Yeshayahou Leibowitz: a prophet before his time

Yeshayahou Leibowitz: un prophète avant l'heure

Talmudist, religious Jew, Doctor of Chemistry, biochemist, doctor of neurology, historian of science, philosopher was one of the most significant minds of Israeli thought. Editor-in-chief of the Hebrew encyclopedia, he was also the winner of the Israel Grand Prize. In the sixties, I had the opportunity to follow the courses of this great chemist at … Read more

From breastfeeding to bone formation: a great story with the discovery of a new hormone!

De l'allaitement à la formation d’os : une belle histoire avec la découverte d'une nouvelle hormone !

The starting point for this adventure is the well-established observation that Calcium requirements for breastfeeding generate a loss of bone formation, estimated at 10% in women and 30% in female rodents. Normally, nature is well done, estrogens compensate for this by slowing down bone resorption – remember that 3 types of bone cells contribute to … Read more

Bumetanide in the treatment of autism: it also works in Egypt!

La bumétanide dans le traitement de l'autisme : cela marche aussi en Egypte!

It will soon be 10 years that I have been offering this treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders with my friend Eric Lemonnier. Including our 2 successful inaugural phase 2 clinical trials, 7 other trials have been carried out around the world with, according to a meta-analysis, more than 1036 children successfully treated (Xiao … Read more

Global warming: stop the thermometer!

Réchauffement climatique : sus au thermomètre !

How do we calm conflicts with farmers: quick, we change the usage indicator! Even an elementary school student understands the subtlety. We measure the quantities of substances used on a field without considering the toxicity of each product. Thus, if a farmer uses X grams of a product 100 times more toxic than another. As … Read more

A collision between The Hague and Jerusalem: When the occupation of territories is condemned in The Hague and validated in Jerusalem

Un télescopage La Haye -Jérusalem : Quand l'occupation de territoires est condamnée à La Haye et validée à Jérusalem

You don’t have to be a historian to know that Israel has occupied a territory since 1967 and is doing what is necessary to empty it of its Palestinian occupants, moreover in the continuity of the decisions of all the governments that have succeeded one another – the exception for a brief period of Itzhak … Read more

A combination of 2 generics to treat brain tumors!

Une combinaison de 2 génériques pour traiter les tumeurs cérébrales !

The discoveries follow complicated paths and appear a posteriori to be self-evident. We have been working for years on a co-transporter (NKCC1) which plays a major role in maintaining ionic balances in almost all cells. Bumetanide has shown promise in treating a number of brain diseases, including autism (see my blog ). I put forward … Read more

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