- 2017
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What's on? - 27.10.2017
29 october 2017: world stroke day
A Cerebrovascular Accident results from the interruption of blood flow to the brain. The deprivation of oxygen and essential nutrients causes brain cells to die, leading to permanent damage (speech or writing difficulty, memory problems, bodily paralysis to a greater or lesser extent), or even sudden death. World Cerebrovascular Accident Day is organised on 29 […]
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Press releases - 23.10.2017
Interaction between brain and heart may be new indicator of state of consciousness
How do we know whether a patient is conscious when he or she is unable to communicate? According to an Inserm study conducted in 127 patients aged 17 to 80, changes in heartbeat in response to sound stimulation is a good indicator of state of consciousness. This is what Inserm researcher Jacobo Sitt and his team, based at the Brain & Spine Institute (ICM) at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, demonstrate in an article published in Annals of neurology. This easy-to-perform examination complements the existing tests and enables finer predictive diagnosis, useful for both doctors and the patient’s loved ones.
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Press releases - 20.10.2017
Beware of Clichés Related to Gender and Health!
In terms of health, men and women are not painted with the same brush. This is due not just to their biology but also to social, cultural and economic reasons, which are not always taken into account. Gender stereotypes influence medical practices, research, teaching and patient behaviors, leading to situations of gender inequality and discrimination in the management of and access to healthcare.
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What's on? - 20.10.2017
Friday, October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
Osteoporosis continues to remain a poorly understood and often under-diagnosed disease. It is estimated that 39% of women around the age of 65 suffer from osteoporosis, a figure which rises to up to 70% for those aged 80 and over. Affecting the skeleton, it is characterized by a reduction in bone mass and a deterioration […]
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Press releases - 19.10.2017
Is There a Long-term Link Between Childhood Environmental Harshness and Health?
A study, conducted by Coralie Chevallier, Inserm researcher at Unit 960 “Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory” (Inserm/ENS), suggests that an unfavorable childhood environment leads to earlier reproduction and a decreased effort in looking after health during the course of life. These findings have been published in Evolution and Human Behavior.
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Press releases - 18.10.2017
A Novel Animal Model to Speed Up the Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease
For the first time, an animal model can express the two biological characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from CEA, Inserm, Paris-Sud and Paris-Descartes Universities, and CNRS have developed an animal model that reproduces the progression of the human disease. These results offer new possibilities for testing drugs and developing a diagnostic method involving a simple blood test. Their findings were published in Cerebral Cortex on October 18, 2017.
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Press releases - 12.10.2017
BioPrint: Inserm Launches its Second Accelerator of Technological Research
La création d’Accélérateurs de Recherche Technologique est une priorité du plan d’orientation stratégique de l’Inserm. Ce 12 octobre 2017, l’Inserm inaugure son deuxième ART consacré à la “Bioimpression 3D” à Bordeaux. Il s’agit de la seule unité technologique utilisant les trois principales technologies de l’impression biologique en 3D, à savoir : le laser, le jet d’encre, et la micro-extrusion. Au sein de l’ART se côtoieront chercheurs et ingénieurs, afin de transformer le plus rapidement possible les avancées de la recherche en innovation technologique.
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Press releases - 11.10.2017
First clinical proof of concept for functional ultrasound imaging of brain activity in newborns
Physicians from Inserm Unit 979 “Wave Physics for Medicine” at the ESPCI Paris together with clinician researchers from the neonatal intensive care unit of Robert-Debré AP-HP pediatric hospital and Inserm Unit 1141 have just made a scientific and medical breakthrough: the non-invasive imaging of brain activity in newborns using ultrasound. This will open up new avenues for bedside neurological diagnosis in full-term and premature babies. The details of their research have been published in the October 11, 2017 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
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Press releases - 11.10.2017
Identification of a molecular mechanism associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
A research team in psychiatry at CEA-Neurospin, together with the Mondor Institute of Biomedical Research (INSERM) and the Henri-Mondor (AP-HP) university hospitals, has shown that a genetic variant associated with several psychiatric conditions alters a prefrontal-limbic network, which may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The results of this study were published online on October 2, 2017 in Journal of Neuroscience.
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Press releases - 11.10.2017
Maternal and neonatal health : preliminary results of the French National Perinatal Survey 2016
The French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and the Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES) have published the preliminary results of the French National Perinatal Survey 2016. This report, based on a sample of births representing all births in France for the year 2016, presents the changes in the main perinatal indicators of health, medical practices and risk factors. It also describes the organization of healthcare in the country’s 517 maternity units.