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Press releases - 07.10.2013
Gene movements observed in vivo
Certain parts of DNA are highly mobile and their dynamic motion participates in controlling gene expression. The research team working under Maria‐Elena Torres‐Padilla, an Inserm research director at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, has just developed a method of observing the organisation and movements of the genome in time and space.
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What's on? - 07.10.2013
Nobel Prize in medicine 2013
The Nobel Prize of physiology or medicine 2013 is awarded to James Rothman, Randy Shekman et Thomas Südhof for their work about vesicular transport in cells. Comments available on our twitter account : @Insermlive Read the press release. See the image.
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What's on? - 04.10.2013
Are energy drinks a danger to health?
Energy drinks are intended to replenish energy. In France, over 40 million litres of energy drinks are consumed each year. They are fortified with many organic stimulants such as caffeine, taurine, vitamins, etc. According to a report made public on Tuesday 2 October by the French National Agency of Health and Safety (Anses), these drinks […]
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Press releases - 01.10.2013
Depression does not expose someone to a greater risk of cancer
The impact of depression on a person contracting cancer has long been suspected, without any study having definitely confirmed or rejected this theory. The links have now been investigated by Cédric Lemogne, a member of the team headed by Marie Zins (INSERM’s Mixed Research Unit 1018 “Epidemiology and Population Health Research Centre”, AP-HP, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin), who monitored 14,203 people between 1994 and 2009, including 1119 who developed cancer as diagnosed by a doctor. All of the absences from work for depression, certified by doctors, were recorded as well as many questionnaires measuring depressive moods.
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What's on? - 01.10.2013
The first public drug database opens in France
Today the French Health Minister announced that an official site https://medicaments.gouv.fr had gone online listing “scientific and administrative data on treatments and good practice in the use of health products”. The public medicine database is available for the general public and healthcare professionals to access data and reference documents on marketed drugs or drugs that […]
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What's on? - 27.09.2013
September 29th, 2013 : World Heart day
On the occasion of the world heart day, Inserm offers a selection of researchers available to answer your questions on the latest studies. Photo:
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Press releases - 25.09.2013
An analgesic molecule discovered in its natural state in Africa
A team of researchers led by Michel De Waard, Inserm Research Director at the Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences (Inserm, University Joseph Fourier, CNRS), has discovered that an African medicinal plant produces large quantities of molecules with analgesic properties.
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What's on? - 23.09.2013
26 September: World Contraception Day
World Contraception Day takes place each year on 26 September. It aims to increase awareness about the different means of contraception (coil, pill, condom, etc.) so as to limit the number of unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and particularly AIDS. The French Contraception Agency is responsible for the day in […]
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Press releases - 18.09.2013
Dwarfism: a new development to restore bone growth
Inserm researcher Elvire Gouze, and her associates from the Mediterranean Centre for Molecular Medicine in Nice (Inserm Unit 106), have succeeded in restoring bone growth in mice suffering from this developmental pathology.
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Press releases - 17.09.2013
Cystic fibrosis : new compounds display strong therapeutic potential
By means of virtual screening and experiments on mice and human cells in culture, the scientists were able to screen 200,000 compounds and selected two that allowed the causal mutated protein in cystic fibrosis to express itself and fulfill its function.