- 2015
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Press releases - 06.10.2015
Signature of a Franco-Japonese research agreement
On the occasion of Prime Minister Valls’ visit and the launch of the France-Japan Year of Innovation, Inserm signs a research partnership with St Luke’s International University to combat Ebola virus.
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Press releases - 06.10.2015
Medical diagnosis: will brain palpation soon be possible?
By drawing on seismology, Inserm researcherhave just developed a noninvasive brain imaging method using MRI that provides the same information as physical palpation.
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Press releases - 05.10.2015
Nobel Prize in medicine 2015
The Nobel prize in physiology or medecine is awarded to William C. Campbell et Satoshi Ōmura et Youyou Tu
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What's on? - 05.10.2015
Nobel Prize in medicine 2015
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was divided, one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura “for thier discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites” and the other half to Youyou Tu “for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria”. William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura et Youyou […]
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Press releases - 28.09.2015
Early exposure to tobacco as a cause of behavioural problems in children
Researchers have analysed data on pre- and postnatal exposure to tobacco in the homes of 5,200 primary school children. They show that this exposure is associated with a risk of behavioural disorders in children, particularly emotional and conduct disorders.
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What's on? - 25.09.2015
Tuesday 29 september 2015: World Heart Day
Tuesday 29 September is World Heart Day, dedicated to action and research on cardiovascular disease. How does the heart work? How is a cardiovascular event triggered? What is the treatment for heart failure…?
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Press releases - 24.09.2015
Should I stay or should I go? On the importance of aversive memories and the endogenous cannabinoid system
Researchers from Inserm and University of Bordeaux have just discovered that the cannabinoid receptors of the brain control these memories that are crucial for survival.
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Press releases - 24.09.2015
ENS@T-HT, launch of a large scale Europe H2020 project coordinated by Inserm for improved diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension through an omics-based approach
Des scientifiques provenant de 6 pays, réunis au sein du projet ENS@T-HT mettent en commun leur expertise afin d’améliorer le diagnostic et la prise en charge thérapeutique de l’hypertension artérielle primaire et secondaire par une approche axée sur les « omiques ». Le projet ENS@T-HT, coordonné par Maria-Christina Zennaro, Directrice de recherche à l’Inserm (Centre de recherche Cardiovasculaire de Paris), a été officiellement lancé ce mois-ci à Paris et durera 5 ans.
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Press releases - 23.09.2015
Inserm and CentraleSupélec sign a framework agreement
The twin objective of this new collaboration between the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and CentraleSupélec is to train engineers that are better integrated into research laboratories, and biologists that are more involved in technological innovation.
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Press releases - 22.09.2015
French women breastfeed for 4 months on average
A study shows that French women breastfeed for an average of 17 weeks, or just over 4 and a half months in total, and only exclusively for two months.