- 2015
- News in brief - 01.09.2015
In Paris, inhabitants of disadvantaged areas are more vulnerable to the effects of atmospheric pollution
In a new study published in the journal Plos One, researchers from Inserm have analysed the causes of 79,107 deaths of Paris inhabitants aged over 35 years between 2004 and 2009. Their objective was to explore whether or not a combination of neighbourhood characteristics (socioeconomic profile and daily exposure to pollution) modified the risk of […]
- News in brief - 31.08.2015
Discovery of a new mechanism of action of a protein that is toxic in Parkinson’s disease
A team coordinated by Antoine Triller, Inserm Research Director, Director of the Institute of Biology at the École Normale Supérieure, and Ronald Melki, CNRS Research Director (Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience), has just identified the target of an alpha-synuclein protein, which is pathogenic in Parkinson’s disease. This target is an ATP-dependent sodium/potassium pump. It may potentially […]
- Press releases - 27.08.2015
Eating better on a small budget: possible but not so easy
Although it is accepted that the diet of the most disadvantaged populations does not comply closely with nutritional recommendations, the relationship between budget and a dietary balance is not so simple.
- Press releases - 25.08.2015
A new virus in liver cancer
More than a cause of a simple infection, viruses are often involved in the development of serious diseases. Such is the case with liver cancer, which often develops in an organ that has been weakened by hepatitis B or C virus. Researchers at Inserm have just identified the role of a new virus, hitherto unsuspected, in the occurrence of a rare type of liver cancer.
- Press releases - 25.08.2015
The 5-colour nutritional labelling system is the most effective for consumers
While the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP) made public on Monday, 24 August 2015, a positive opinion regarding the relevance of the 5-colour code for the public, a team of researchers directed by Serge Hercberg, demonstrated that the 5-colour nutrition label (5-CNL) is the most effective nutritional information system for allowing consumers to recognise and compare the nutritional quality of foods
- Press releases - 14.08.2015
World Championships in Athletics: D-7!
On Saturday 22 August 2015, the 15th World Championships in Athletics will be launched in Beijing.
- What's on? - 14.08.2015
World Championships in Athletics: D-7!
On Saturday 22 August 2015, the 15th World Championships in Athletics will be launched in Beijing. Until Sunday 30 August, athletes from all nations will compete, putting their muscles, as well as their heart, lungs, brain, etc. to the test. How do muscles work? How do athletes attain such endurance? What is the brain’s role […]
- Press releases - 05.08.2015
Bacteria that Prevents Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have recently shown how microbiota protects against the development of type 1 diabetes.
- Press releases - 04.08.2015
Glutamate, a new player in addiction
Scientists have just identified in the mouse, and then confirmed in humans, a new factor that regulates addiction. Glutamate, a neurotransmitter[1], contributes to regulating dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens, one of the cerebral structures of the reward system.
- News in brief - 04.08.2015
Observing the brain of moving animals
Such is the brain’s complexity that it is a particularly difficult organ to examine despite technological progress in this area. While electroencephalograms (EEG) and optical techniques can be used to record neurone activity in mobile animals, it is only possible to examine certain areas of the brain due to the size of the electrodes and […]