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Social media apps like TikTok should be used to help teenagers avoid becoming obese, researchers have suggested. Academics called for “no time to be lost” in harnessing the popularity of the platforms to spread scientific information about nutrition to young people. The study, which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, was led by Dr Antonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University in Rome. "The growing obesity epidemic, particularly among young people, represents a global challenge that requires innovative approaches. Over 90% of teenagers h...
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Social media apps like TikTok should be used to help teenagers avoid becoming obese, researchers have suggested. Academics called for “no time to be lost” in harnessing the popularity of the platforms to spread scientific information about nutrition to young people. The study, which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, was led by Dr Antonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University in Rome. "The growing obesity epidemic, particularly among young people, represents a global challenge that requires innovative approaches. Over 90% of teenagers h...
DPA
When it comes to pain, stereotypes relating to sex and gender tend to come into play. But, is a male's threshold really higher than a female's? Are women really more sensitive than men? These are some of the questions the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) hopes to answer by the end of 2024 with new research. Its goal is to tackle, understand, and create awareness of the disparities between sex and gender in relation to pain, which it defines as an "unpleasant sensory and emotional experience". According to the World Health Organistion (WHO), sex refers to "the different bi...
Euronews (English)
Washington (AFP) - US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies. The explosion of misinformation on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram comes as reproductive rights take center stage in the looming presidential election, in a country where abortion is banned or restricted in nearly half the states. Many influencers -- who are not licensed medical specialists -- are part of what appears to be a...
AFP
As a long-time sufferer of mild depression and anxiety, I find travel bittersweet. Lost luggage, delayed transport, navigating an unfamiliar environment… the risks and hurdles can be especially triggering for those, like me, who are less resilient. From crippling homesickness in Sarajevo to angst in Azerbaijan, I’ve had some very low moments across almost three decades of globetrotting. Yet despite these pitfalls, travel has also been a vast source of joy. Spanning a rite-of-passage summer in Salamanca (in which my Spanish and self-confidence soared) to an eye-opening festival in India (involv...
Euronews (English)
By Robin MILLARD Genève (AFP) - Faute de consensus, les pays qui tentent depuis plus de deux ans de boucler un accord sur la prévention et la lutte contre les pandémies ont décidé vendredi de poursuivre les négociations et sauvegarder les progrès accomplis. "Ils ont travaillé très dur pour aller aussi loin que possible et trouver un terrain d'entente mais nous n'y sommes pas encore. Nous allons donc poursuivre notre travail", a déclaré le co-président Roland Driece à quelques journalistes au siège de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé à Genève. C'est l'Assemblée mondiale de la santé (AMS), l'...
AFP (Français)
By Robin MILLARD Genève (AFP) - Les négociations marathon pour tenter de trouver un consensus historique sur la prévention et la lutte contre les pandémies entrent dans leur dernière ligne droite vendredi à Genève, mais un accord reste incertain. Il ne reste a priori qu'une journée si le calendrier et la date butoir du 10 mai sont respectés, après deux ans de discussions et de marchandages acharnés. Le souvenir des millions de morts, de la souffrance, des injustices et des immenses dégâts économiques de la pandémie de Covid-19, qui avait incité les 194 pays membres de l'Organisation mondiale d...
AFP (Français)
Google DeepMind has announced a new type of AI model for medical research that can predict the structure and interactions of all molecules in life. The so-called "AlphaFold 3" AI model goes beyond the calculation of proteins, explained DeepMind, a subsidiary of the Google holding company Alphabet, and provides particularly accurate predictions for the interactions of proteins with other biomolecules in human cells. The London-based DeepMind subsidiary Isomorphic Labs, which specialises in the use of artificial intelligence in drug research, also played a key role in the development of the AI m...
DPA International
Google DeepMind has announced a new type of AI model for medical research that can predict the structure and interactions of all molecules in life. The so-called "AlphaFold 3" AI model goes beyond the calculation of proteins, explained DeepMind, a subsidiary of the Google holding company Alphabet, and provides particularly accurate predictions for the interactions of proteins with other biomolecules in human cells. The London-based DeepMind subsidiary Isomorphic Labs, which specialises in the use of artificial intelligence in drug research, also played a key role in the development of the AI m...
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Washington (AFP) - Un appareil d'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM), construit avec de simples pièces disponibles dans le commerce associées à de l'intelligence artificielle, a égalé les performances d'appareils d'IRM haut de gamme, selon une étude publiée jeudi qui pourrait favoriser un meilleur accès à ces outils coûteux qui sauvent des vies. L'IRM est une technique d'imagerie médicale permettant d'obtenir des vues précises en deux ou trois dimensions de l'intérieur du corps, de façon non invasive. L'IRM joue notamment un rôle crucial pour localiser des tumeurs et pour soigner des patho...
AFP (Français)
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