- 2015
- News in brief - 27.04.2015
A vaccine against house dust mite allergy?
House dust mite allergy affects over half of asthma patients. The major allergen, Der p 2, is recognised by nearly 90% of allergic patients. Continuous exposure to this allergen leads to a type of asthma characterised by bronchial constriction and inflammation of the airways, which in the most severe cases can lead to considerable disability […]
- Press releases - 23.04.2015
Detailed structure of human ribosome revealed
A team at the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire has evidenced, at the atomic scale, the threedimensional structure of the complete human ribosome and the detailed interactions that occur within it.
- Press releases - 22.04.2015
Saturday 25 April: World Malaria Day
Held on 25 April each year, World Malaria Day is an opportunity to highlight the advances made in research.
- What's on? - 22.04.2015
Saturday 25 April: World Malaria Day
Caused by a parasite of the genus Plasmodium, malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito. It can also be transmitted by blood transfusion, or from mother to foetus at the end of pregnancy.[1] Held on 25 April each year, World Malaria Day is specifically aimed at raising awareness among […]
- Press releases - 22.04.2015
Natural reparative capacity of teeth elucidated
Researchers at Inserm and Paris Descartes University have just taken an important step in research on stem cells and dental repair. They have managed to isolate dental stem cell lines and to describe the natural mechanism by which they repair lesions in the teeth.
- Press releases - 21.04.2015
Inflammatory bowel disease: a gut bacterium with beneficial properties
The INRA team, in collaboration with an American team (Berkeley), AgroParisTech, lnserm, AP-HP and UPMC, are answering these questions. Not only do their results show that F. prausnitzii plays an active role in protecting against intestinal inflammation, they also propose explanations regarding mechanisms of action.
- Press releases - 21.04.2015
New gene therapy success in a rare disease of the immune system: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Researchers demonstrated the efficacy of gene therapy treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS). Six children that were treated and followed for at least 9 months had their immune system restored and clinical condition improved.
- Press releases - 20.04.2015
Caring for blindness: a new protein in sight?
A team of Inserm researchers at the Vision Institute, have demonstrated in an animal model that blocking another protein, Slit2, prevents the pathological blood vessel development that causes these diseases.
- Press releases - 20.04.2015
Type 2 diabetes: understanding regulation of sugar levels for better treatment
Joint research units 1190, “Translational Research for Diabetes,” directed by François Pattou, and 1011 “Nuclear Receptors, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes,” directed by Bart Staels, describe a new mechanism that controls glucagon secretion in humans, making it possible to elucidate this phenomenon and suggesting a modification of this new type of treatment.
- Press releases - 16.04.2015
An electronic micropump to deliver treatments deep within the brain.
it is essential to act at exactly the right time and place in the brain. For this reason, the team of researchers led by Christophe Bernard at Inserm Unit 1106, “Institute of Systems Neuroscience” (INS)
have developed an organic electronic micropump which, when combined with an anticonvulsant drug, enables localised inhibition of epileptic seizure in brain tissue in vitro.