- 2013
- Press releases - 31.01.2013
Where does the energy come from that is needed as a carrier in neuron extensions?
The movement of molecules in the neuron extensions known as axons is a process that is vital for the survival of cells and the smooth operation of the nervous system. It is performed by vesicles that travel fast thanks to the energy-hungry molecular engines. At the “Signalling, neurobiology and cancer” Laboratory (Institut Curie/CNRS/Inserm) at the Institut Curie, the team headed by Frédéric Saudou , INSERM Director of Research, has shown that the vesicles have their own energy production system needed for travelling and do not depend on the mitochondria that are the main source of cell energy.
- Press releases - 30.01.2013
First results of survey into relations between Inserm researchers and patient associations
In conjunction with the Senate Commission for Social Affairs, Inserm has organised the 6th meeting between national research representatives and patient associations, to be held on Thursday, 31 January 2013. More than twenty researchers and association representatives will provide first-hand accounts and develop dialogue with the senators in front of more than 250 participants. During this event, the results of a large survey conducted on some 600 researchers from Inserm laboratories will be published to shed light on relations with patient associations.
- Press releases - 29.01.2013
La Fondation Bettencourt Schueller apporte un soutien de 1 675 000 € à la recherche biomédicale française
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Présidente de la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, remettra, mardi 29 janvier à l’Institut de France, en présence d’éminents représentants de la communauté scientifique française, les Prix de la 13ème édition des Coups d’Elan pour la Recherche Française.
- What's on? - 29.01.2013
Same-gender parenting and child development
The systematic literature review was published in 2011: Same-gender parenting and child development: current known facts, co-signed by Guillaume Fond, mentions several therapeutic approaches to the question of same-gender parenting and its effect on children. Is being born into or growing up in a same-gender parent family a disadvantage? Is the risk of psychopathology or […]
- Press releases - 28.01.2013
Le Human Brain Project gagne la compétition du plus grand fonds scientifique européen
La Commission européenne a officiellement désigné le Human Brain Project (HBP) comme l’un de ses deux projets FET Flagship. Le HBP regroupera les scientifiques de tout le continent autour de l’un des plus grands défis de la science contemporaine: comprendre le cerveau humain.
- What's on? - 25.01.2013
Multi-drug resistant TB
At a time when the increase in the number of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in France is becoming “preoccupying on a public health scale” according to the French General Health Administration (DGS), Inserm is publishing the results of its latest research into tuberculosis. Tuberculosis: the discovery of a molecule in the immune system that is […]
- News in brief - 24.01.2013
How does the brain decide when one needs to take a break
To test this hypothesis, the researchers developed a test in which 39 participants were invited to squeeze their fists tightly in exchange for a payment proportional to the length of time during which they were able to perform this feat. The researchers used two brain imaging techniques to record the participants’ brain activity during the […]
- What's on? - 22.01.2013
A mercaptan gas leak at Rouen; the effects could be smelled as far as Paris
The foul smell that reached as far as Parisduring the night from Monday into Tuesday was caused by a leak in the Lubriziol chemical plant in Rouen. The leak released mercaptan, an olfactory marker of the type used to give a smell to natural gas supplies. Michel Aubier from Inserm research unit U700 “Physiopathology and […]
- Press releases - 22.01.2013
OpenViBE2 : A major French project involving Brain-Computer Interfaces applied to video games
OpenViBE2 (2009-2013) is a collaborative research project, supported by finance from the ANR, that is based on the potential of the technologies known as “brain-computer interfaces”(ico) in the field of video games.This is a project that has brought together the scientific expertise needed through a multi-disciplinary consortium consisting of nine partners – the university laboratories who pioneered the field (INRIA, INSERM, cea, GIPSA-Lab), well-known video-game manufacturers (ubisoft, blacksheep studio, kylotonn games) and specialists in usage and transfer (lutin, clarte).After three years of work and achieving numerous scientific advances associated with the development of innovative industry prototypes, OpenViBE2 has made it possible to have greater control over the future of such technologies on the French market as well as internationally.
- Press releases - 21.01.2013
The skin aging regulator
Despite progress in regenerative medicine, with age, the skin loses its properties in an irreversible manner. The ATIP-Avenir team “Epidermal homeostasis and tumorigenesis” directed by Chloé Féral, an Inserm researcher at the French Cancer and Aging Research Institute (Inserm/CNRS/Université Sophia Antipolis), has just defined the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in maintaining skin cells and skin healing in advanced years. These mechanisms, described in vivo in mice, engage molecule CD98hc, which is involved in epidermis renewal and could be an indicator of the skin’s capacity for regeneration.