- 2017
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Press releases - 01.02.2017
4 February 2017: World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day, which will take place on 4 February next, will be an opportunity to make the general public aware about prevention, detection and treatment of this disease.
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What's on? - 01.02.2017
4 February 2017: World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day, which will take place on 4 February next, will be an opportunity to make the general public aware about prevention, detection and treatment of this disease. Researchers from Inserm Unit 1121, “Biomaterials and Bioengineering” (Inserm/University of Strasbourg), have improved the artificial larynx that they developed 5 years ago, and have optimised their […]
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Press releases - 31.01.2017
Inserm inaugurates its History Committee
Inserm announces the creation of its History Committee, reporting directly to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Yves Lévy. This Committee will be chaired by Professor Pascal Griset (Director of the Institute for Communication Sciences [ISCC], Paris-Sorbonne). This Committee is one of the actions conducted by the Institute in recent decades to reconstitute, preserve and promote its heritage, and as a continuation of the events that marked the 50th anniversary of the Institute in 2014.
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Press releases - 30.01.2017
Cured meat and asthma: the best of enemies ?
Une consommation élevée de charcuterie (au moins 4 fois par semaine) est associée à une aggravation des symptômes de l’asthme au cours du temps.
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Press releases - 24.01.2017
Personalised home care effective against Alzheimer’s disease
A new home-based therapeutic approach targeting dementia patients, “occupational therapy,” can slow their loss of autonomy and reduce behaviour problems. These results come from a new study published by Inserm researchers (Unit 1219 “Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Development” [ISPED]) in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Press releases - 24.01.2017
Inserm, a partner in the 2nd National Day of Innovation in Health
Rétine artificielle, prothèse connectée, robot chirurgical : découvrez les derniers progrès en santé lors de la 2e Journée nationale de l’innovation en santé, à la Cité des sciences et de l’Industrie. L’Inserm sera présent lors de cet événement impulsé par le ministère de la Santé.
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Press releases - 18.01.2017
Air pollution: alarm raised by physicians, scientists and NGOs
While the “Crit’Air” air quality sticker came into force in Paris on 16 January 2017, several physicians, scientists and NGOs launched an appeal for urgent action on air pollution, recalling that it causes 48,000 premature deaths a year in France.
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What's on? - 18.01.2017
Air pollution: alarm raised by physicians, scientists and NGOs
While the “Crit’Air” air quality sticker came into force in Paris on 16 January 2017, several physicians, scientists and NGOs launched an appeal for urgent action on air pollution, recalling that it causes 48,000 premature deaths a year in France. While France has just endured several prolonged episodes of severe particulate pollution, leading the public […]
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News in brief - 17.01.2017
A patient has been living with an artificial larynx for the 18 months
In 2013, researchers from Inserm and physicians from the Strasbourg University Hospitals announced their success in developing an artificial larynx. Since the first time they began implanting this prosthesis five years ago in patients whose own larynx had been removed for health reasons, they have optimized both the implant and their surgical technique. Today, they […]
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Press releases - 14.01.2017
Ebola survivors: life afterwards
In November 2014, Inserm organised medical follow-up of people who survived infection by the Ebola virus. 802 individuals (adults and children) were included in the PostEbogui cohort. Results of follow-up show that on average one year after their initial period in hospital, 3 in 4 survivors still report health problems.