Résumé : Introduction: Obesity is currently a major health problem of our modern society. Food abundance and  composition are linked to the increase obesity incidence.  Besides, it is now recognized that high daily consumption of sugar, fat and a lack of physical exercise contribute to obesity. Some studies have shown that the consumption of dietary […]

Resumé :Introduction : The last decades have seen a tremendous increase of research about cerebellar functions. There is a series of theories – not necessarily mutually exclusive – regarding the cerebellum involvement in sensorimotor control supported by a wide range of cerebellar studies. The heterogeneity of the findings encourages further investigations in cerebellar activation, especially […]

Résumé :Introduction : The sense of taste informs the organism about the quality of ingested food. This sense is exposed to many external pathogens and its dysfunction impacts negatively the quality of life. Although immune cells are rarely found in taste bud cells, while high levels of cytokines are observed in taste buds. Yet, the […]

Résumé : Introduction : It is admitted that COVID19 pneumonia (C-19P) can impair respiratory function which could impact patient’s Quality of Life (QoL). Thus, our objective was to look for eventual correlations between QoL and respiratoryfunction after recovering from C-19P.Patients and methods : Our prospective study involved 177 C-19P patients, 3 to 6 months after […]

Résumé : Characterization of glomerulus structure is of critical importance to understand the pathophysiological involvements of the kidney in renal and systemic diseases such as cardiovascular dysfunction. The aim of our study was to establish an accessible methodology for the objective identification and three-dimensional morphological characterization of renal glomeruli in mice. Experiments were done on […]

Résumé : Introduction : The hospital environment is not only occupied by the medical profession. In Senegal, the profession of surface technicians is practiced with a lack of respect for the recommended health precautions. The aim of our work was to study ventilatory disorders among cleaning staff at the Thies regional hospital.  Material and methods […]