Openness is a personality trait that means seeking and enjoying new and unfamiliar things. Research in psychology and neuroscience links greater openness with benefits for thinking and mood. People who are more open tend to explore more, learn faster, and…
After age 40, the brain undergoes significant reorganization, integrating its networks more extensively. This shift aims to optimize function with diminishing resources and aging structures. While this “rewiring” can affect executive functions like flexible thinking and abstract reasoning, tasks reliant…
videoVideo (in French) According to Professor Martine Duclos, endocrinologist. Muscle strength is a good marker of a person’s health, particularly their risk of mortality or developing cardiovascular diseases. In the study cited, individuals with the lowest muscle strength had: Muscle…
To be five minutes late is not really to be late. Late is when people start getting annoyed. Being eight minutes late is not perceived as being late, and gives your host just enough time to sit down for a…
Les couche-tard seraient plus intelligents que les couche-tôt, mais une durée de sommeil de 7h à 9h est plus importante.
Alcohol plays a central yet under-recognised role in everyday violence across French society – within families, public spaces, and intimate relationships. A quarter of perpetrators in non-fatal intentional violence cases in Béziers were under the influence of alcohol or drugs…
Scientists have developed a promising anti-aging drug that has been shown to extend lifespan by up to 25% in lab tests. This breakthrough targets the molecular processes associated with aging, suggesting potential for significantly delaying age-related diseases and enhancing longevity.…
Researchers from COMSATS University in Pakistan and the University of Sheffield accidentally discovered that a naturally occurring DNA sugar, 2-deoxy-D-ribose, can restart hair growth in mice with testosterone-linked baldness. When the sugar was mixed into a biodegradable gel and rubbed…
The WHO recommends adults engage in at least 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise or 75–150 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity weekly. Children and adolescents should accumulate 60 minutes per day. Regular exercise helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes,…