Un espoir inattendu émerge dans la lutte contre Alzheimer. Une étude révèle qu'un médicament couramment prescrit pour l'insomnie pourrait avoir des effets bénéfiques sur cette maladie neurodég... Read more Un espoir inattendu émerge dans la lutte contre Alzheimer. Une étude révèle qu'un médicament couramment prescrit pour l'insomnie pourrait avoir des effets bénéfiques sur cette maladie neurodégénérative. Cette découverte ouvre de nouvelles perspectives pour ralentir la progression d'Alzheimer.... Show less

With vaping now more common than smoking, experts explain addiction and what actually helps people quitMore socially acceptable than smoking – yet just as addictive – vaping has become the UK’s def... Read more With vaping now more common than smoking, experts explain addiction and what actually helps people quitMore socially acceptable than smoking – yet just as addictive – vaping has become the UK’s default way of consuming nicotine.Figures published by the Office for National Statistics last month showed that the number of over-16s in Great Britain who use vapes or e-cigarettes has overtaken the number who smoke cigarettes for the first time, with 5.4 million adults now vaping daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million who smoke. Continue reading... Show less

Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribersThirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend ... Read more Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribersThirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset to make a TV programme about a field in Athelney, the site where once, 1,200 years ago, King Alfred the Great rallied resistance to the invading Viking army.There weren’t many concessions to showbiz glitz. Instead, a group of blokes with unruly hair and a couple of women walked across a field, talked things over in the pub and, at one point, gathered around a dot matrix printer to watch it slowly disgorging some results. The most exciting artefact they found was a lump of iron slag. No soil was overturned. Continue reading... Show less

Though the second Trump administration has pivoted from the Biden administration’s aggressive and climate-centric policies, Americans could still face a year of rising electricity costs and potenti... Read more Though the second Trump administration has pivoted from the Biden administration’s aggressive and climate-centric policies, Americans could still face a year of rising electricity costs and potential energy bottlenecks in 2026. Show less

Researchers discovered that clogged brain “drains” show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. These blockages, easily seen on standard MRI scans, are tied to toxic protein buildup link... Read more Researchers discovered that clogged brain “drains” show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. These blockages, easily seen on standard MRI scans, are tied to toxic protein buildup linked to memory loss and cognitive decline. In some cases, they may signal Alzheimer’s earlier than other commonly used brain markers. This could help physicians detect the disease earlier, before irreversible damage sets in. Show less

Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our futureJust before Christmas I attended a farmers’ conference near Pen... Read more Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our futureJust before Christmas I attended a farmers’ conference near Penrith, which included a presentation on the inheritance tax rules for agricultural land. An accountant worked through an example of a typical hill farm like ours: the bill worked out as £59,000 every year for 10 years.Between the farm and our off‑farm jobs, we can’t generate that kind of profit, so this terrified me – we didn’t know what would happen to the farm if we had to pay that bill. We sought advice from a solicitor, but, thank goodness, there was a surprise announcement from the government on 23 December that the threshold on land and assets was raised from £1m to £2.5m. Continue reading... Show less

Les médicaments contre le diabète pourraient-ils avoir une influence au-delà de la simple régulation de la glycémie ? Cette interrogation gagne du terrain dans les laboratoires, où l'on se...

L’historien Pascal Duris réfute la notion de révolution scientifique aux 16 et 17e siècles. Plutôt qu’un basculement rapide et homogène, il décrit des processus plus nuancés et complexes, s’inscriv... Read more L’historien Pascal Duris réfute la notion de révolution scientifique aux 16 et 17e siècles. Plutôt qu’un basculement rapide et homogène, il décrit des processus plus nuancés et complexes, s’inscrivant dans une continuité. Show less

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An award-winning psychic has predicted major changes coming to the US in 2026, with many people losing their jobs.