer animal anaerobio, es decir, capaz de vivir sin oxígeno. Llamativos titulares se han sucedido en diversos medios. Algunos ejemplos: “Este ser vivo no…

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Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease

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Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease. We’ve created a tool which is much more sensitive than…

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Améliorer le diagnostic et le traitement du cancer du sein

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Afin de résoudre les problèmes liés au diagnostic et au traitement du cancer du sein, des scientifiques de l’EPFL ont mis au point EMBER, un outil qui intègre les données transcriptomiques du cancer du sein issues de plusieurs bases de…

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We need to consider alternatives to dark matter that better explain cosmological observations

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Do constants of nature — the numbers that determine how things behave, like the speed of light — change over time as the universe expands? Does light get a little tired travelling vast cosmic distances? It was believed that dark…

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