- 2012
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Press releases - 24.02.2012
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) defined by an inversion of brain activity induced by stress hormones
We remember, right down to the tiniest detail, a car accident that happened over two years ago, when we feared for our lives; and yet, who among us can still remember a very good meal enjoyed just last year, even if it was really very, very good?
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Press releases - 21.02.2012
Is there a general motivation centre in the depths of the brain?
A research team has identified the part of the brain driving motivation during actions that combine physical and mental effort
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Press releases - 16.02.2012
When your left hand mimics what your right hand does: it’s in the genes
Research scientists from Inserm, CNRS, UPMC and AP-HP working for the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle (CRICM) of la Pitié-Salpêtrière, have just discovered mutations
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Press releases - 15.02.2012
Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation and cancer: new data
Researchers from the Nutritional Epidemiology Joint Research Unit (Inserm-Inra-Cnam-Université Paris 13) have just published a study showing that, in men with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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 […]