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Press releases - 08.09.2015
How can one assess the effectiveness of hypnosis?
In a report submitted to the French Directorate General for Health, researchers from Inserm led by Bruno Falissard assessed the effectiveness of this complementary medical practice for some of its indications (women’s health, digestive ailments, surgery, psychiatry, etc.).
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Press releases - 07.09.2015
A new type of sarcoma identified
Inserm teams led by Prof. Jean-Yves Blay and Christophe Caux in Lyon , and by Franck Tirode and Olivier Delattre in Paris have just demonstrated a new genetic variant in tumours that had not been identified until now
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Press releases - 07.09.2015
15 september 2015 : world Lymphoma Awareness Day
A l’occasion de la 9ème Journée mondiale du lymphome en France, l’association France Lymphome Espoir organise des cafés éphémères dans 15 grandes villes françaises en présence de professionnels et bénévoles.
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What's on? - 07.09.2015
15 september 2015 : world Lymphoma Awareness Day
To mark the 8th World Lymphoma Day in France, the France Lymphome Espoir (France Lymphoma Hope) association is conducting a tour of eight large cities in France from 15 to 25 September. Patients, those close to them, and caregivers are thus invited to share their experience on themes such as care and living with the […]
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Press releases - 03.09.2015
A humanoid robot to liaise between space station crews
A team of French researchers has developed “an autobiographical memory”[1] for the robot Nao, which enables it to pass on knowledge learnt from humans to other, less knowledgable humans.
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Press releases - 03.09.2015
Light shed on the underside of the “cocktail effect” of endocrine disruptors
Chemical substances that are safe for humans when taken in isolation can become harmful when they are combined. Three research teams bringing together researchers from Inserm and CNRS in Montpellier have elucidated in vitro a molecular mechanism that could contribute to the phenomenon known as the “cocktail effect.”
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News in brief - 01.09.2015
Seniors: Developing one’s balance and muscle strength is effective
Following a programme of physical exercise based on balance and building muscle strength reduces the risk of injury from falls by nearly 20% in women aged over 75 years. This study, conducted by Patricia Dargent, has just been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Falls are very common in older people, with approximately one […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.