- 2016
- Press releases - 18.08.2016
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio
The world’s finest athletes will meet at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to try to win Olympic medals, thus testing their bodies to the limit.
- What's on? - 18.08.2016
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio
The world’s finest athletes will meet at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to try to win Olympic medals, thus testing their bodies to the limit. What are the risks for the top athletes? What methods would enable them to optimise their physical abilities? What lines of prevention can be developed? How […]
- Press releases - 17.08.2016
Unconscious processing operates under conscious influence
In a study published in the new international scientific journal Neuroscience of Consciousness, Benjamin Rohaut, Inserm researcher, and Lionel Naccache, leader of the team “Picnic lab: Physiological Investigation of Clinically Normal and Impaired Cognition,” both of whom are also clinicians attached to the Neurology Department at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, provide proof that unconscious semantic processing of a word exists, but that it is subject to very strong conscious influences. The work was conducted in collaboration with their colleagues at the Brain and Spine Institute – AP-HP/CNRS/Inserm/UPMC and the Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology (CNRS/AMU).
- Press releases - 05.08.2016
One hour of physical activity per day may attenuate the increased risk of death associated with sitting time
A meta-analysis of data from over one million people, published on July 27th in a new Series of The Lancet ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, emphasize the importance of physical activity to attenuate the harmful effect of sitting time.
- What's on? - 05.08.2016
One hour of physical activity per day may attenuate the increased risk of death associated with sitting time
A meta-analysis of data from over one million people, published on July 27th in a new Lancet Series ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, emphasize the importance of physical activity to attenuate the harmful effect of sitting time. The researchers classified individuals into four groups according to how active they were, less than 5 mins a day, […]
- Press releases - 29.07.2016
A virtual brain helps decrypt epilepsy
Researchers at CNRS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University and AP-HM have just created a virtual brain that can reconstitute the brain of a person affected by epilepsy for the first time. From this work we understand better how the disease works and can also better prepare for surgery. These results are published in Neuroimage, on July 28, 2016.
- Press releases - 27.07.2016
Inserm, France’s rising research star according to Nature
The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) is the only research institution in France listed in the World Top 100 institutions with the most progress in the last 3 years. This is indicated by the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars, which highlights the big contribution of Inserm researchers to publications in the best 68 journals selected by Nature. This ranking identifies the most brilliant institutions to watch in 2016 and in the coming years.
- News in brief - 26.07.2016
Schizophrenics: type of birth and particularities of the disease
According to a few studies, when their brain suffers from a lack of oxygen, babies born by caesarean section are more likely to develop some mental disorders including schizophrenia. Researchers from Inserm compared two populations of patients with schizophrenia – delivered vaginally or by caesarean section – in order to determine the particular characteristics associated […]
- What's on? - 22.07.2016
Thursday 28 July 2016: World Hepatitis Day
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most often caused by a virus, in which case it is referred to as viral hepatitis. Toxic substances, such as alcohol or certain drugs, may also be responsible for cases of toxic hepatitis. Of the six known types of hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D, E and […]
- Press releases - 22.07.2016
Omega-3 fatty acids and stress management: growing links
The relationship between omega-3 fatty acid intake and adaptation to stress or anxiety is becoming clearer. Back in 2011, a team of researchers from INRA and Inserm showed that reducing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids in mice increased their stress. This phenomenon may be linked to impairment of the brain’s ability to produce endogenous cannabinoids, the “endocannabinoids,” brain lipids that control synaptic memory. To better understand the endocannabinoid-dependent links between anxiety and synaptic plasticity, the research team continued its experiments by testing different models of behavioural stress on the rodents. These studies are the subject of an article published in the journal Cell Reports on 21 July.