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2026-03-27
Hepatoblastoma: a combined strategy to target resistant forms
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hepatoblastoma is the most common liver cancer in children. Although standard treatment combining chemotherapy and surgery now cures about 80% of patients, some forms remain particularly aggressive. These tumors are characterized by rapid proliferation and resistance to conventional therapies, leaving clinicians with limited opti...
2026-03-27
Cold and the heart: an underestimated risk for cardiovascular mortality
Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in many countries. While their classic determinants are well identified, the influence of environmental factors—particularly temperature—remains insufficiently integrated into prevention strategies. Yet exposure to extreme climatic conditions may significantly modulate the ri...
Infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. In this context, the rapid identification of bacterial infections is a critical challenge, especially as rising antimicrobial resistance requires early and targeted therapeutic decisions. However, current diagnostic tools—such as blood tests, imaging, mi...
Adolescence is a critical period for building bone mass. It is during this window that optimal bone mineral density is established, shaping future risk of fractures and osteoporosis. Any disruption to this process may therefore have long-term consequences. Among suspected environmental factors, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common and deadly cancers worldwide. While certain individual dietary factors—such as red and processed meat consumption—are well established, modern approaches increasingly focus on overall dietary patterns rather than isolated nutrients.
Diet consists of complex...
Colorectal cancer remains a major public health issue. In the United States, more than 154,000 new cases are recorded each year, making it the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. This heavy burden is largely due to late diagnosis, often when the disease is already advanced.
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Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains associated with a poor prognosis, with a 5-year survival rate below 20%. Despite advances in combination chemotherapy and anti-VEGF or anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic options remain limited after failure of standard treatment lines.
KRAS mutations occur in approximately 4...
2026-03-24
Nutrition for optimizing immune function and recovery from injury in sports
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The link between the immune system, sports injuries, physical activity, and nutrition is essential for maintaining athlete health and optimizing performance. Athletes, subjected to intense training and significant physical stress, are particularly vulnerable to immune dysfunction, increasing the risk of injuries and illness. These...
2026-03-23
Exosomes: the new frontier in wound healing and scar therapy?
Dermatology and Venereology
Scars, particularly hypertrophic scars and keloids, pose a major medical problem, impacting the quality of life of many patients following injuries or surgical procedures. While wound healing is effective in some individuals, it can be complicated by poor healing and excessive scar tissue formation. Existing treatments,...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. While the role of T lymphocytes in tumor immunosurveillance is well established, the involvement of neutrophils—key cells of innate immunity—is drawing increasing attention.
Long regarded as simple mediators of a...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 2.5% of adults and is characterized by persistent difficulties with attention, increased distractibility, and inattention errors. Despite a well-established clinical description, its neurobiological foundations remain incompletely understood, limiting the identi...
2026-03-19
Artificial intelligence: a new ally for diagnosis in pediatric emergency care
Emergency Medicine
Elbow injuries are a common reason for consultation in pediatric emergency departments. However, their radiological diagnosis remains challenging. In children, the skeleton is still developing and includes numerous growth plates that are invisible or poorly visible on X-rays. In addition, some fractures can be extremely subtl...
For over half a century, the oncogenic enzyme SRC has held a central place in cancer research. Identified in the 1970s as the first oncogene by J. Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus—a discovery awarded the Nobel Prize in 1989—this finding profoundly transformed the genetic understanding of cancer. SRC encodes an enzyme involved...
2026-03-18
Chronic ankle instability: the end of standard protocols?
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Others
Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a common complication of lateral ankle sprains, with nearly 40% of patients developing persistent symptoms after an initial injury. This condition is characterized by a heterogeneous clinical course, combining proprioceptive deficits, impaired postural control, muscle weakness, and delayed ne...
Bone fragility is a major public health concern. It is characterized in particular by a reduction in bone mineral density (BMD), a key factor in the occurrence of fractures—especially hip fractures, which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in adults. Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures result from an...