- 2012
- Press releases - 12.02.2012
Childhood cancer – Factors of genetic susceptibility in Ewing sarcoma discovered
Ewing sarcoma is a rare paediatric bone cancer. However, this condition occurs more frequently in populations of European ancestry.
- Press releases - 12.02.2012
How can head injury prevention be improved for cyclists?
Researchers have endeavoured to ascertain the factors preventing helmet use and the approaches that could be used to promote it.
- Press releases - 10.02.2012
(French) Dengue : un anticorps prometteur caractérisé
(French) Des équipes de chercheurs de l’Institut Pasteur, du CNRS et de l’Inserm viennent de déterminer, pour la première fois, la structure et le mode d’action d’un anticorps capable de neutraliser simultanément les quatre formes du virus de la dengue, chez la souris.
- Press releases - 09.02.2012
(French) De nouveaux résultats soulignent l’importance des gènes synaptiques dans l’autisme
(French) L’autisme, nommé grande cause nationale, sera un sujet d’actualité en France pendant toute l’année 2012. Paradoxalement ce syndrome, et surtout ses origines, restent mal connus.
- What's on? - 07.02.2012
16th national suicide prevention days
For the 16th National Suicide Prevention Days, if you want to find out more about suicide-related mortality in France, Inserm’s researchers can answer your questions. [break]Photo:
- Press releases - 01.02.2012
Serotonin and bones
Serotonin, a well-known brain neurotransmitter, is produced locally in an unexpected place: the bone tissue. This has just been demonstrated by research scientists from the Combined “Bone and joints” research unit 606 (Inserm/Paris Diderot) working jointly with the biochemistry laboratory from the Lariboisière Hospital and the “Cytokines, hematopoiesis and immune response” laboratory (CNRS/University of Paris […]
- Press releases - 31.01.2012
(French) Recherche sur les cancers : tout s’accélère
(French) À l’occasion de la journée mondiale contre le cancer, l’Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) l’Inserm et l’Institut national de cancer (INCa) présentent un web documentaire intitulé “Recherche sur les cancers : tout s’accélère”.
- Press releases - 27.01.2012
Biological time-keeper linked to diabetes
Sleeping disorders have been known for some years to increase the risk of diabetes.
- Press releases - 25.01.2012
GrippeNet.fr: a new Internet-based influenza monitoring system (www.grippenet.fr)
On January 25, 2012, a new influenza monitoring system known as GrippeNet.fr was launched jointly by the Sentinelles network team
- Press releases - 25.01.2012
Identification of a recurrent chromosomal anomaly in neural cells derived from pluripotent stem cells (ES and iPS)
At a time when the first regenerative medicine clinical trials are being performed using pluripotent stem cells, teams from the I-Stem Institute, directed by Marc Peschanski