Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisRemedies for the taking- May 18, 2006 When we browse the shelves of pharmacies, health stores and specialised shops, what products do we find to improve our performance or simply maintain it What is their real efficacy From dietary supplements to hormone replacements, from "better living" to "better ageing", the "optimiser" market is booming... although the rejuvenation pill remains a myth.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Did you say "happy pills"- May 18, 2006 More than fifteen years after the launch of Prozac, France still heads the field of European countries in its consumption of antidepressants. Are the French more depressive and better treated than their neighbours, or are these drugs being used improperlyhttp://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... To the limits of performance- May 11, 2006 In the daily life of France's top female badminton players, this film shows the extent to which high-level sport now treads the intangible but very real line marking the human body's physiological limits.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... KILLIKAIKE: the Argentinian monkey with a large brain- May 1, 2006 The discovery in the Argentinian region of Patagonia of a fossil monkey from the Miocene provides precious information about the evolution of primates in the Americas. Above all, its cranial capacity shows that another primate line experienced drastic brain growth well before humanity's African ancestors. (Only in french)http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |