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Press releases - 25.05.2018
World multiple sclerosis Day
Monday, May 28 is World MS Day. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It causes the progressive destruction of the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve cells, which is essential for their protection and for the transmission of nerve impulses, leading to motor, sensory, and cognitive disruption. Inserm […]
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What's on? - 25.05.2018
World multiple sclerosis Day
Monday, May 28 is World MS Day. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It causes the progressive destruction of the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve cells, which is essential for their protection and for the transmission of nerve impulses, leading to motor, sensory, and cognitive disruption. Inserm […]
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Press releases - 25.05.2018
Nosocomial infections can also be caused by the Bacillus cereus bacterium
While Bacillus cereus is well known as a source of food infections, researchers from INRA and ANSES, working with doctors at nine French hospitals[1] including those in the Paris Public Hospital System (AP-HP), have demonstrated for the first time that this bacterium is also responsible for inter- and intra-hospital nosocomial contamination. This study, conducted in 39 patients between 2008 and 2012, also found strains of B. cereus in the hospital environment capable of causing infections that can sometimes be fatal. These results, published in PLOS ONE, suggest that more attention should be paid to these hospital infections, in order to improve patient care.
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Press releases - 24.05.2018
Ebola: Inserm Committed to Fighting this Epidemic
According to a recent report published by WHO on 05/23/2018, the death toll of the Ebola epidemic in the northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 20 is 27 – out of 58 confirmed or suspected cases. The public health risk can be considered high due to its potential to spread into urban areas and neighboring countries.
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What's on? - 24.05.2018
Ebola: Inserm Committed to Fighting this Epidemic
According to a recent report published by WHO on 05/23/2018, the death toll of the Ebola epidemic in the northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 20 is 27 – out of 58 confirmed or suspected cases. The public health risk can be considered high due to its potential to spread into urban areas […]
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Press releases - 23.05.2018
Five years after a stroke treated well, what are the chances of recurrence?
The team of Professor Amarenco, head of the neurology department at the Hospital Bichat Claude Bernard, AP-HP, professor at the University Paris Diderot – Inserm studied the risk of recurrence of stroke for patients who received a care in the 24 hours following the occurrence of a transient ischemic attack. The researchers demonstrate that 1 to […]
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Press releases - 20.05.2018
The nature of the Ebola virus responsible for the 9th epidemic currently raging in the DRC characterized
The National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) of Kinshasa and Inserm have characterized the nature of the Ebola virus responsible for the 9th epidemic currently raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The strain identified is the so-called Ebola Zaire strain
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Press releases - 18.05.2018
European Obesity Day
Friday, May 18 is European Obesity Day. A day to raise the awareness of healthcare players, caregivers and patients of this issue which affects more than 650 million people worldwide.
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What's on? - 18.05.2018
European Obesity Day
Friday, May 18 is European Obesity Day. A day to raise the awareness of healthcare players, caregivers and patients of this issue which affects more than 650 million people worldwide. Obesity is often diagnosed using the body mass index (BMI), a calculation that estimates body fat. BMI is a person’s weight (in kg) divided by […]
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Press releases - 17.05.2018
Towards Understanding the Origin of the Most Common Form of Female Infertility
Des chercheurs de l’Inserm et de l’Université de Lille, ont découvert que le plus fréquent des troubles de la fertilité féminine – le syndrome des ovaires polykystiques (SOPK) – serait causé par la surexcitation de neurones cérébraux. La coupable : une hormone produite par les ovaires, appelée « Hormone anti-müllerienne» (AMH), suproduite chez les femmes souffrant d’un SOPK. Les travaux de l’équipe chez la souris montrent l’importance de l’exposition in utero à des taux anormalement élevés d’AMH dans l’occurrence de la maladie. Ces résultats parus dans Nature Medicine ouvrent la voie à de nouveaux concepts sur l’origine embryonnaire de la maladie ainsi qu’à de nouvelles pistes pour l’élaboration d’un traitement.