- 2023
- Press releases - 24.04.2023
Hypertension: A Mixture of Air Pollutants Could Cause Repeated High Blood Pressure Peaks
Air pollution is an acknowledged environmental factor in high blood pressure. It consists of a mixture of particles and gases whose combined effects on human health are not yet well known.
- Press releases - 11.04.2023
A New Target to Regress Liver Fibrosis
Chronic liver diseases are characterized by persistent inflammation that contributes to their progression to more severe stages. They may progress to fibrosis and cirrhosis, and then require liver transplantation.
- Press releases - 03.04.2023
Restoring Vision Through a New Brain-Machine Interface: Sonogenetic Therapy
Restaurer la vision grâce à une thérapie associant génétique et ultrasons ? Tel est l’objectif poursuivi par une équipe internationale dirigée par les directeurs de recherche Inserm Mickael Tanter et Serge Picaud, associant respectivement le laboratoire Physique pour la médecine (ESPCI Paris/PSL Université/Inserm/CNRS) et l’Institut de la vision (Sorbonne Université/Inserm/CNRS) à Paris en partenariat avec l’Institut d’ophtalmologie moléculaire et clinique de Bâle. Dans une nouvelle étude, ils ont apporté la preuve de concept de cette thérapie dite « sonogénétique » chez l’animal. Celle-ci consiste à modifier génétiquement certains neurones afin de pouvoir les activer à distance par des ultrasons.
- Press releases - 27.03.2023
Towards a Better Understanding of the Role of Male Hormones in Women with Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease for which there is no cure as yet, affects three women for every one man. Faced with this observation, scientists are studying the role of the sex hormones in order to better understand the differences between men and women in relation to the disease and its progression.
- Press releases - 21.03.2023
COVID-19: Infection-Vaccination is the Most Protective Combination Against Reinfection
A large part of the population has developed immunity against SARS-CoV-2 following infection, vaccination – or both. In addition, some infected patients enjoy “hybrid” immunity when they are vaccinated following their infectious episode.
- Press releases - 20.03.2023
Using Modeling to Limit Infectious Disease Transmission at Airports and Train Stations
In crowded places, such as airports and train stations, social distancing is difficult to maintain and the risk of infectious disease transmission is increased. In order to reduce this risk, it is essential that we improve our understanding of the dynamics of disease transmission within such places and the effective mitigation measures that can be implemented at low cost.
- Press releases - 17.03.2023
Extreme Temperatures During Pregnancy: A Possible Impact on the Lung Development of Newborn Girls
Exposure to extreme temperatures from the fetal stage could impact health. This is what suggests a study by researchers from Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, based on the SEPAGES cohort, intended to study the impact of various environmental factors on the health of pregnant women and their children.
- Press releases - 10.03.2023
Against Whooping Cough and Its Transmission, a New Safe and Effective Nasal Vaccine
Highly infectious and potentially life-threatening in infants, whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, continues to circulate to a large extent throughout the world. Although the vaccines currently used protect against the onset of symptoms, they have limited durability and cannot prevent bacterial infection resulting in transmission between individuals.
- Press releases - 07.03.2023
A New Milestone in the Development of an Effective Allergic Asthma Vaccine
To combat allergic asthma, which affects millions of people worldwide, scientists from Inserm, CNRS and Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier at the Infinity laboratory[1], Institut Pasteur and French company NEOVACS are developing and testing a new vaccine.
- Press releases - 27.02.2023
Pre- and Postnatal Chlordecone Exposure Could Affect the Cognitive Development and Behavior of Children
Despite the fact that chlordecone has not been used as an insecticide in the French West Indies for 30 years now, its persistence in the environment continues to contaminate the populations.