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Since its discovery sixty years ago, researchers have succeeded in exploiting the resources of messenger RNA, up to its use in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Although the road to this goal has been full of obstacles, RNA is opening the way to revolutionary therapies.

To tell the story of messenger RNA revolutions is to tell the story of a science that is being made before our eyes by a group of international scientists devoted to their mission. The acceleration that we have experienced in the eternal war between humans and sickness, has made coronavirus - our new enemy - our best ally to start an unprecedented medical and scientific revolution.

Insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy are massively increasing in the world. In a scientific investigation, we will discover the new methods developed to find sleep: fractional sleep, light therapy, helmets that stimulate the brain. 

Consequences are huge: sick leave from work, billions of dollars lost for companies, and worse: obesity, diabetes, early Alzheimer. The science of sleep has become a major priority for researchers, so much so that the Nobel Prize in medicine has just been awarded for the discovery of the internal biological clock. 

Everywhere, researchers and innovators are inventing our future. Their projects are very concrete, sometimes confidential, often breathtaking, always optimistic and will revolutionize our health. 

We are thrilled to present you our NEW SCIENCE COLLECTION!
 

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Human consciousness, which is unique in the living world, has remained a mystery of divine origin for thousands of years. But today, recent and spectacular scientific progress (from medical imagery to quantum physics) is starting to shed light on it.

I think therefore I am. But who thinks inside of us? Who are we? This film takes us on a journey beyond our brains. Like conscience, human intelligence has propelled Man to the peak of evolution, giving him the opportunity to dominate the world. And yet today, intelligence would see to have broken down. Average IQ is dropping. Through this investigation into the nature of intelligence and multiple intelligences, we discover the reasons for this breakdown, and how we can give our intelligence another boost, thanks to scientific progress, including brain cell transplants.

Since 2004, the island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre for people with physical or mental disabilities. Five dolphins help the patients to regain a zest for life. This is one of the main objectives of this type of therapy; the effectiveness of which is however questioned by the scientific community.

Five-year-old Ella is already on her third visit to the dolphin therapy centre. She has learning difficulties, does not speak, has difficulty concentrating and suffers from myasthenia. This time the dolphin Chabelita and the physiotherapist Merel Schuringa are working with her. As soon as the dolphin approaches, she relaxes. Dolphin therapy is said to help develop behaviours that other children take for granted, such as smiling, talking, being more independent and open to others. Therapists use the animals’ curiosity and liveliness to stimulate, motivate and educate patients. Creating positive emotions in the patients to help them progress seems to be the key to the project, and the therapeutic dolphins have a pivotal role to play.

When is a new global epidemic going to strike? At a time when new viruses are emerging at an unprecedented rate, and as Ebola is claiming lives in West Africa, this in-depth investigation examines this invisible threat.

In the space of 60 years, over 350 new infectious diseases have appeared, including SARS, H1N1, H5N1 and Ebola. The emergence of viruses seems to be speeding up. Experts are unanimously wondering: when will a new world-wide epidemic strike? The Plague, the Spanish flu, smallpox, AIDS - history has undergone infectious episodes that have decimated populations. But what is the state of research today? Are we better prepared? This film traces 3 particularly threatening viruses: the H7N9 flu virus in Asia; the Mers-CoV virus, related to SARS, which is active in the Middle East; and the Ebola virus, which is striking terror in West Africa.

What if science could reverse the aging process? Follow researchers who decipher its mechanisms with the promise of finding the elixir of youth for longer and heathier lives!

Our biological clocks would therefore not tick down to an unknown date of programmed obsolescence anymore. Indeed, aging could be slowed down... or even reversed. This research sometimes starts looking like science fiction, and the idea is appealing to a growing number of billionaires in Silicon Valley, always on the lookout for promising investments. An elixir of youth, frugality, or a combination of the two: scientists are convinced that the anti-aging recipe is on the verge of discovery.

By 2050, 1 out of 2 people will suffer from an allergy. Follow the best international scientists who are finding innovations like immunotherapy, biotherapy or hypoallergenic cats to fight soaring allergy rates!

Why are our immune systems overreacting in this way? To stem the tide of the epidemic, scientists are investigating the interface between genetics, environmental factors and our modern lifestyle, and developing revolutionary new approaches to prevention and treatment.

Rebalancing the Stomach follows leading researchers as they uncover the little-known powers of our stomachs

Their findings are revolutionary. Joël Doré, the "adventurer" of the gut microbiota, has established a link between our stomach and chronic or neuropsychiatric diseases; Harry Sokol has gone even further by showing that the microbiota can heal, notably through fecal microbiota transplants; and American Kirsten Tillisch has studied the links between our stomach and our brain and, thanks to the innovative methods of integrative medicine, treats patients suffering from abdominal pain.

In Fixing the Brain we follow some researchers who have only one obsession: to understand how our brains work in order to fix what needs to be fixed.

By reconnecting the brains and legs of disabled patients using technology, Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine have achieved a world pioneering achievement: getting young paraplegics to walk again. The formidable Étienne Émile Baulieu, at 95, continues to work on a new kind of molecule that could help cure depression. And as for Professor Steven Laureys, he is scientifically studying the most mysterious states of consciousness such as coma, and his discoveries are incredible.

What if tomorrow, heart failure was no longer a fatality? Three visionary researchers have embarked on the path of innovation to repair hearts. 

Angela Maas, a Dutch feminist cardiologist, is committed to treating women's hearts; Alain Cribier, the brilliant inventor of revolutionary valves, has made it possible to operate on hearts without major surgery; and Alain Carpentier, for his part, wanted to create a completely artificial heart. With M Piat and Grimme. This first episode of the series Medical Pioneers, Curing the Incurable takes us on a journey to discover their amazing work, opening up medical possibilities that often seemed unreachable, even in the wildest dreams. These medical superheroes give hope to millions of patients.