Rheumatism: a magnitude underestimated by the French
Rheumatism is widespread in the French population, but the patients ignore each other. They are also numerous to convey received ...
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Zika: the virus enters the sperm
French researchers reveal the presence of the virus even inside spermatozoa. In letter published in the famous magazine The Lancet ...
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Researchers track OCD in the brain
By studying the brains of primates, a team has discovered the brain mechanisms activated when something is checked. A result ...
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Anti-smoking plan: 6,000 French people consulted by Inserm
Since Monday, thousands of French people have been questioned about their perception of smoking. In this scientific study, Inserm will ...
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Antipsychotics: a way to neutralize unwanted effects
A Franco-American team has discovered the cellular mechanism that causes the tremors that often accompany taking antipsychotics.Psychiatric disorders are not ...
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Brain: the reward circuit evaluated
Fatigue would rather push us to choose the immediate reward. This decision is linked to the decline in activity in ...
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Yves Lévy: Inserm boss appointed to a UN task force
Yves Lévy, CEO of Inserm, has been appointed member of the UN Task Force “Global Health Crises”. UN Secretary-General Ban ...
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The social environment influences the weight of children
According to a study, growing up in a favorable social environment is conducive to a balanced weight-for-height ratio. And this, ...
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Chikungunya: the replication mechanism of the identified virus
Researchers have inhibited all genes in a human cell to understand how the virus replicates, thus identifying new therapeutic targets.New ...
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Perinatal mortality has fallen in Europe
The mortality rate of children at birth or in the first month of life fell across Europe between 2004 and ...
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The notion of time is acquired between 6 and 8 years old
The correct use of the main time units is mainly acquired between 6 and 8 years. This is what a ...
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AIDS: the mechanism of an HIV vaccine filmed for the first time
VIDEO. Unpublished images, filmed in vivo, show the mechanism of an HIV vaccine candidate. These results, published in the journal ...
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Ebola: 300 volunteers wanted to test a vaccine
Research volunteers for clinical trial. Inserm is recruiting 300 people in France to participate in the evaluation of a candidate ...
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Spina bifida: the number of cases does not drop in Europe
Taking folic acid before and in early pregnancy can reduce the risk of neural tube closure abnormalities. However, only a ...
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Crohn’s disease: researchers identify a responsible gene
Bacteria in the intestinal flora produce a protein that increases inflammation in Crohn's patients. Inhibiting it could be a new ...
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Home accidents: Inserm is recruiting 100,000 volunteers
Accidents of everyday life (AcVC) represent "all unintentional injuries suffered outside road and work accidents". They include in particular domestic, ...
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A living, 3D implant to regenerate cartilage
A "living" 3D implant would restore a damaged joint. A clinical trial could start in 2016 on patients with lesions ...
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Diagnosis: a device inspired by seismology to “feel” the brain
French researchers have developed a technique to better diagnose brain diseases, in a non-invasive manner.Draw inspiration from seismology to diagnose ...
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How our bad memories serve as a guardian angel
INSERM researchers have highlighted the mechanism that takes place in the brain when negative memories allow us to avoid dangers. ...
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Sleep: new evidence everyone dreams of
Researchers are unanimous: everyone dreams. A change in the process of recording dreams in memory might explain why some never ...
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Medical hypnosis: what works and what doesn’t
Hypnosis' proves beneficial in anesthesia, the management of certain digestive diseases, according to Inserm.Is hypnosis effective? The question has agitated ...
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Accidents of everyday life: 20,000 deaths per year
In order to conduct a study to better understand everyday accidents, Inserm is seeking to recruit 100,000 French people. Each ...
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Pesticides: the rise in rates worries associations
The rates of presence of pesticide residues for cereals increased between 2010 and 2011. Environmental associations are sounding the alarm.This ...
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Online poker players are putting their health on the line
According to a French study, online poker players have more risky practices, in terms of frequency or expenditure. As a ...
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Pesticides are seriously damaging to health
A report confirms the danger of pesticides on health for farmers and residents. Exposure to these substances is believed to ...
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Inserm rewards a researcher specializing in autism
© istockAt 70, Catherine Barthélémy, professor of child psychiatry from Tours, will be rewarded Thursday, December 8 by the price ...
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Diets during pregnancy: Inserm recalls the risks for the child
© GettyImagesThis Thursday, October 25, Inserm published a Press release relaying a study appeared in The Faseb Journal, published in ...
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Childhood cancers: rare diseases that can be treated
Each year, 2,500 cancer cases are diagnosed in those under 19. Considered rare diseases, they are different from those that ...
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Phagotherapy: viruses as an alternative to antibiotics
Treating pneumonia using specifically selected viruses is what French researchers have achieved. Hope to overcome resistance to antibiotics.What if antibiotics ...
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Berger’s disease: gluten could worsen symptoms
Inserm researchers have shown, in mice, that gluten exacerbates Berger's disease, a renal pathology that is thought to affect more ...
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