- 2012
- Press releases - 17.07.2012
Mardi 17 juillet 2012
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- Press releases - 16.07.2012
Lundi 16 juillet 2012
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- Press releases - 16.07.2012
(French) VIH : des globules blancs très actifs dans l’hyperactivation du système immunitaire
(French) Lors de l’infection par le VIH, un cercle vicieux d’hyperactivation du système immunitaire entrave l’élimination du virus.
- News in brief - 15.07.2012
An atlas of human brain connections !
One of the major challenges of modern neuroscience is to define the complex pattern of neural connections that underlie cognition and behaviour. Brain connections have been investigated extensively in many animal species, including monkeys. Until recently, however, we have been unable to verify their existence in humans or identify possible tracts that are unique to […]
- What's on? - 12.07.2012
Sedentary behaviour and life expectancy
An american study published by BMJ Open demonstrate that reducing sedentary behaviours such as sitting and television viewing may have the potential to increase life expectancy in the USA. Photo:
- What's on? - 09.07.2012
Enterovirus behind the deaths of cambodian children
The WHO has confirmed that an enterovirus causing a serious form of hand, foot and mouth disease could be the origin of an as yet unexplained syndrome that has caused the deaths of dozens of children in Cambodia since April. The illness starts with a high fever followed by respiratory and neurological symptoms. Since April […]
- Press releases - 09.07.2012
(French) Une mutation d’un gène en cause dans des formes familiales d’anévrysme de l’aorte
(French) Des équipes de l’AP-HP et de l’Inserm viennent de démontrer l’implication du gène TGFβ2 dans des formes familiales d’anévrysme de l’aorte
- Press releases - 05.07.2012
The ‘appetite-suppressing’ effect of proteins explained
A team led by Gilles Mithieux, Director of Inserm’s Unit 855 “Nutrition and the Brain” in Lyon, has managed to explain the biological mechanisms behind these properties.
- Press releases - 29.06.2012
Tracking animal epidemics through road network
Road transport is one of the main vectors of animal epidemics. It is vital to understand how potentially infected animals are transported and exchanged within a country.
- What's on? - 26.06.2012
Child abuse and denial
The verdict in the trial of the couple who killed their daughter Marina is due to be delivered on 27 June 2012. The trial has highlighted the blindness of many professionals, an issue raised by A. Tursz and C. Gréco in an editorial: “Child abuse: how do we overcome denial?” in the journal Archives de […]