- 2017
- Press releases - 19.05.2017
Vitamin D, a New Avenue in the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Known to be a possible cause of certain chronic diseases, vitamin D deficiency is also believed to lead to a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, especially where the diet is also poor in ‘good fats’ and antioxidant carotenoids. This is what two studies led by Catherine Féart and Cécilia Samieri, researchers at Inserm unit 1219 Bordeaux Population Health (BPH) (Inserm/ Bordeaux University), have shown. The research was published recently in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
- Press releases - 18.05.2017
Is the Link Between Early Cannabis Use and Academic Performance Becoming Clearer?
The hypothesis that cannabis consumption has a direct effect on concentration, motivation, and the academic success of young people in the long-term is supported by neuroscience research data which demonstrates specific lesions in teenage users. Maria Melchior, Inserm Research Director (Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Inserm-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris), and her French and North American colleagues wished to study the possible existence of a causal relationship between early cannabis consumption (before age 17) and the level of education completed later on. Their study, which involved more than 1,000 people, is being published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
- What's on? - 18.05.2017
Tuesday May 23: European Obesity Day
Obesity is an excess of body fat that leads to health problems – principally type 2 diabetes and hypertension, and reduces life expectancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as ”abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health”. According to WHO, 13% of adults worldwide were obese in 2014, a figure […]
- Press releases - 17.05.2017
Does our childhood shape our political choices?
Do our childhood experiences shape our political attitudes? A team of Inserm researchers from Unit 960 “Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory” (Inserm/ENS) have discovered the answer to this question, the results of which have recently been published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. Childhood poverty is associated with stronger adherence to authoritarian political attitudes in adulthood, not only in the French population, but also in a sample of 46 European countries.
- News in brief - 16.05.2017
Malaria: new insights into the mechanisms of parasite entry into liver cells
Malaria remains a major cause of mortality in the world, especially in Africa. The disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted by mosquitoes. In the first hours following infection, parasites injected by the mosquito migrate from the skin to the liver, where they initially multiply before infecting red blood cells. Until now, the […]
- Press releases - 16.05.2017
May 15 to 19: French skin cancer prevention and screening week
The French Federation of Dermatologists-Venereologists (SNDV) is proposing an information week on the precautions to take in the sun, along with free skin cancer screenings, to take place across the country. This initiative is also an opportunity to raise public awareness of the risk factors that can lead to skin cancer.
- What's on? - 16.05.2017
May 15 to 19: French skin cancer prevention and screening week
The French Federation of Dermatologists-Venereologists (SNDV) is proposing an information week on the precautions to take in the sun, along with free skin cancer screenings, to take place across the country. This initiative is also an opportunity to raise public awareness of the risk factors that can lead to skin cancer. According to the French […]
- Press releases - 10.05.2017
Friday May 12: International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Recognized as a rheumatic disease by the WHO in 1992, fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread and persistent pain occurring in multiple areas of the body. This affects functional capacity, which varies over time and from individual to individual.
- What's on? - 10.05.2017
Friday May 12: International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Recognized as a rheumatic disease by the WHO in 1992, fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread and persistent pain occurring in multiple areas of the body. This affects functional capacity, which varies over time and from individual to individual. In addition, sufferers very frequently experience chronic fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, attention and sleep disorders, as well […]
- Press releases - 09.05.2017
Organic pollutants and obesity are not a good combination
A team of researchers from Prof. Robert Barouki’s Inserm unit (Inserm Unit 1124/Université Paris Descartes), led by Prof. Xavier Coumoul, has recently shown that the Seveso dioxin, an organic pollutant found in our food and in the atmosphere, causes liver damage in mice fed a high-fat diet. This effect is related to its action on a signaling pathway also activated by diesel and tobacco particles. The results were published last March in Environment Health and Perspectives.