- 2020
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Press releases - 08.07.2020
Growing-Up Milk: A Good Strategy to Prevent Iron Deficiency in Young Children
In France, the strategy for preventing iron deficiency in young children is partly based on the recommendation to use iron-fortified infant formula – including growing-up milk – when breastfeeding is discontinued. The researchers found that the consumption of iron-fortified infant formula very significantly reduced the risk of iron deficiency and met the recommended daily nutrition requirements for nearly half of the children.
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Press releases - 07.07.2020
Publication of a multicentre observational study, in the journal JAMA Neurology, to identify risk factors for the severity of COVID-19 in patients with multiple sclerosis in France
A study, aimed at identifying the risk factors for the severity of COVID-19 in patients with multiple sclerosis in France, was carried out by teams from the neurology department of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital AP -HP, from the Brain Institute (Inserm / CNRS / Sorbonne University) at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital AP-HP, from Sorbonne University and the neurology service of the Strasbourg CHU.
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Press releases - 04.07.2020
Discovery: Stopping inclusions in two treatment groups
Les deux bras testant la combinaison lopinavir/ritonavir avec ou sans interféron bêta sont arrêtés dans les essais cliniques Solidarity et Discovery. Compte tenu de la nature adaptative des deux essais, une réflexion est en cours sur l’évolution du protocole. Des publications dans des journaux internationaux à comité de lecture sont en préparation concernant tant l’évaluation de l’hydroxychloroquine que du lopinavir/ritonavir.
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Press releases - 02.07.2020
Artemisia miracle plant, really?
Depuis plusieurs années, un débat portant sur l’efficacité contre le paludisme de divers produits non pharmaceutiques à base d’Artemisia agite la communauté scientifique. Il fait son retour avec l’épidémie de Covid-19.
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Press releases - 23.06.2020
Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome: Encourage Proper Tampon Use to Limit Risks
In a study published in March 2020 in the journal EClinical Medicine, Prof. Gérard Lina’s team suggests simple measures to put in place for better tampon use during menstruation.
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Press releases - 17.06.2020
Alzheimer’s Disease: Sweet Snacks May Not Go Down So Well in Those With a Genetic Predisposition
While genetic predisposition is a major factor in the risk of developing age-related dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease in particular, environmental factors such as diet also have an important role to play. Thanks to the 12-year follow-up of nearly 2,800 French people over the age of 65, a research team has sought to understand the impact of meals high in sugars (simple sugars and refined carbohydrates) on the risk of developing dementia. Its research shows a link between the consumption of sugars during the afternoon snack and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in people with genetic predispositions.
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Press releases - 15.06.2020
COVID-19: Vaccine Research at Inserm
Developing an effective and safe vaccine is one of the priority objectives in the fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. At Inserm, a dozen teams are involved in vaccine research projects. In particular, three initiatives have recently been selected by France’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation on the advice of the COVID-19 Analysis, Research and Expertise Committee (CARE) and Inserm’s REACTing consortium, in order to receive special support and thus accelerate research.
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Press releases - 12.06.2020
Cardiac arrest outside the hospital during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic: studies highlight pulmonary embolism as the main determinant
Des investigateurs français de l’Institut médico-légal de Paris, de l’Inserm, du service de radiologie de l’hôpital Sainte-Anne/GHU Paris, du département d’anesthésie-réanimation des hôpitaux de l’AP-HP Saint-Louis et Lariboisière, d’Université de Paris, et du CNRS ont fait l’hypothèse que les arrêts cardiaques en dehors de l’hôpital pendant le pic de la pandémie de Covid-19 pourraient être en partie dus à des embolies pulmonaires massives. Le détail de ces travaux a été publié le 28 mai 2020 dans l’European Journal of Heart Failure.
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Press releases - 11.06.2020
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Immune Cells Spearheading the Cure
Inflammations of the intestine affect many patients, often with reduced therapeutic prospects. The role of iron in these inflammatory processes is increasingly well documented, opening up new avenues of treatment. A collaborative study shows that the hormone that regulates iron levels in the body is produced by immune cells during inflammation of the intestine, and that it helps repair damage to the intestinal mucosa.
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Press releases - 09.06.2020
Repetitive negative thinking linked to dementia risk
Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new UCL-led study.