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LSD, MDMA… how psychedelic drugs can treat psychiatric disorders

Daniele Zullino, Head of Addictology in the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry at Geneva University Hospitals

On September 6th, 2023
5 min reading time

Medical and scientific circles have been interested in the use of psychedelic substances to treat mental disorders, such as depression and addiction.

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Biohacking: medical promises or ethical perils?

Andrew Steele, PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Science Writer and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

On September 6th, 2023
6 min reading time

Eradicating genetic diseases or improving the cognitive performance of our descendants... Biohacking continues to develop, but it also raises ethical issues.

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How to build a supportive public health economy

Simcha Jong, Professor and Director of the DBA Health programme at University College London, Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Thierry Rayna, Researcher at the CNRS i³-CRG* laboratory and Professor at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On June 21st, 2023
4 min reading time
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The risks and benefits of social media for teenagers

Luisa Fassi, doctoral student at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge

On June 6th, 2023
4 min reading time

Studies show an association between time spent on social media and mental health. What are their real effects on teenagers?

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Living without ageing: myth or reality?

Pierre-Marie Lledo, Research Director at CNRS, Head of Department at Institut Pasteur, and member of the European Academy of Sciences

On May 16th, 2023
5 min reading time

Numerous investments and research projects are aimed at reinvigorating biomedical research to better understand the mysteries of longevity.

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HIV: 40 years of pandemic

Tania Louis, PhD in biology and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

On May 10th, 2023
5 min reading time