Muscle loss linked to age has a new name: sarcopenia. But what proportion of the ageing population is concerned? Can we prevent or treat the condition? These questions are beginning to be addressed.

What if we were to take preventive action to reduce the number of cases of cervical cancer by means of cryotherapy rather than only using it to treat the disease once the precancerous lesion is already there?

For the first time, it has been possible to identify the role of microRNAs in cell differentiation in the organ of Corti. This discovery paves the way for a possible regeneration of hair cells.

The age at which puberty occurs is changing and so is the age at which it ends. This variation in terms of the duration of puberty in different individuals is of great interest to researchers. Two publications have demonstrated the impact that environmental factors can have on this important stage of development.

On contact with a recipient cell, the microRNA transferred by the exosomes can modify their genetic response. This applies in the case of cancer cells.