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What's on? - 08.11.2013
12 november: world pneunomia day
Each year, pneumonia kills more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined (according to the UN, 1.2 million children under 5 die of pneumonia each year). Rapid noting of symptoms and quick treatment would avoid many infant deaths. For this World Day, the UN calls upon people to unite against pneumonia, the “leading child killer”. Pneumonia, […]
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News in brief - 08.11.2013
A disrupted biological clock: a risk factor for anxiety disorders
In mammals, light is essential in order for the body to function properly. This response to light is controlled in our bodies by a biological clock. Like well-oiled clockwork, the central clock located in a small structure of the brain known as the hypothalamus in turn synchronises numerous secondary clocks present in other areas of […]
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What's on? - 07.11.2013
Take care of your teeth to protect your heart
We already know the importance of a healthy mouth and teeth to prevent tooth decay and avoid gum inflammation. The American researchers showed that the damage done by bacteria is not mainly in the mouth, but spreads throughout the body, deteriorating artery walls. The study, carried out over 3 years on 420 people with an […]
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What's on? - 05.11.2013
Pollution threatens the health of 2 million people
This Tuesday, environmentalists denounced the various forms of pollution caused by human activity which today threatens the health of millions of people. A list of the ten most polluted places in the world was published. According to the AFP and experts on the question, based on studies carried out in 49 countries, the 10 sites […]
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Press releases - 04.11.2013
Identification of a new mechanism in the most commonly used immunotherapy for lymphoma
In a lymphoma model, the scientists have been able to carry out real time in vivo imaging of the cellular events activated by the treatment and resulting in the destruction of tumor cells.
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Press releases - 31.10.2013
A new treatment for heart attack will soon be available for emergency teams and the emergency ambulance service (SAMU)
A new strategy for emergency anticoagulant treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction has been put in place by a team led by Philippe-Gabriel Steg at Inserm Unit 698 (Haemostasis, Bioengineering, Immunopathology and Cardiovascular Remodelling), at Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Université Paris Diderot).
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Press releases - 30.10.2013
Physical exercise to prevent the consequences of falls in older people
In a paper published on the British Medical journal, Patricia Dargent and her team at Inserm Unit 1018 (Center for Research In Epidemiology And Population Health (CESP) reveal that exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults also appear to prevent injuries caused by falls.
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Press releases - 28.10.2013
Major advance in understanding Alzheimer’s disease: 11 new genetic susceptibility factors discovered
The largest international study ever conducted on Alzheimer’s disease, as part of the IGAP (International Genomics of Alzheimer Project) international consortium, coordinated by the joint research unit comprising Inserm, the Pasteur Institute at Lille-University Lille Nord de France ‘Public health and molecular epidemiology of diseases associated with ageing’ and LabEx DISTALZ, directed by Philippe Amouyel, has identified eleven new regions of the genome involved in the appearance of this neuro-degenerative disease. This work provides an overview of the molecular mechanisms at the root of the disease, revealing a better understanding of the physiopathology of this curse.
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What's on? - 25.10.2013
29 October 2013 : World Stroke Day
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident occurs when blood stops flowing in the brain, caused by a burst blood vessel or clotting. When brain tissue has no oxygen, it quickly deteriorates and can lead to irreversible damage and even sudden death. World Stroke Day, co-organised by the French Neurovascular Society, highlights the importance of recognising the […]
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Press releases - 25.10.2013
Obesity: a new appetite-increasing mechanism discovered
Despite their efforts, many morbidly obese people continue to consume too much food (hyperphagia) compared to their reserves and their needs. And yet, the hunger hormone, called ghrelin, is most frequently found at a normal or even lower level in these patients. The Inserm Unit 1073 team “Nutrition, inflammation and dysfunction of the gut-brain axis” (Inserm/University of Rouen) has just explained this mechanism causing this paradoxical hyperphagia. Certain antibodies have a greater affinity for ghrelin in obese patients, leading to extended appetite stimulation.